NEW ORLEANS – Anthony Davis scored 17 points before leaving at halftime with a bruised right hip, and New Orleans beat Dallas for its first victory of the season. Offensively, the Wizards were only able to make a single shot outside the paint during the entire third quarter. Given the large gap in ability between these two and their replacements, fans could be forgiven for not giving the Wizards much of a chance at that point.
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Other Thunder stepped up in Durant’s absence with Serge Ibaka scoring for 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting including a flawless 3-of-3 field goals from behind the arc.
An MRI scan revealed the 27-year-old had suffered a strained left hamstring. Oklahoma City sank 15 of 23 3-pointers during its second straight win.
Since Daryl Morey has taken over the duties as the team’s general manager, the Rockets have been active in the player-acquisition department, to put it mildly.
Oklahoma City will try to bring the momentum of the win and build a winning streak when it returns to action today, Tuesday, heading to the capital to take on the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.
Chris Bosh scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat downed the Los Angeles Lakers 101-88 at the American Airlines Arena. “Nothing’s changed. It’s just our mentality and our approach to the game”. “The player, he doesn’t have any say in this one because of course you feel good, but we have to be careful”.
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Injuries to Bradley Beal (shoulder) and then to Durant kind of killed the excitement between this matchup that was supposed to be a heated duel. In fact, if a few big names in the East get injured during the season, the Wizards could find themselves in the National Basketball Association finals. “The grit and griminess”, rookie Kelly Oubre Jr. said. So my advice to Wizards fans is to appreciate what you have. This season, the Wizards are 24th after seven games – a total that needs to be acknowledged as a limited sample. He was asked to evaluate Oubre’s performance in the game, and he responded with incredulity, ultimately giving a brief answer before ending the press conference. Kris Humphries, Marcin Gortat, and Drew Gooden combined for 13 rebounds in 57 total minutes.
