In good time, the preparation for the 2020/21 season in the NBA is over and now the league teams can concentrate on the real thing, which kicked off between Tuesday and Wednesday. Aside from the victory of Washington and Danny Abdia over Detroit, two more games were played tonight (Saturday through Sunday): Atlanta defeated Memphis 116: 117, and Orlando defeated Charlotte 117: 120.
Memphis – Atlanta 117: 116
The Grizzlies had hoped to record a third win in three preseason games, but they were stopped by Atlanta who put up a perfect final quarter, scoring 36 points and mimicking a 19-point deficit. .
Danilo Glinari excelled with 19 points, Cam Radish added 18 and Trey Young contributed 12. Ja Morant finished with 15 points and 8 assists in 24 minutes, and Dylon Brooks sniped 17 points and 5 threes for the losers.
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Orlando – Charlotte 117: 120
Also in this game the guest imitated a big lag (23 at the peak), but the Magic did not let the Hornets come out with the win. Lamello Ball and his teammates recorded a 0:26 run (!), But a huge basket from rookie Cole Anthony gave Orlando a 117: 118 lead with 14.1 seconds left on the clock. Chandra had a chance to win the game but he missed.
Aaron Gordon stood out with 20 points, Anthony finished an excellent game with 19 and Nikola Wojciech recorded a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Devonta Graham and Terry Roger scored 25 and 24 points respectively on the other side. Lamello provided an incredible pass but scored only 4 points in very bad percentages (1 out of 10 from the field).
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