LeBron’s Lakers end losing start to season, Warriors maintain perfect record behind Curry

LeBron
James
and
the
Lakers
had
lost
back-to-back
games
to
open
the
2021-22
campaign
but
finally
had
something
to
celebrate
at
home
to
the
Grizzlies.

Anthony
Davis
posted
22
points
and
eight
rebounds,
while
team-mate
James
finished
with
19
points,
six
rebounds
and
six
assists
for
the
Lakers
(1-2).

But
it
was
Lakers
veteran
Carmelo
Anthony
who
led
the
way
with
28
points
(on
10-of-15
shooting)
from
the
bench.

Anthony
passed
Moses
Malone
for
ninth
place
on
the
all-time
NBA
leading
scorers
list.

Morant
excelled
with
40
points
and
10
assists,
but
it
was
not
enough
for
the
Grizzlies
(2-1),
who
lost
for
the
first
time.

Curry
brothers
star
as
Steph
makes
history

Stephen
Curry
was
at
it
again
to
lead
the
Golden
State
Warriors
to
their
first
3-0
start
to
a
season
since
2015
after
a
119-107
victory
against
the
Sacramento
Kings.

The
two-time
MVP
put
up
27
points,
10
assists,
seven
rebounds
and
three
steals
to
fuel
the
unbeaten
Warriors.
With
his
fifth
assist,
Curry
became
the
first
player
in
franchise
history
to
dish
out
5,000
career
assists.

The
Philadelphia
76ers
topped
the
rebuilding
Oklahoma
City
Thunder
115-103.
Seth
Curry
maintained
his
red-hot
form,
going
seven-of-10
from
three-point
range
for
a
team-high
28
points.

Curry
was
six
of
seven
from
beyond
the
arc
for
23
points
in
the
opening
quarter
–
a
new
career-high
for
a
single
period.
He
is
the
fourth
76ers
player
with
at
least
20
points
in
a
quarter
since
2010,
joining
Joel
Embiid
(four
times),
Jodie
Meeks
and
Lou
Williams.
Embiid
had
22
points,
nine
rebounds
and
six
assists
against
the
Thunder.

Jalen
Green
enjoyed
a
breakout
game,
despite
the
Houston
Rockets
going
down
107-97
to
the
Boston
Celtics.
Green
became
the
first
rookie
in
Rockets
history
with
30-plus
points
and
eight
three-pointers
in
a
game
after
finishing
with
30
points
–
including
eight
threes,
four
rebounds
and
three
assists.

The
Charlotte
Hornets
are
off
to
their
first
3-0
start
to
the
season
thanks
to
a
111-95
win
over
the
Brooklyn
Nets
behind
Miles
Bridges’
32
points.
Kevin
Durant
led
the
Nets
with
38
points
in
Brooklyn.

Harden
struggles
from
the
floor
in
Nets
loss

James
Harden
was
far
from
his
best
against
Hornets,
going
just
six-of-16
shooting
from
the
field
for
15
points
in
33
minutes,
while
he
also
finished
with
eight
turnovers.

Evan
Fournier
was
three-of-11
shooting
from
the
field
–
making
just
two
of
seven
three-pointers
–
as
the
New
York
Knicks
were
stunned
110-104
by
the
Orlando
Magic.