Winning or losing, however you want to look at it, with a 45-point difference seems little if we stick to what happened on the NBA day last night. This can be a preseason, with very different results. The Suns beat up the Blazers for runners-up and it wasn’t even close to the most abusive marker on Wednesday.
In Charlotte the locals, the Hornets, fell by 68 points to Jason Kidd’s new Mavericks. Absolute slaughter. 27% accuracy in the shots, they did not get even half of the launches from the personal and a long list of problems left the second defeat in the Borrego team. But what a defeat. The 68 points, had it been an official game, would have equaled the record difference in an NBA game, which dates back to 1991 when the Cavaliers beat the Heat. It is, yes, the biggest difference between an NBA team and another NBA team that has been in preseason, at least, in the last 25 years. Doncic was not successful in the shot and the leading scorer was Hardaway with his 20 points.
In Indianapolis there was good and bad news for the Spanish representative, Santi Aldama. The player is gaining consistency, being active in defense and being a valuable piece in attack, despite the fact that he still has a long way to go. His coach, Taylor Jenkins, used him to take the last shot after a rehearsed play, but the triple with which they wanted to win did not enter and the victory went to the Pacers. Aldama touched the double digits, finishing with 9 points and 11 rebounds, plus 2 assists and 2 blocks, although he was not regular in shooting (3/10). Sam Merrill, his teammate, was the leading scorer with 30 points.
NBA results
Suns 119-74 Blazers
Hornets 59-127 Mavericks
Pacers 109-107 Grizzlies
Magic 103-102 Celtics
Knicks 108-100 Pistons
Thunder 108-99 Nuggets
Jazz 124-120 Bucks