MIAMI.- He Miami Heat ended their streak of four consecutive defeats since the arrival of Giannis Antetokounmpo by defeating the 129-117 this Wednesday Atlanta Hawkswhile the Philadelphia 76ers of LeBron James They returned to the path of victory against the Indiana Pacers.
Below, the most notable scenes from Wednesday’s day of the NBA:
Adebayo, the Heat’s top rebounder
Antetokounmpo needed five games to celebrate a victory in a Heat uniform.
The Greek superstar, the big signing of the season in the NBA, had to immediately catapult Miami into the group of contenders in the Eastern Conference.
The Florida franchise sees itself, for now, very far from the level of Pistons, Sixers either Celtics, but at least this Wednesday he left the Brooklyn Nets as the only team in the sector with an embarrassing record of 0-4.
Antetokounmpo had to apply himself with 24 points and 18 rebounds, but the big news was that Miami’s other two main scorers were both up to the task.
The pivot Bam Adebayo He also scored 24 points with 9 rebounds and the forward Andrew Wiggins He contributed 18 points.
On the way to victory, Antetokounmpo reached 1,000 steals in his prestigious career, in which he has won a championship ring with the Milwaukee Bucks and two prizes MVP.
Adebayo, for his part, became the player with the most rebounds in Heat history, surpassing the record he held Udonis Haslem with 5,791.
For the Hawks, who remain with a balance of 2-3, the power forward Jalen Johnson He bordered on a triple double with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists.
Maxey saves the furniture
The 76ers recovered from Sunday’s setback against Detroit and scored their fourth win of the season, against the Pacers 114-109.
To the team of LeBron James and Joel Embiid It cost him much more than expected to knock down Indiana, a franchise that this Wednesday reported the loss of its leader, Tyrese Haliburton for at least two weeks due to a hamstring injury.
The Sixers needed a spectacular last quarter of Tyrese Maxeyin which he scored 17 of his 27 points, to settle this away victory.
James finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in 33 minutes on the court. Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jaylen Brown another 20 and 10.
Number 1 in the Draft debuts
AJ Dybantsathe promise chosen in the first place of the past Draft, He played his first minutes in the NBA on Wednesday in the defeat of the Washington Wizards before the Cleveland Cavaliers by 121-111.
The 19-year-old forward entered directly into the starting five for the Frenchman Bilal Coulibaly, after missing the first four games due to a sprained ankle.
The powerful forward, 2.06 meters tall, scored 19 points on 8-12 shooting from the field, with 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Dybantsa outscored the two Washington stars, Anthony Davis and Trae Youngwhich remained at 18 and 14 points, respectively.
For the Cavaliers, who sealed the victory in the fourth quarter, Donovan Mitchell He finished with 19 points and 7 assists.
