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Tuesday, 19.03.2024, 05:56
Porzingis scores 31 points in season's opening match; Knicks lose
Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis opened his third
National Basketball Association season with 31 points and 12 rebounds last
night as his New York Knicks were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder 84:105
(24:27, 18:26, 17:26, 25:26), informs LETA.
Porzingis
was the highest scoring player for the Knicks, scoring 19 points before the
break, but this was not enough to keep the Knicks in the game.
Porzingis
was on the floor for 38 minutes, he also had one assist and blocked one shot. Enes Kanter had ten points for the
Knicks last night. On the other hand, Paul
George led the way for the Thunder with 28 points. Carmelo Anthony had 22 points, while Russel Westbrook had a triple double - 21 points, 16 assists and ten
rebounds.
As
reported, Porzingis averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and two blocks per game
in 66 NBA games for the Knicks last season, when the Knicks finished in 12th
place in the NBA Eastern Conference.