Thunder guard Jalen Williams was taken off the floor, seated on a stretcher, after suffering a significant injury to his lower left leg in Sunday. With one of their all-stars gone for the foreseeable future, what can OKC do to help fill the void, and what does it do to the Thunder's playoff hopes? ESPN's NBA Today panel shares their thoughts.
Stephen A. Smith says Jalen Williams' is injury is a big blow to the Thunder's championship hopes.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 27 minutes to lead a hot-shooting home opener for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 117-94 victory Sunday over a Toronto Raptors team missing star Kawhi Leonard. LaMelo Ball had 15 points and went 4-for-5 from 3-point range. Scottie Barnes was held pointless through 28 minutes on the floor.
Luka Doncic scored 52 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Doncic also had 10 assists and seven rebounds. Austin Reaves added 29 points for the Lakers. The pair combined to shoot 21 of 24 on free throws.
Tangerine Raptors Basketball: Raptors vs. Timberwolves
Shai-Gilgeous Alexander scored 34 points, Ajay Mitchell had 18 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder stayed undefeated with a 108-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.
After the Raptors fell to the Timberwolves Sunday night for their first loss of the season, TSN's Raptors reporter Josh Lewenberg weighed in on why he thinks this loss should come as a reality check for the team in more ways than one.
Through three games to start their season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have limited their opponents to under 100 points and their defence was 'disruptive' Sunday night against the Raptors. TSN's Jack Armstrong and Matt Devlin discuss the remarkable two-way performance by the T-wolves in the Raps' first loss of the season.
After the Raptors suffered their first loss of the season to the Timberwolves, the NBA on TSN panel break down Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball's impressive performances that led the way for Minnesota in a game to forget for Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl, who were held pointless.
On Friday, Celtics star Jayson Tatum downplayed the reported feud between himself and former teammate Jaylen Brown which some say played a role in Brown getting traded to the 76ers. After Saturday's game against the Bucks, the Sixers guard responded.
Canada's Jamal Murray scored 42 points, Nikola Jokic scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Nuggets rallied from down 23 to beat the Pelicans.
Victor Wembanyama's 23 points led all scorers and each Spurs starter reached double figures in scoring to help San Antonio beat Dallas to collect its first win of the season.
Joel Embiid had a triple-double with LeBron James out, Jaylen Brown scored 27 points on his 30th birthday, and the 76ers remained undefeated with a win over the Bucks on Saturday night.
It was a choppy game but Scottie Barnes looked very comfortable taking over the game when needed on both ends of the court. TSN's Jevohn Shepherd shares his takeaways from Barnes' game and why he's not worried with Kawhi Leonard's slower production to start the season.
Scottie Barnes led all players with 28 points and 14 rebounds, RJ Barrett added 23 points and the Raptors toughed out to a wire-to-wire win over the Wizards to earn their second win to start the season.
Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists, Walker Kessler added 22 points and six blocked shots, and the Lakers beat the Clippers for their second win to start the season.
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