Bulls' weak start, Vucevic had a discussion with the coach; Dončić "welcomed" the first spade with a triple-double

The first real NBA night with many matches and immediately several spectacular duels and great individual performances...

What was not spectacular was the start of the Chicago Bulls, who were easily defeated by Oklahoma (124:104) in their "United Center" and thus once again showed that the bad games in the preseason were not a coincidence.

Our Nikola Vucevic was close to a double-double - the match against Thunder ended with 11 points, nine rebounds. four assists, three steals, two blocks and four turnovers.

And the match in Chicago, at the end of the third quarter, was marked by his brief discussion with coach Bill Donovan, which occurred after the Bulls strategist replaced the Montenegrin center.

"I was just unhappy with some of the things we were doing. Obviously, I expressed it a little more aggressively than I should have at that moment. It all happens in the heat of the game," Vucevic said after the match, as reported by NBC Sports.

He continued in a similar rhythm...

"You just try to win and do everything you can to help the team. I didn't like what was happening, we talked about it. And that's it."

Donovan also dropped the ball...

"I said it long before - I think such disagreements are good, I think it's healthy. I have all the respect in the world for Vucevic. He simply felt that way at that moment," Donovan pointed out.

The match at the United Center was marked by one of the stars of the recent Mundobasket - Shay Gilgis Alexander "calmed down" the bulls with 31 points, 10 assists and five rebounds. For the Bulls, Demar Derozan was the most effective with 20 points.

The previous evening also marked the first duel between Luka Dončić and first pick Viktor Vembanjama in the Texas derby between Dallas and San Antonio.

In the end, the Slovenian master "welcomed" Vembanjama with a new triple-double (33 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists), and the Mavs won 126:119.

It sounds a bit unreal, but Luka thus became the first player in Dallas history to open the season with a triple-double.

The guy who was the first pick in the draft this summer by the Spurs had a soldian debut in the NBA league - in Vembanja, he recorded 23 points, five rebounds and two assists in about 15 minutes on the court.

The Los Angeles Clippers also celebrated, beating Portland 123:111 on their home court. Paul Jord with 27 and Kawhi Leonard with 23 points were the most effective in the home team, while Ivica Zubac also reached 20 points and 12 rebounds.

The victory was also recorded by one of the favorites for the title - Boston defeated New York 34:11 on the wings of Jayson Tatum (30 points, 108 rebounds) and Kristaps Porzingis (104 points).

Results

Charlotte - Atlanta 116:110

Indiana - Washington 143:120

New York - Boston 104: 108

Orlando – Houston 116:86

Brooklyn - Cleveland 113: 114

Miami - Detroit 103: 102

Toronto - Minnesota 97: 94

Chicago – Oklahoma 104:124

Memphis - New Orleans 104:111

Utah - Sacramento 114:130

San Antonio - Dallas 119:126

LA Clippers - Portland 123:111