The Memphis basketball players defeated the Orlando Magic with 126-109 in the game of the regular part of the NBA season played on Sunday in London’s O2 Arena, and the match was also marked by the disruption of the performance of the American national anthem by a protester.
The American national anthem, which is an integral part of all NBA games, was performed by singer Vanessa Williams, and during her performance one viewer shouted “Leave Greenland alone!” (Leave Greenland alone), which caused shy applause from the stands.
Williams finished her performance without interruption, and then it was played in front of 18,424 spectators the first game of the NBA regular season in London since 2019.
He led the Grizzlies to a convincing victory I Morant with 24 points and 13 assists in his return from an ankle injury. Australian Jock Landale added 21 points and eight rebounds as a bench player. Anthony Black was Orlando’s best scorer, Wendell Carter Jr., with 19 points. scored 18 points, and Paolo Banchero had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
NBA league intensive spreads its influence on Europein which a new league could be launched in cooperation with FIBA Europe already in the 2027/2028 season. What is certain is that they will continue the practice of playing the games of the main part of the season on the Old Continent. Manchester will host in 2027, followed by Paris and Berlin in 2028.
Another Pelicans loss
Houston Rockets defeated the visitors 119-110 New Orleans Pelicans for whom it is the 13th defeat in the last 15 games.
Jabari Smith Jr. he scored 32 points, which is the most in the season, and Amen Thompson 20 points with eight rebounds and six assists. Kevin Durant scoring 18 points, he climbed to sixth place in the ranking of the best NBA scorers. With two free throws with 15 seconds left, Durant passed Dirk Nowitzki on the list of the best NBA scorers. Alperen Sengun added 21 points and, like Smith and Thompson, grabbed eight rebounds.
Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 21 points, while Zion Williamson scored 20 points. Croatian basketball player Karlo Matkovic scored five points (2/2 field goal, 1/1 3-pointers) with three rebounds in 17:35 minutes spent on the court.
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