The Oklahoma Thunder and the Boston Celtics are the first big favorite for a possible NBA title this year.
The Celtics already won their second game in this season yesterday – demolishing the Washington Wizards 122 . 102, while the Thunder had an impressive win in Denver, when they had a fantastic night with a undisputed 102 – 87 – win against the favored Nuggets. The Nuggets and especially their MVP Nikola Jokic were a big disappointment, while the Thunder with 28 points from Gilgeous-Alexander were a huge surprise and are the secret favorites for this years NBA title by more and more experts.
Tatum, Brown help Celtics rout Wizards 122-102 in first road game
Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 122-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 27 points in the Celtics’ first road game of the season. Derrick White had 19 and Payton Pritchard added 15 as the defending NBA champions extended their winning streak against Washington to five games.
Jordan Poole scored 20 of his 26 points before halftime in the rebuilding Wizards’ season opener, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 in his Washington debut.
After taking their first double-digit lead just before halftime, the Celtics outscored the Wizards 34-19 in the third quarter put the game out of reach.
