![[Highlight] Bryce Hopkins gets to the rim with a quick spin move and lays it in](https://external-preview.redd.it/QWj0O9o54IqLFZNL68RcLmOCgRy5KJjD0tSalU6H3Yg.jpeg?width=140&height=78&auto=webp&s=e6da59f8860baa15323c927853bb41286b66e8fc)
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![[Highlight] Bryce Hopkins gets to the rim with a quick spin move and lays it in](https://external-preview.redd.it/QWj0O9o54IqLFZNL68RcLmOCgRy5KJjD0tSalU6H3Yg.jpeg?width=140&height=78&auto=webp&s=e6da59f8860baa15323c927853bb41286b66e8fc)
[Highlight] Jokić whips a no-look pass to Aaron Gordon for the three
streamable.com[Highlight] Caleb Wilson hits a pull-up three to end the half
streamable.com[Highlight] Donovan Mitchell hits a super high-arcing floater after the shot-clock ends
streamable.comSergio de Larrea vs the Houston Rockets: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 turnovers on 3-7 FG | 1-3 3PT | 2-2 FT | 22 MIN | +34
Don't be misled by the stat-line. De Larrea was very impactful throughout most of the game. What the box score doesn't show is how good he is at organizing the offense for his team. It felt like the Mavericks had a decent look whenever he was on the court. He also seems to be a pretty good rebounder for his position with a high motor.
Also, the second highest plus minus for this game was a +14 from Dwight Powell in 15 minutes. I know it's preseason, but Sergio having this high of a plus minus in a single game as a rookie is pretty funny.
[Injury] Maxime Raynaud goes down holding his right leg after a non-contact injury and has to be wheeled off the court
streamable.com[Post Game Thread] The Utah Jazz (1-0) defeat the Denver Nuggets (0-1), 109-97.
| ** ** | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTAH | 36 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 109 |
| DEN | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 97 |
| Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| Lauri Markkanen#23 | 16 | 17 | 5/12 | 3/7 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr.#20 | 16 | 11 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Jusuf Nurkic#30 | 11 | 4 | 1/5 | 0-2 | 2/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Keyonte George#3 | 21 | 15 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Darryn Peterson#22 | 22 | 3 | 1/5 | 0-2 | 1/2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| Blake Hinson#25 | 17 | 14 | 5/8 | 4/5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Harrison Ingram#00 | 12 | 6 | 3/7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Mo Bamba#44 | 12 | 6 | 2/4 | 0-0 | 2/2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Jaxson Hayes#11 | 19 | 2 | 1/2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Jonas Aidoo#13 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk#10 | 15 | 9 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Josh Okogie#21 | 14 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Trey Alexander#15 | 12 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Isaiah Collier#8 | 15 | 9 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Tamar Bates#0 | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Ace Bailey#19 | 20 | 10 | 5/10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Kyle Filipowski#2 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Brice Sensabaugh#28 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Terrell Brown Jr. | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Josh Green#5 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Team | 109 | 39-93 | 15-45 | 16-19 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 25 | ||
| ** ** | 42% | 33% | 84% | |||||||||||
| ** ** | ||||||||||||||
| Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| Aaron Gordon#32 | 11 | 12 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -6 |
| Cameron Johnson#23 | 15 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| Nikola Jokic#15 | 14 | 3 | 1/1 | 0-0 | 1/2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -12 |
| Tyus Jones#5 | 19 | 8 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 |
| Christian Braun#0 | 14 | 6 | 3/5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -12 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| Alpha Diallo#11 | 14 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Marvin Bagley III#3 | 15 | 5 | 2/7 | 0-1 | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji#22 | 14 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Emanuel Miller#8 | 3 | 5 | 2/3 | 0-1 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Hawkins#43 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DaRon Holmes II#14 | 12 | 4 | 2/6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
| Bryce Hopkins#13 | 11 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -10 |
| Trevon Brazile#7 | 20 | 7 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Cam Whitmore#00 | 15 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| DeMar DeRozan#10 | 10 | 5 | 2/5 | 0-1 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Lonnie Walker IV#4 | 9 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane Goodwin#20 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Julian Strawther#1 | 20 | 14 | 6/13 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Nembhard#9 | 17 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones#21 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jamal Murray#27 | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Team | 97 | 36-89 | 11-39 | 14-21 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 22 | ||
| ** ** | 40% | 28% | 67% |
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[Highlight] Alpha Diallo clamps up Trey Alexander long enough for a backcourt violation
streamable.com[Highlight] Trevon Brazile blocks Ace Bailey's dunk attempt
streamable.com[Highlight] Julian Strawther hits a quick fadeaway jumper with only 0.8 seconds left on the shotclock
streamable.com[Highlight] Jokić with an outlet pass to Christian Braun for the dunk
streamable.com[Highlight] DeMar DeRozan splits the defense for a wild layup at the rim
streamable.com[Highlight] Christian Braun dives for the loose ball and passes it to Trevon Brazile for a dunk
streamable.com[Highlight] Jokić with a cross-court behind-the-back pass to Cam Johnson for a three pointer
streamable.com[Highlight] Aaron Gordon with a no-look pass to Christian Braun who gets fouled
streamable.com[Highlight] Jokić swipes Lauri Markkanen's dunk away and finds Aaron Gordon for the layup through three Jazz defenders
streamable.com[Post Game Thread] The Miami Heat (1-0) defeat the Toronto Raptors (0-1), 129-105, in the first game of the NBA Preseason.
| ** ** | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 41 | 35 | 19 | 34 | 129 |
| TOR | 23 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 105 |
| Miami Heat | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo#7 | 14 | 9 | 3/3 | 0-0 | 3/4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew Wiggins#22 | 13 | 12 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bam Adebayo#13 | 13 | 10 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 5/6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Klay Thompson#11 | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Davion Mitchell#2 | 13 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Bobby Portis#95 | 11 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Simone Fontecchio#0 | 11 | 4 | 2/4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Myron Gardner#15 | 13 | 7 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ian Schieffelin#20 | 9 | 11 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J'Vonne Hadley#14 | 10 | 2 | 1/1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Nikola Jovic#5 | 17 | 11 | 3/9 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Nick Richards#8 | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Vladislav Goldin#50 | 7 | 6 | 3/4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.#10 | 11 | 14 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Quinones#25 | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pelle Larsson#9 | 11 | 13 | 3/3 | 0-0 | 7/7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tre Donaldson#24 | 16 | 6 | 1/5 | 0-3 | 4/6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bez Mbeng#19 | 17 | 11 | 5/11 | 1/3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Conwell#4 | 18 | 6 | 3/8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 129 | 42-86 | 14-40 | 31-36 | 55 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 24 | |
| ** ** | 49% | 35% | 86% | ||||||||||
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| Toronto Raptors | |||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| RJ Barrett#9 | 17 | 15 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 7/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Scottie Barnes#4 | 12 | 11 | 5/11 | 0-1 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jakob Poeltl#19 | 18 | 9 | 3/3 | 0-0 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Immanuel Quickley#5 | 12 | 5 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter#14 | 18 | 8 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| Collin Murray-Boyles#30 | 20 | 6 | 3/10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Tyreke Key#11 | 15 | 15 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Malachi Smith#18 | 30 | 7 | 3/11 | 0-4 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jamal Shead#1 | 27 | 3 | 1/7 | 0-3 | 1/2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jaden Bradley#8 | 19 | 9 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nimari Burnett#25 | 24 | 6 | 2/10 | 1/8 | 1/2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Chucky Hepburn#24 | 25 | 11 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | 105 | 37-94 | 12-41 | 19-30 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 30 | |
| ** ** | 39% | 29% | 63% |
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Steph Curry on his rare eye conditon during the Warriors dynasty run: "I joke that when I’m all done, my memoir should be called The Whole Time I Couldn’t See"
> “It was 2018, and I didn’t know I was really dealing with crazy blurred vision or distorted images — it was just the way that I saw things, and we compensated around it,” Curry, 38, tells PEOPLE.
> But one day, Warriors general manager Bob Myers was watching his star player on a road game broadcast when he noticed something odd.
> “He texted me after the game because apparently the telecast kept showing me when I was on the bench, and he was like, ‘You’re just squinting, looking like you couldn’t see anything. Have you gotten your eyes checked? You should probably go do that because that wasn’t normal,’” Curry recalls.
> Curry says he “thought it was going to be nothing” when he met with an optometrist shortly after Myers’ request. “They told me that I had a rare condition called Keratoconus, the irregular-shaped cornea that obviously leads to blurriness, distorted images. What I found out about it was it’s a progressive condition that can deteriorate your vision over time and it’s irreversible if it goes in the wrong direction.”
> As it turns out, the NBA superstar couldn’t see clearly while he was winning those titles. “I joke that when I’m all done, my memoir should be called The Whole Time I Couldn’t See,” Curry says with a laugh.
> “You’re having to process more than you probably need to without that clarity of focus,” he adds.
> Eight years later, Curry — who gets his eyes checked every six months — says he’s a “trained professional” at putting in his contacts, and thanks to Glaukos, he’s been able to get on a treatment plan that’s “curbed all the anxiety around where this could head.”
> Adjusting to playing with contacts was a process, says Curry. “That first year or two, and that was me being stubborn at that time because it was a part of my job to be able to see the rim, see the court, even if it was blurry. I was like, ‘I’m used to this,’” he says. “But to that point about wearing the contacts, finding the right fit and the right prescription, ones that stayed stable while I was playing.”
> The Warriors star says he “can only imagine” what his eyesight would be like if Myers hadn’t suggested he get them checked. “It’s more that transformation has helped a lot, just give me peace of mind, clarity and help performance in a way that it’s not going to tell me I can shoot better, but it just gives me a little bit more energy knowing I can see.”
> Now, he wants to “encourage people to go get checked” and “have those conversations with the eye doctors” if they’re experiencing any symptoms of the condition. “I think that process is important to share,” says Curry.
The Denver Nuggets have waived forward Julian Reese
Julian Reese, who is on a two-way contract, was traded from Washington to Denver as part of the Peyton Watson deal. The Nuggets have one standard roster spot and one two-way spot remaining to round out their team.