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One of the most resounding results on Wednesday was the New Orleans Pelicans 130-108 victory over the heavily favored Brooklyn Nets.

Zion Williamson reappeared in an official game and scored 25 points and nine boards in 30 minutes of action.

For the former Duke, the 25 units meant the 47th game of his career with 25 points and a 50% shooting efficiency. The third most for any player in the first 100 career games in the shot clock era. Zion has only played in 86 games.

Meanwhile, the Nets’ ‘Big Three’ came up short in their first appearance on this date. While Kevin Durant scored 35 points, he was not backed up by Kyrie Irving, who only scored 15 and Ben Simmosn only four.

For the Timberwolves, the addition of French center Rudy Gobert paid immediate dividends as they took the win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rudy contributed a double-double of 23 points and 16 boards to lighten the load for Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 12 points, while D’Angelo Russell had 20 points in the 115-108 victory.

Another player who did not miss was Donovan Mitchell, the point guard, now with the Cleveland Cavaliers, scored 31 points in his debut; however, it was not enough to lead the Ohioans to victory, as the Toronto Raptors took the ‘W’ 108-105.

Rookie of the Year candidate Paolo Banchero made the predictions come true by scoring 27 points, 9 boards and 5 assists, but the Orlando Magic fell in their visit to Detroit 108-105.

In a game that had a clear favorite, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Houston Rockets 117-107. Dejounte Murray made his official season debut with the ‘feathered’ Hawks and had a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists.

Undoubtedly, one of the results that was not expected was the Miami Heat’s 108-116 loss to the decimated Chicago Bulls; the Heat were without Zach LaVine, while for the Florida Heat, Jimmy Butler scored 24 points to Tyler Herro’s 23 and Bam Adebayo’s 12 more.

Finally, Phoenix Suns staged the comeback of the day with a 107-105 victory over Dallas Mavericks.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Suns overcame a 22-point deficit to win, making it the fourth-largest comeback in a season opener in the last 25 years

In this game Luka Doncic scored 35 points, but it was not enough to contain the second half comeback of the Arizona Suns, who had in Devin Booker their best scorer with 28 points.