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The professional performances of Facundo Campazzo and Anthony Edwards, the fantastic Nikola Jokičius, the difficult night for Jonas Valančiūnas, and more, in the pulse of the NBA on February 17.
February 17 NBA pulse
HE CAME BACK. The Brooklyn Nets looked tragic in the first half of the game in Phoenix, and the hosts took advantage of that and built up a 21-point lead. However, the Nets rallied and James Harden broke the Suns by 128: 124.
This was the largest deficit eliminated by the Nets after a break since entering the NBA (1976).
Harden had 38 points (Sept. 11 double, 5/11 trio), 7 rebounds and 11 assists in 36 minutes.
ONE. Harden Phoenix was the only representative of the great Nets trio: Kevin Durant, who injured his ankle tendon, and Kyrie Irving, who had back pain, did not play in the game.
WEDDING. The Portland Trail Blazers dropped the Oklahoma Thunder 115: 104, thanks to Damian Lillard.
The Portland club leader scored 12 of his 31 points in the final four minutes. Lillard also bounced 7 balls in 37 minutes and had 10 assists.
SERIE. The Blazers have won five times in a row, with Lillard averaging 30.2 points.
REHABILITATE. A couple of days ago in Denver, the Los Angeles Lakers 7-win series ended, but the NBA champions rehabbed in Minnesota with 112: 104.
For the winners, LeBron James scored 30 points, bounced 13 balls and had 7 assists.
BE A LEADER. The Lakers will be forced to play for some time without Anthony Davis, who suffered an Achilles tendon injury, and LeBron and coach Frank Vogel understand that such a player cannot be replaced adequately.
“We do not expect a person to take and fill the space left by AD. Nobody is capable of doing that, it is simply too productive, but together we can give more ”, said the King.
“During this stretch, we will try to be patient and accept the challenge of playing without Davis. Every man will have to step forward ”, agreed Vogel.
SPROGO. The first call of the NBA rookie trade Anthony Edwards played the most productive game of his career against the Lakers. The forward scored 28 points in 34 minutes, bounced 7 balls and had 5 assists.
This season, the 19-year-old is scoring 14.3 points in 28 minutes, rebounding after 3.5 balls and making 2.2 assists.
ROUND. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 124: 113, but the victory was marred by the injury of Kyle Lowry.
One of the leaders of the Canadian club played the ankle of his left leg in the third part, left the field and never returned to it. Due to ankle problems, Lowry was still in the locker room in the first half of the game.
The player managed to add 18 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds in 22 minutes.
“He was injured multiple times during the game. We will have to investigate it thoroughly and have more information later,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said after the game.
MACHINE. The New Orleans Pelicans activated an attacking machine in Memphis and crossed the Grizzlies 144: 113.
It was the most productive game of the season for the Pelicans, and Zion Williamson was the brightest in his history: 31 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.
ADVERSE. This was the Pelicans’ fifth straight win against the Grizzlies.
DO NOT TREAT. Grizzlies center Jonas Valančiūnas, who played one of the worst games of the season: 10 points and 5 rebounds in 28 minutes.
In terms of performance, it was the third worst game of the JV season. He scored at least 8 and 9 points before that.
The center of the few balls was caught only in one game with the Brooklyn’s Nets (4) when he had to leave the arena in the middle of the game due to the COVID-19 protocol.
DO NOT SAVE. Nikola Jokičius scored 43 points, but even that didn’t save the Denver Nuggets in the fight against the Boston Celtics – 99: 112.
Nobody scored 13 points out of 18, 3 out of 5 and all 8 penalties in 37 minutes. The Serbian also bounced 6 balls and made 5 assists.
He scored 15 points in the first half, 14 in the second and 10 in the third, however, in the fourth half, Jokičius scored just 4 points and thus missed the opportunity to reach the 50 point limit for the second time this season.
PASIGEDO. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone missed the contribution of other basketball players.
“He needs more help,” Malone said. – We play two games in two days and Jokičius throws us on his shoulders every night. He needs some other guys to stretch out and help him. “
SHOOTING. Although Malone missed input from other Nuggets players, he shouldn’t blame Facundo Campazzo, who played his best game in the NBA.
The Argentine, who started the game for the first time in the fifth starter, scored 15 points in 40 minutes and gave 8 assists.
The 15-point basketball player had previously scored twice and 8 assists, a personal best.
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