First baptism: R. Jokubaitis made his modest NBA Summer League debut



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Rokas Jokubaitis The blankets entered the park in the Summer League, but then they rehabbed, scored their first points and contributed to the victory of the New York Knicks (1/1).

Knicks Las Vegase 94:86 (18:24, 23: 20: 26: 18, 27:24) broke the Indiana Pacers team (0/1).

Lietuvis scored 3 points in 9 minutes (1/1 double, 1/2 penalty), made a successful pass, took the ball, once fouled, 2 – made a mistake.

R. Jokubaitis missed the first round and appeared on the floor in the second, with almost two minutes remaining in the first half. The Knicks started the game better (7: 2), but Oshae Brissett still scored the penalties, and Chris Duarte compared the result with 7: 7. “Pacers” away (17:11), and R. Jokubaitis appeared on the floor. when his team was behind at 2:20 p.m. 42 seconds before the end of the quarter, the Lithuanian was fouled and the quarter ended with his team lagging 18:24.

At the end of the first half, there was a nasty episode, when 25-year-old Pacers representative Bennie Boatwright left the field with a knee injury.

The second quarter started with many triples from both teams (23:30), and Immanuel Quickley, who joined the series, reduced the difference by 26:30. R. Jokubaitis, who has been sitting on a bench since the beginning of the quarter, returned to the parquet when three and a half minutes had been played, then he was wrong, then – darkart. Finally, midway through the quarter, Lithuania was replaced by the 36th named Miles McBride. After three points, Quentin Grimes and later Obi Toppin covered him, both after passes from I. Quickley: 34:35. The Lithuanian did not run to the field until the break, and after the second quarter the result was the same – 41:41.

In the third half, R. Jokubaitis remained on the bench for a long time, while the Knicks took the lead thanks to I. Quickley – 59:52. The Lithuanian got up when the quarter was already halfway there, and he finally scored his first points, 61:57, having taken the ball earlier. Later, after the transfer of R. Jokubaitis, Q. Grimesas scored three points, the Lithuanian himself stopped issuing fines almost with a siren, he hit one, and after three quarters, the New York team led 67:62.

After playing a minute and a half in the fourth quarter, R. Jokubaitis sat on the bench permanently, and his team’s lead was still fragile: 81:79. Wayne Selden and I. Quickley pushed the Knicks team forward (88:81), with just over 2 minutes remaining, but O. Brissett refreshed the intrigue – 89:86. The highest points were scored by O. Topin, the bet was made by Miles McBride, so the victory was in the pocket of the Knicks – 94:86.

“Knicks”: Immanuel Quickley 32 (4/12 trit., 8th ed.), Obi Toppin 22 (5th ed., 9th ed.), Miles McBride 14, Wayne Selden 9, Jericho Sims 8 (9th ed. Kament), Quentinas Grimesas 6, Rokas Jokubaitis 3.

“Markers”: Duane Washington 23 (5/5 Trit.), Oshae Brissett 22 (Rev. 7), Chris Duarte 14 (Rev. 4, 3rd ed.), Jordan Bone 9, Bennie Boatwright 5, Devin Robinson 4.

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