Their numbers weren’t stunning. In 17’57 ”, Leandro bolmaro contributed two points, meager percentages of effectiveness (1-5 in doubles and 0-1 in triples), three rebounds (two offensive), a recovered ball, another lost, three fouls. Above, his Minnesota Timberwolves lost (121-110) to the Atlanta Hawks. However, the Cordovan from Las Varillas remained in history. The reason?
Chris Finch, the Wolves coach, included him with 21 years and 86 days in the ideal quintet, thus being the youngest Argentine player to come out of entry in an NBA game, beating the point to Carlos Delfino, when in 2005 he started at the Detroit Pistons with 22 years and 205 days, converting four points in the loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Emanuel Ginobili he only achieved such a mark at 25 years and 94 days while Luis Scola He did it at 27 years and 272 days.
The night did not end in the best way for LB because, in addition to the result, a collision in the knee area with Clint Capela took him off the court at the beginning of the third quarter.
Bolmaro in defense, another of his strengths. (AP)
In terms of the game itself, Trae Young had 29 points and 11 assists, while Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 23 points (seven triples) for the decimated Hawks. Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points as a substitute for Atlanta, which did not feature injured Cam Reddish, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Solomon Hill and De’Andre Hunter.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota in his return after missing a game with a concussion to his tailbone. Anthony Edwards added 20 points for the Wolves, who were also decimated without starting point guards D’Angelo Russell and Patrick Beverly.
Bolmaro poking against the Hawks. (AP)
Minnesota’s improved defense has been susceptible from the line, but has benefited from poor shots from opponents. This time Atlanta came out on fire from a distance and didn’t stop.
This Wednesday, from 10 pm, Minnesota will play again at home for the Utah Jazz.
Campazzo’s forgettable night
The Chicago Bulls added their fourth straight victory on Monday by defeating the Denver Nuggets (109-97), who despite Nikola Jokic’s triple-double could not take a match marked by losses in both teams.
DeMar DeRozan, who was voted Week 7 player of the month in the East, joined Javonte Green and Coby White in the coronavirus protocol within the Chicago Bulls while the Nuggets remain off the court for the same reason. Austin Rivers, Bones Hyland and Bol Bol. Added to them were long-time injured Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. on the Nuggets and Alex Caruso who did not play for the Bulls due to hamstring problems.
Campazzo against Troy Brown.
With this panorama full of absences, Chicago’s team clung to the great game of Zach LaVine, who added 32 points (13 of 23 in shooting), three rebounds and eight assists. Nikola Vucevic and Lonzo Ball also stood out, both with 20 points and ten rebounds.
On the part of the Nuggets, who are far from the great version they showed last season, Jokic posted his 60th career triple-double with 17 points (6 of 17 shooting), 12 rebounds and 15 assists. With this brand, the Serbian center became the eighth player with the most triple-doubles in NBA history after surpassing a legend like Larry Bird in that classification..
The Nuggets went from more to less and did not have a very successful night in the pitch (39.2% in shots from the field versus 45.1% for the Bulls). In that framework, Facundo Campazzo was not very inspired: he was left without scoring after failing the 5 shots he tried (0-4 in doubles, 0-1 in triples), he distributed five assists, recovered a ball and committed a violation in 20 ’49 ”on the court for Denver.
Five assists from Facu against the Bulls.
After this game, the Bulls (17-8) continue to stalk the Brooklyn Nets (16-7), who are the leaders of the East, while the Nuggets still haven’t taken off and are now eighth in the West (11-12) after winning just two of their last 10 meetings.. The Bulls will meet Ricky Rubio’s Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday while the Nuggets will play that same day against Willy Hernangómez’s New Orleans Pelicans.
There was no time for Deck
Shea Gilgeous-Alexander added 30 points and 13 assists, Luguentz Dort scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder (without Gabriel Deck minutes) rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 in a duel of teams that came with streaks of eight losses.
Detroit had a 16-point lead in the third quarter and 12 in the last, but the Pistons were outscored 25-8 in the final five minutes for their ninth consecutive setback. Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup shot with 3:46 left gave Oklahoma City its first lead of the game, and after Cade Cunningham missed a shot, Mike Muscala hit a 3-pointer to make it 101-97. Another non-scoring Pistons possession led to a three-point play by Dort, leading Oklahoma City up 104-97 with 2:43 left.
Cunningham had 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, while Jeremy Grant added 20. Cunningham scored nine points in the first five minutes and finished with 15 in the first half. The struggling Pistons offense made 49% of its shots from the field, including 52.6 from the 3-point line to go to break up 63-50.
Monday’s results
Oklahoma City to Detroit 114-103
Indiana to Washington 116-110
Philadelphia to Charlotte 127-124 (in overtime)
Memphis to Miami 105-90
Chicago to Denver 109-97
Milwaukee to Cleveland 112-104
Atlanta to Minnesota 121-110
Phoenix to San Antonio 108-104
Golden State to Orlando 126-95
LA Clippers to Portland 102-90
The positions in the NBA
EAST CONFERENCE:
1.- Brooklyn Nets (16-7).
2.- Chicago Bulls (17-8).
3.- Milwaukee Bucks (16-9).
4.- Miami Heat (14-11).
5.- Washington Wizards (14-11).
6.- Boston Celtics (13-11).
7.- Philadelphia 76ers (13-11).
8.- Charlotte Hornets (14-12).
9.- Cleveland Cavaliers (13-12).
10.- Atlanta Hawks (13-12).
11.- New York Knicks (11-12).
12.- Toronto Raptors (11-13).
13.- Indiana Pacers (10-16).
14.- Orlando Magic (5-20).
15.- Detroit Pistons (4-19).
WEST CONFERENCE:
1.- Golden State Warriors (20-4).
2.- Phoenix Suns (20-4).
3.- Utah Jazz (16-7).
4.- Memphis Grizzlies (14-10).
5.- Los Angeles Clippers (13-12).
6.- Dallas Mavericks (11-11).
7.- Los Angeles Lakers (12-12).
8.- Denver Nuggets (11-12).
9.- Minnesota Timberwolves (11-13).
10.- Portland Trail Blazers (11-14).
11.- Sacramento Kings (10-14).
12.- San Antonio Spurs (8-14).
13.- Houston Rockets (7-16).
14.- Oklahoma City Thunder (7-16).
15.- New Orleans Pelicans (7-19).
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Bolmaro, the youngest Argentine starter in NBA history