The Denver nuggets They recovered from the hard setback in Orlando against the Magic and stormed Madison Square Garden with a solid and unobjectionable victory 113-99 against the New York Knicks. Facundo Campazzo, the Argentine point guard for the Nuggets, had a good performance with 8 points (two triples), three rebounds and four assists in almost 27 minutes on the court.
Solid win for the Nuggets with input from Facu. (AP Photo / Adam Hunger)
As has been happening in the last meetings, The Cordovan is finding regularity in his game, he develops with greater confidence and he is playing more aggressively when attacking with the dribble and generating spaces for his teammates or defining each play with the elegance with which he characterizes it.
It’s always good to laugh at yourself
Among the infinity of photos that there are of each party of the NBACampazzo got a beautiful portrait from his first game at Madison Square Garden, one of his old dreams fulfilled. However, the end had Facu lamenting and it is not known for sure if he had much respect for Noel or gave the ball an excessive wrist to kiss the board. The point is that he missed a lot and true to his sense of humor, he laughed at himself.
Campazzo defending against D-Rose. Elsa / Getty Images / AFP
Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and had 11 rebounds being the MVP of the game, while Bill Barton averaged a good game with 11 points, six assists and six rebounds. The best of the local team was Julius Randle scoring 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
EXPECTATION
Campazzo’s posting after missing the layup at Madison Square Garden.
REALITY
Now Facu is going to have to fight
This Monday night, Campazzo and the Denver Nuggets face the Chicago bulls as a visitor. The team that won six NBA championships, ranks second in the Eastern Conference, after assembling a great team and consolidating as possible candidates for the title. For its part, the Nuggets are seventh in the Western Conference with 11 wins and 11 draws.
Very tough game for the Nuggets: they will visit Chicago. USA TODAY Sports
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Campazzo laughs at himself