Denver He still does not raise his head in this preseason. Since the preparation matches began, the team of Michael Malone he lost all four games he played. And after what was the defeat in front of Minnesota, in the Argentine duel Come in Facundo Campazzo and Leandro bolmaro, this time the Cordovan base fell again before another compatriot: Gabriel Deck.
With a great task of Josh giddey, sixth pick in the draft a few months ago, Oklahoma city thunder it was forceful, he won 108-99 and claimed his first win in three games. The australian rookie He added 14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and a 6-10 from the field.
While his numbers aren’t nearly as surprising as those of the NBA’s top stars, he responded when the team needed him and was decisive in the fourth quarter to tip the game in favor of the Thunder.
Denver, meanwhile, left a pale image again despite the fact that Malone decided to give a lot of minutes to its main figures: Nikola Jokic (22 points at 30m03), Gordon (3 at 27m04), Barton (11 at 26m29) and Morris (9 at 26:29) and Porter (15 at 24m21). With important failures in defense and a very low efficiency from the perimeter (11-44 in triples), the Nuggets added another fall.
The Facu and Tortu numbers
In a game in which he did not shine and was again inaccurate with the rim (1/6 in triples), Campazzo closed the roster with 4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in 21m31. The best of the night for the Cordovan was an incredible pipe that logically exploded in the networks.
On Deck’s side, he again left another good image with 5 points (2-3 from the field, including 1-1 on triples), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal in 13m37. Tortu had a great contribution for Oklahoma in the fourth quarter, with a triple and a double that were decisive to take the victory.
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