Great game, triumph and prize for Campazzo at the home of Manu Ginobili

There are symbolic details, issues that statistics do not always end up taking into account. In the very house, for many years of Emanuel Ginobili, Facundo Campazzo had a game not to forget. Because of what was done on the AT&T Center parquet but also because of what happened in the privacy of the visiting changing room.

The cold numbers were heated by the Cordoba. In 29’04 ”of play, he contributed eight points (1-2 in doubles, 1-3 in triples, 3-3 in free), eight assists, two offensive rebounds, one recovered ball, one block and two foules for the victory 127-112 of their Denver nuggets on San Antonio Spurs (to finish a road trip with a 4-3 record). However, there would be a plus.

At the end of the game, in the locker room, in full celebration of the winning group, the coach Michel Malone gave him a chain with a pendant bearing the acronym DPOG under the applause of all his colleagues. And what does such a distinction mean? Defensive Player of the Game. In other words, the defensive player of the game. What tulle ?!

What else was there besides Campazzo?

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists in a show of good deal in the Nuggets attack, two nights after their weakest performance of the season: Denver never had the advantage and was dominated in the paint and on the triples during Thursday’s meeting, so that San Antonio prevailed by 123-111.

However, the Nuggets hit 20 of 43 3-pointers this Saturday and matched their season-high 3-pointer record.

For his part, Markus Howard achieved his best figure of the season, with 21 points for Denver. Monte Morris added 19 points, while Bones Hyland and Aaron Gordon had 16 per head.

Lonnie Walker IV had 16 points to lead San Antonio, which had won five of seven games. Devin Vassell had 15 points, while Bryn Forbes and Keldon Johnson each scored 14.

With Saturday’s victory, the Nuggets overtake Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks to place seventh in the Western Conference, one win from the Los Angeles Lakers.

The best of the game

NBA Positions

EAST CONFERENCE:

1.- Brooklyn Nets (18-8).
2.- Milwaukee Bucks (17-10).
3.- Chicago Bulls (17-10).
4.- Miami Heat (16-11).
5.- Cleveland Cavaliers (16-12).
6.- Philadelphia 76ers (15-12).
7.- Washington Wizards (15-12).
8.- Charlotte Hornets (15-13).

9.- Atlanta Hawks (13-13).
10.- Boston Celtics (13-14).
11.- Toronto Raptors (12-14).
12.- New York Knicks (12-14).
13.- Indiana Pacers (12-16).
14.- Orlando Magic (5-22).
15.- Detroit Pistons (4-21).

WEST CONFERENCE:

1.- Phoenix Suns (21-4).
2.- Golden State Warriors (21-5).
3.- Utah Jazz (19-7).
4.- Memphis Grizzlies (16-11).
5.- LA Clippers (15-12).
6.- Los Angeles Lakers (14-13).
7.- Denver Nuggets (13-13).
8.- Dallas Mavericks (12-13).

9.- Portland Trail Blazers (11-15).
10.- Minnesota Timberwolves (11-15).
11.- Sacramento Kings (11-16).
12.- San Antonio Spurs (9-16).
13.- Oklahoma City Thunder (8-17).
14.- Houston Rockets (8-18).
15.- New Orleans Pelicans (8-20).