The Denver Nuggets continue to take steps forward in his quest to arrive in top condition at the beginning of the new season to go in search of revenge, after falling 4 to 1 in the Western Conference finals against the champions, Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The Colorado franchise closed its preseason with a new victory against the Portland Trail Blazers without its top figure, Damian Lillard (129-96).
The Argentinian Facundo Campazzo he did not have a great contribution in his third presentation. In the little more than 12 minutes on the court contributed a triple and a steal. Although he left a good image when driving, diagramming the offenses and executing his classic devilish assists, he suffered a bit on defense, since he was charged five personal fouls.
However, his in-game attitude sparked praise from coach Michael Malone at a press conference. “Facu earned the respect of everyone in the dressing room. Every time he is on the pitch, something good will happen. It is an extension of mine in the field. He will be uncomfortable for all rivals with his defense ”, began his story.
The coach stressed that the Argentine had “a good preseason” and stressed that “everyone in the organization loves how rudely he plays”. After three games, the former Real Madrid base and a benchmark for the Argentine team averaged 3.7 points, two assists and a steal in 16 minutes.
Paul Millsap (24 points, five rebounds and two steals), Gary Harris (12 and three) and Michael Porter Jr (ten, eight and three passes goal) led the scoring of the Denver Nuggets, while in Portland Trail Blazer the performance stood out by CJ McCollum, with 26 points, one rebound and two assists.
The official debut in the NBA season for the Nuggets of Spiderman Campazzo (thus was nicknamed by his partner Jamal Murray) It will be on December 23 against the Sacramento Kings at the Ball Arena. On Christmas Day (at 00.30 on Saturday 26 for Argentina), the match will be against the Los Angeles Clippers of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Then, on the 28th, also in Denver, the presentation will be against the Houston Rockets. Just 24 hours later, the final Western Conference finalist will travel to play Sacramento, and on January 1 will play at home again against the Phoenix Suns.
There were also seven other commitments yesterday. The Philadelphia 76ers prevailed 113-107 against the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 117-105, Cleveland Cavaliers succumbed 83-119 against the New York Knicks, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Boston Celtics 113-89 , the Milwaukee Bucks were surprised by 127 to 113 against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Chicago Bulls reacted on time and beat the Oklahoma City Thunders by 105 to 103 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Phoenix Suns by 114 to 113.
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