Facundo Campazzo took advantage of his minutes on the court and designed his best performance since he arrived in the NBA basketball players in the United States, by contributing 5 triples to the victory that your team, Denver Nuggets, got on Minnesota Timberwolves, by 124 to 109, in a match of the regular phase of the competition.
The Cordoba perimeter was used continuously by DT Michael Malone and rounded a performance of 21 minutes 25 seconds, the more extensive since he arrived to the franchise of the state of Colorado, from Real Madrid. In addition, the 29-year-old former Peñarol de Mar del Plata player finished with a 15-point roster, as a result of having made a basket 0-1 in doubles and 5-7 in triples.
The usual starting point guard of the Argentine national team (who today basically served as a guard) completed his very good job with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, a rebound and a cover. The only deficit aspect was in a turnover, in the first section of his breakthrough at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Campazzo started his participation at the beginning of the second quarter. At the end of that second chapter he made his first throw from a distance, with 7m remaining. 06s. He also designed his first steal. In the third quarter, the Cordovan got one more recovery. Although the best of his repertoire came in the last 12 minutes, in which Campazzo contributed 12 points, as a result of four triples made on six attempts.
In the previous of the game occurred a meeting between the former player of Peñarol and his countryman Pablo Prigioni (former New York Knicks) and current assistant coach to Timberwolves manager Ryan Saunders.
The top scorer for the Nuggets (2-4) was point guard Jamal Murray, who finished with a balance of 36 points (10-13 in doubles, 3-7 in triples, 7-9 in free), 5 rebounds and 4 assists . While the Serbian internal Nikola Jokic established a ‘triple-double’ with a balance of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 goal passes. In the Timberwolves (2-4) guard Malik Beasley stood out, with a roster of 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
“It was an incredible feeling. We played an incredible game and the team’s effort was great ”, Campazzo said at the end of the meeting.
In relation to triplesadded: “I think it’s my record, ha. The staff helps me improve my triples and I have to take the shots. I have the confidence of Malone ”. And he left a warning: “I don’t think about relaxing. It is not like that, I must help my teammates every minute I have on the court. Both inside and outside of it, supporting, applauding and being positive ”.
The great performance of Facundo Campazzo aroused praise of several of his compatriots, how to be Emanuel Ginobili, who followed minute by minute everything that happened on the court. “4th triplet of @facucampazzo! Excellent! He needed such a match. I yelled it out loud! ”, was the first thing Manu wrote on his Twitter account. “5th !! 15 dots for the little giant! “, he was glad afterwards. And he closed with a “nice” when he saw that the official transmission interviewed the Cordovan.
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For his part, another member of the Golden Generation as Andres Nocioni He was glad for what Campazzo did: “You had to be patient. Adaptation is never easy. Even still missing. But how beautiful to see how Facu is able to do it. And this is nothing compared to what he can do with more confidence from his colleagues ”.
And, in a more analytical way, Nocioni closed: “And one more thing, as I said recently in a note, it is key that Facu is solid with a firm footing. If he becomes definitely effective in that area, he will have already taken a huge leap for his time on the court.
For its part, his coach, Michael Malone, also praised Campazzo: “Tonight’s was the best version of Facu What to expect Tonight it was his night. At some point it was going to explode. More than his performance tonight, I’m impressed by how happy his teammates were for him in the locker room. “
Facu’s colleagues also highlighted his performance: “He can change the games from his defense. It is what it does for us. I hope I can extend it over time ”, he explained Nikola Jokic in relation to the defense of the Argentine. “Facu just plays very hard”, he followed it Jamal Murray.
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