Facundo Campazzo’s Denver Nuggets took revenge on the San Antonio Spurs and beat them 127-112 at the Texans’ home. The Cordoba finished another good performance, with 8 points and 8 assists in 29 minutes of play, being one of the four players on his team who spent the longest time on the court.
The Nuggets had fallen by 123 to 111 in their previous presentation, also against San Antonio, with 12 points and 3 assists from the former Peñarol de Mar del Plata. Two days later, they learned from their mistakes to reach a 13-win, 13-loss mark in the NBA, placing seventh in the Western Conference. The former team of Manu Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto, meanwhile, remains 12th with a record of 9 wins and 16 falls.
Campazzo posted a shooting schedule of 1/2 in doubles, 1/3 in triples and 3/3 in triples, while also adding a steal and a block, while recording no losses. Meanwhile, his 8 assists are his maximum of the season although still far from his best mark in the American league: 13 goals in a win over Houston last April.
Thus, the Cordovan guard again surpassed the 20-minute barrier for the eleventh consecutive time after an erratic start to the season that momentarily cost him the confidence of his coach. In this period, he averages 25.9 minutes, 9.3 points, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.1 losses and a valuable 44.9% in long-distance shots, with 2 hits per game.
Against the Spurs, the great figure of the duel was the Serbian Nikola Jokic, with 35 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists in just 34 minutes. Meanwhile, the surprise came from ultra substitute shooting guard Markus Howard, who had 21 points with 6/12 from 3-pointers.
To the usual absences of Jamal Murray, Michael Porter and PJ Dozier (injured), and Austin Rivers (covid protocol), this time was added that of Will Barton, so the recently signed Davon Reed left in the starting quintet and the aforementioned Howard got extra minutes. Another who contributed his from the bench was rookie “Bones” Hyland, with 16 points and 4/9 on triples.
The Nuggets ‘next appointment will be this Monday as the Washington Wizards’ home team (15 wins, 12 falls), ending a 7-game road trip in a row, which ended with a record of 4 hits and 3 frustrations.
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