the weekend of NBA All-Star Game is underway and those in charge of opening the actions were the promises of the NBA in the Jordan Rising Stars that ended in spectacular fashion with a Jose Alvarado stealing the show and giving victory to the Team commanded by Paul Gasol.
The emotions in the Vivint Arena began, in the first duel, Team Pau faced Team Deronwhich obviously had the support of the fans because the fans in Salt Lake City do not forget the passage of Deron Williams with the Jazz. The game started even, but little by little Gasol’s men took over the score and ended up taking an unattainable advantage to reach the 40-25 victory.
Then they went into action Joakim Noah’s Team against Jason Terry’s Teamwhere the Knicks’ Quentin Grimes was the key man scoring 13 points, Noah’s men took the victory 40-32.
alvarado the hero
The final game of the Jordan Rising Stars was quite a spectacle and the man who took his role very seriously was Jose Alvarado. In the precise moment, the Pelicans player decided to launch a triple that defined the game in favor of Team Gasol 25-20. The player of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent who was Chosen as the MVP, he finished with 5 points, in addition to providing an assist and a rebound.
Another one that had a good contribution was Bennedict Mathurin who collaborated with seven points and two assists.
This is how they started activities of this NBA All-Star 2023 which has returned to “normality” after two years limited by the effects of the pandemic.
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