Santi Aldama scored 17 points (7/10 from the field) and grabbed 12 rebounds to maintain their extraordinary level in the victory over the Mavericks who had the important Luka Doncic out. The Dallas franchise announced that the point guard would not play due to personal reasons and that he had been father for the first time. His daughter Gabriela had just been born..
His team, as usual, greatly noticed his absence and lost 94-108. Desmond Bane was the best of the Grizzlies with 30 pointsbut among his four teammates in the starting quintet they only added another 20. It was Aldama, coming off the bench, who gave the necessary boost. In addition to the double-double he added three assists, a steal and a block in 33 minutes on the court.
The Spaniard is in his best moment since he arrived in the NBA. In the last seven games he averages 20.0 points and 8.1 rebounds. In the total of the season, it is in 14.5 points and 6.3 rebounds in almost 27 minutes. All of them are personal career highs.. We will have to check how it affects the return of Ja Morantalready close.
The Grizzlies had no problems taking the win and in the second quarter they won by 19 points. It was enough for them to try to maintain income, because the Mavericks were not a threat. Kyrie Irving, on the day he had to do the most due to Doncic’s absence, scored 10 points with 3/15 in field goals, including 0/5 in triples. Grant Williams and Derrick Jones Jr., with 16 points each, were Dallas’ top scorers.
2023-12-02 07:59:36
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