There is a European player who has written his name in the history of the NBA. It’s neither Nikola Jokic, nor Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Luka Doncic. In fact, he doesn’t make big headlines in the US media. He is Lithuanian, born in the United States and raised in Torremolinos. He trained in the Los Guindos youth academy, debuted in Unicaja’s first team and now stands at the top of one of the NBA’s great statistics. Domantas Sabonis has broken the record for the highest number of consecutive double-doubles, now with 55 games.
The former composer reached the milestone, with 54 games in a row, last Tuesday, in a game against the Philadelphia 76sixers. There he registered 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists that served to confirm him at the top of the history books. Firstly, he beat Kevin Love (53 games) as the player with the most consecutive double-doubles since the creation of the NBA in 1976 as we know it today.
However, it was not the only record he achieved. He has already signed 25 triple-doubles in a single season, joining a list of galactics that include Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic. And now he has a nice challenge ahead of him: surpass Hakeem Olajuwon to become the player with the most double-doubles in the regular season. At the moment he is at 72. The ‘Malagueño’ already has 68 with 10 games left.
Going for a new play off
Apart from the individual, he also has great challenges with the Sacramento Kings. The most important one is qualify the franchise for the second consecutive time to the playoffs for the NBA title. It will be difficult for them to do so directly – six first classified – in what will be a nice fight with other teams, but their place in the play-in – from 7th to 10th – is already practically guaranteed.
And there is another one that is to return to be in one of the best quintets in the NBA. Her numbers are for her to be, at least, in second, but her absence in the All Star was a major surprise. Despite everything, Domantas Sabonis is putting up numbers like a true superstar and He is among the top 10 to fight for the MVP. Now he just lacks the recognition he deserves in the United States.
2024-03-27 14:42:35
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