Unsuccessful night for the French NBA. Evan Fournier (Detroit), Rayan Rupert (Portland) and Nicolas Batum (Philadelphia) all lost during the night from Monday to Tuesday. No surprise for the first two, whose teams are at the bottom of the ranking.
For Fournier, it was a return to New York, where he played for three seasons before being transferred in February. But like a month ago (113-111), his Pistons lost to the Knicks (124-99), who immediately swept away the suspense (36-17 at the end of the first quarter) and did not never weakened, to enjoy quiet success. Used for 20 minutes off the bench, Val-de-Marnais showed that he still had his bearings at Madison Square Garden (15 points at 5/11, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 interception). But all this did not weigh heavily against Donte DiVincenzo’s 40 points and Josh Hart’s triple double (11 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists), for the Knicks not far from the top 3 in the East.
Rayan Rupert (video above) had a second match in Portland’s major five. The No. 43 from the last draft remained on the field for 23 minutes, his longest playing time of the season (as much as three days earlier against the Clippers), and took the opportunity to deliver a complete match: 9 points ( at 3/8 shooting), 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 caused fouls, with an interesting +/- (+7). This was not enough to win the Blazers with an astonishing Dalano Banton (28 points, 11 rebounds) on the field of Houston, who never stopped winning (110-92).
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Houston won its 9th victory in a row against Portland and is now only one victory away from a play-in place, threatening Golden State in 10th place in the Western Conference.
Third Frenchman lined up on the night of Monday to Tuesday, Nicolas Batum did not have more success with Philadelphia, beaten in Sacramento (108-96). Holder and used for 21 minutes, “Batman” did not score (0/3 shooting) but brought his usual energy (3 rebounds). But his Sixers, without Joel Embiid, are slowly slipping in the standings in the East, now eighth.
2024-03-26 06:10:40
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