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BARCELONA, 23 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish player Santi Aldama and his team, the Memphis Grizzlies, have lost against the Oklahoma City Thunder by 119-103, in a game in which the Canarian has only been able to score nine points with poor shooting percentages, while Hugo González has been very important (6 points and 11 rebounds) in the Boston Celtics’ comeback against the Indiana Pacers by 103-95.
After playing the best game of his NBA career (37 points) against the Washington Wizards, Aldama had a night to forget while visiting the current champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Canarian player has been left with 9 points and 7 rebounds, with very bad shooting percentages (4/13 in field goals and 1/5 in triples).
Despite the difficulty of the match, the Grizzlies competed until the final minutes against the Thunder, who had Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists) as the main protagonist. The reigning MVP reached 100 consecutive games scoring 20 points or more, threatening the record held by Wilt Chamberlain with 126 games.
For the Grizzlies, the two best players were Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cedric Coward with 16 points. Despite this second consecutive defeat, Tennessee maintains ninth place in the Western Conference, while the Thunder have a record of 26 wins and 3 losses.
For his part, Hugo González had a lot of prominence in the Boston Celtics’ 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The Spanish player stood out with 6 points and 11 rebounds, in addition to contributing his defensive energy that led the home team’s comeback, adding their third consecutive victory and placing third in the Eastern Conference.
This great performance earned the former Real Madrid player to play up to 36 minutes, his record in the NBA. The forward from Madrid played practically the entire second half, which started as a starter in Josh Minott’s place. The Celtics were down 20 points in the third quarter, but Hugo’s defensive intensity and Jaylen Brown’s 31 points led the green team’s comeback.
