NBA: Facundo Campazzo contributed little in the return to victory for the Denver Nuggets against Portland Trail Blazers

02/24/2021 12:01 AM

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Updated 02/24/2021 5:39 AM

At midnight this Tuesday, Facundo Campazzo had action again in the NBA and contributed three points (1/5 in field goals and 1/3 in triples), three rebounds, one steal, one cover and six assists in the victory. 111-106 of the Denver Nuggets against the Portland Trail Blazers for the regular season of the most competitive basketball league in the world.

In this way, those led by Michael Malone managed to leave behind last Sunday's defeat against Atlanta Hawks by 123-115.

That night, the Cordovan had achieved his

personal record for points in the NBA, with 16,

far from the amount he reached during the 27 minutes he played tonight at the Ball Arena.

As in almost every game, the Argentine base was the protagonist of a play that immediately went viral on social networks.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Campazzo faced the basket and, when he was about to make a layup, improvised a luxurious no look pass - assist without looking at the receiver of the ball -, which Zeke Nnaji took advantage of to score a triple.

The victory against Portland comes just after the tour of the East, which was

not positive for the franchise

.

Is that Malone's men fell in three of their four commitments (against the Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics) and only beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, last Friday by 120-103.

Facundo Campazzo and the art of passing the ball.

Enjoy the spectacle of the Cordovan.

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Product of 17 wins and 14 losses, the Nuggets are in seventh position in the Western Conference and aspire to maintain the place that qualifies them for the play-offs.

Meanwhile, Portland added its third consecutive loss, after being beaten 132-100 by the Phoenix Suns and 118-111 by the Washington Wizards, and ranks sixth in the same table. 

So far, the Cordoba, who is becoming more established in the NBA, participated in 17 of the 21 games that Denver played in the regular season and has a total of 151 points, 56 assists, 29 steals, 22 lost balls, 22 rebounds, two caps and 51 infractions.