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NBA: Facundo Campazzo's magic hand provided a key steal for another Denver win

2021-03-20T12:04:30.091Z


The Cordovan snatched a fundamental ball from Zach LaVine when his team lost to the Chicago Bulls with 28 seconds remaining. The Nuggets forced overtime and won 131-127


03/20/2021 8:52 AM

  • Clarín.com

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Updated 03/20/2021 8:52 AM

The Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 131-127 in overtime on Friday after equalizing at 116, in a game in which Facundo Campazzo played nearly 34 minutes and contributed a pivotal steal en route to his team's victory, in a new day of the NBA.

Those led by Michael Malone did not have a good performance at the Balla Arena and were outmatched in several sections of the match, especially on defense, but in the last quarter the task of Serbian pivot Nikola Jokic and Canadian point guard Jamal Murray was notable. he scored an agonizing triple to establish 116-116 that led to overtime.

Campazzo was on the field 33 minutes and 50 seconds, added two points (he hit the two free throws he threw and made a triple), but he was vital in the outcome of the match by adding four rebounds, a steal and a cap, in addition to eight assists and three fouls.

The fundamental robbery of the Cordovan base occurred when Chicago dominated and with 28 seconds left he was winning by three points (114-111).

Bulls star Zach LaVine had possession, and the former Real Madrid player snatched the ball from him in a great way.

Thanks to that recovery, the Nuggets were able to reach a draw.

How can you not love @facucampazzo ?!

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- Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 20, 2021

The performance of Denver's top two figures was remarkable in the final stretch, as Jokic and Murray added 37 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.

The Serbian finished with 34 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, while the Canadian was no less and also added 34 points.

For Chicago, LaVine scored 32 points and Otto Porter Jr contributed 22. It was a sad night for the Bulls, who played a great game, but when it came to defining it, they failed again as they had in the previous game against San Antonio Spurs. , when they made a difference of 13 points in the fourth quarter and left empty-handed.

With this victory, the third in a row, the Nuggets improved their record to 25 wins and 18 losses and placed fifth in the Western Conference.

The Bulls are 18 wins and 22 falls, and they are 10th in the East.

Denver and Campazzo will play again on Sunday from Argentina's 16 at the Ball Arena against New Orleans Pelicans.

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Source: clarin

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