03/29/2021 12:36 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 03/29/2021 12:36 AM
Facundo Campazzo had a good run again in the Denver Nuggets' 126-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Argentine
contributed 6 points with two triples, gave 5 assists
, took a rebound and stole a ball in 27 minutes of play.
The Cordovan played
his second most minutes
so far in March and ended up taking advantage of it after a low-flying start.
He was the
fourth
man
with the most playing time
on Michael Malone's team.
Denver took advantage of having one of
the NBA's
weak
defenses in front of
him throughout the season that, although during March he improved to become one of the best in the field (always counting only the last 25 days), he seemed to return to normal at night Sunday.
Thus, the local found no problems scoring
60%
of his shots in the first quarter.
The problem was that
self-defense
(an aspect where the Nuggets also have their problems)
did not work
and, above all, it allowed Atlanta to score at ease and pleasure, especially from long distance.
Four minutes from the end of the first period, Campazzo came in
and immediately annoyed the skillful Trae Young
.
On offense he offered little starting, mainly due to the handling of the ball by
PJ Dozier
(the perimeter with which he will "compete" hand-to-hand for minutes) and then, logically, by
Jamal Murray.
After catching just one rebound and losing a ball (an unsuccessful attempt to assist on the baseline), the Argentine left with about five minutes to go to the end of the first half, taking with him a discreet performance.
And it was in that following period where the team made the difference: they got a
17-2 run
to gain an 11-point lead (62-51) that ended at 10 (65-55) by the end of the second quarter.
Until the long break, Campazzo did not share minutes with
Aaron Gordon
, the reinforcement of the team who arrived to give a quality leap to the defense.
Anyway, from the third period, with the match already under way,
Facu
returned to the field and was
able to show
, in addition to his intensity on the mark,
his tools for the attack
.
Facundo Campazzo vs.
Atlanta
The Argentine rounded a good game
From a
pick and pop
(curtain in which whoever generates it, instead of turning towards the rim, goes backwards) he assisted Jokic so that he scored a triple.
He made his own for 92-75, assisted JaMychal Green for another goal from a distance (103-80, maximum at the time), converted his second triple for 110-85 and even gave
an exquisite pass goal without looking
.
Green was the surprise scorer, with 20 points;
Jamal Murray had 17 and both Nikola Jokic (16 and 10 rebounds) and Michael Porter Jr. (15 and 10) had a double-double.
In short, the Cordovan straightened the game and accompanied the victory of the Nuggets with a good second half, who will play again this Tuesday: it will be against Philadelphia 76ers, from 22 in Argentina.
