04/08/2021 1:25 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 04/08/2021 1:25 AM
The San Antonio Spurs resisted for a long time but ultimately succumbed against the Denver Nuggets in a game in which the runs, opposed to each other, were maintained.
And Facundo Campazzo,
starting for the second time
in the NBA, made a good contribution at 106-96 for his team,
which continues to climb positions
.
The Cordovan completed a
6-point
roster
(2-7 in shots from the court with 2-5 in triples),
5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 losses in almost 28 minutes
.
Campazzo
earned a place
in the starting five after the absence of one of the figures, the immovable point guard Jamal Murray, who suffers from discomfort in his right knee.
It was the second time he had to lead the quintet after his debut in that role, which had occurred
on February 16
against Boston.
This time
was extremely special
: the first since the partial entry of the public was enabled,
with his wife, Consuelo, and their baby, Sara, in the gallery.
🤗 Sarita celebrates dad's triumph against Spurs 🤗 pic.twitter.com/nLX0ghbnai
- TeamFacu (@ TeamFacu7) April 8, 2021
Manager
Michael Malone
chose to send him to the group that started from the start to the detriment of
Monte Morris
, who would be expected to start on a similar occasion but this time he was relegated to starting on the bench.
Although the Argentine, despite being a starting piece, had very little participation and did not unbalance until the game was well into play.
Before that, there was a San Antonio that fought the game, true to its style of not getting carried away even if it had arrived at the Denver Ball Arena with a negative streak of
2 wins and 8 losses
in the last 10 meetings.
Campazzo, expectant in the defense against Keldon Johnson.
Reuters photo
Thus, against some Nuggets that seemed to suffer that lack of rhythm with Campazzo on the move, Gregg Popovich's men managed to get ahead on the scoreboard in a framework of great parity.
Without much flight, with the triples "denting the ring" and even with the coach Malone
sent off for complaining about the refereeing
, but at least propped up by the men of the second unit, the local remained in play and went to the break in advantage ( 54-50).
And from the third quarter
the best of Campazzo appeared
.
His first triple involved a good team play with Nikola Jokic as a passer and a curtain and distraction from
Facu
with
Aaron Gordon
, reinforcing the franchise upon the close of the transfer period.
That score
served to be three points
(65-68) 5 and a half minutes from the end of that period.
Campazzo's match vs San Antonio
Good contribution from Cordoba in the victory of the Nuggets
Already in the last quarter, when the team had made an interesting difference, the Cordoba gave
the pearl of the night
, a pass chopped almost from behind
that nobody saw
, after a turn that fooled everyone and ended in a dunk by
JaMychal Green .
His other goal pass also ended with a hammer blow to the basket, in this case the work of
JaVale McGee
, the other player who reinforced the Nuggets.
And he closed the job five minutes from the end of the game with a transitional triple that completely settled the lawsuit by serving almost 20 (100-81).
The Nuggets, who won
8 of their last 10 and have 7 wins in a row
, climbed to fourth place in the West, beating none other than the Los Angeles Lakers and being half a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers.
A no-less detail considering that from the fourth located up
, the home is guaranteed
in the first round of the playoffs, an instance in which today Facundo's team would be facing
the defending champions
, LeBron James' own Lakers.
Campazzo and Denver will meet again with the Spurs, again at home,
this Friday at 22 in Argentina
.
