DOMANTAS SABONIS PULL OFF HIS FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE OF HIS CAREER!
DOMANTAS SABONIS NIGHT:
MP 40:41
P 22
R 15
ORB 7
A 10
B 0
S 0
TO 5
FG 10-16
FT 1-3
3P 1-2
+\- +12
HIS PERFORMANCE 👇🏽👇🏽
BY DESIGN:
DOMANTAS SABONIS WAS EXCLUSIVE USED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLOOR. HE WASN’T USED AS A SCORER BUT AS A DECOY FOR HIS TEAMMATES TO GET THEIR ONE ON ONE MATCHUPS. SABONIS WAS ALSO EFFICIENT IN LAST NIGHT’S GAME BESIDES THE 5 TURNOVERS.
STYLE OF PLAY:
THE INDIANA PACERS RAN A LOT OF DESIGN PICK AND ROLL HAND OFF’S THROUGH HIM. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH THIS STYLE OF PLAY WORKED AS HIS TEAMMATES WERE ABLE TO KNOCK DOWN THEIR SHOTS! THE DENVER NUGGETS TRIED TO SWITCH UP THEIR DEFENSE MANY TIMES BY DOUBLING AND TRAPPING. BUT SABONIS WOULD HIT HIS TEAMMATES WITH A SMOOTH BOUNCE /TOUCH PASS. (SIMILAR TO HIS DAD) OR HE WOULD CRASH THE BOARDS ON A MISS SHOT. HE WAS BUSY ON THE OFFENSE GLASS PULLING DOWN 7 OFFENSE REBOUNDS!
OVERALL THE INDIANA PACERS HAD A GREAT OFFENSE GAME-PLAN. WORKING THEIR MISMATCHES.
GAME SCORE:
INDIANA PACERS -115
(28-15)
DENVER NUGGETS – 107
(29-13)
FUN FACT:
DOMANTAS SABONIS IS THIRD OVERALL IN THE LEAGUE WITH DOUBLE DOUBLES. HE CURRENTLY HAS 32!
NOW THIS WAS SHAI GILGEOUS ALEXANDER BREAK OUT GAME FOR THE LEAGUE! CHECK OUT HIS LEGENDARY STAT LINE.
FOR A LONG WIRELY GAURD TO GRAB 20R IS ASTONISHING. GOES TO SHOW THAT REBOUNDING IS ALL ABOUT WANTING IT MORE THAN YOUR OPPONENT!
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SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER WELL BETTER KNOWN AS SGA IS LISTED AT 6’5 AND WEIGHS 180ILBS.
SGA JOINS THIS INCREDIBLE LIST OF PLAYERS TO PULL THIS OFF:
HE HAS ADDED A LOT OF BALL FAKES LIKE HIS TEAMMATE (CHRIS PAUL) TO HIS GAME. HIS SHOOTING HAS DRASTICALLY IMPROVE ALONG WITH HIS DECISION MAKING WITH THE BALL. SGA IS NOW IN HIS 2ND YEAR. ONLY TIME WILL TELL HOW GREAT HE WANTS TO BE.
THE DETROIT PISTONS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE TEAMS THAT HAVE HOVERING AROUND MEDIOCRITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
IF THEY MAKE THE PLAYOFFS THEY ARE USUALLY AN EASY OUT FOR THE TOP TEAMS TO KNOCK OFF IN THE FIRST ROUND. IN THE OTHER SCENARIO, IF THEY MISS THE PLAYOFFS THEY USUALLY FINISH AROUND 9 THROUGH 12. AND THAT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOT TO GOOD BUT GOOD ENOUGH TO GET A TOP DRAFT PICK!
PLAYERS TO TRADE:
*TEAMS WOULD WANT HIM INCLUDED FOR A TRADE PACKAGE.
BLAKE GRIFFIN:
AGE – 30
REGGIE JACKSON
AGE – 29
MARKIEFF MORRIS
AGE – 30
DERRICK ROSE
AGE – 31
*LUKE KENNARD
AGE – 26
*LANGSTON GALLOWAY
AGE – 28
1 CHEST PIECE TO KEEP:
I WOULD KEEP ANDRE DRUMMOND. HE HAS A LOT OF VALUE AND HE IS 26. ANDRE DRUMMOND CAN STILL IMPROVE VASTLY. I THINK IT IS TIME TO GIVE HIM THIS TEAM SO HE CAN RUN WITH THESE YOUNG PLAYERS!
WHAT TO WANT BACK:
DRAFT PICKS & EXPIRING CONTRACTS. THAT CAN BE DONE THIS YEAR!
YOUNG ASSETS:
THE DETROIT PISTONS HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT. GIVE THEM MORE MINUTES AND SEE WHAT YALL GOT FOR THE FUTURE.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN NBA HISTORY WHERE TWO PLAYERS HAD 40 POINT GAMES WITH TRIPLE DOUBLES!
MATCH UP:
JAMES HARDEN
MP 39:44
P 41
R 10
A 10
B 3
S 2
TO 8
FG 9-34
FG % 26.5
FT 19-23
3P 4-20
+\- -3
VS
TRAE YOUNG
MP 38:55
P 42
R 13
A 10
B 1
S 0
TO 3
FG 11-30
FG % 36.7
FT 16-18
3P 4-11
+\- +4
MY THOUGHTS:
NOT VERY IMPRESSED BY BOTH PLAYERS LOW SHOOTING WOOS BUT THEY HAD THE BALL IN THEIR HANDS 90% OF THE TIME. DUE TO THEIR HIGH VOLUME OF SHOOTING I WOULD RATE THEIR PERFORMANCES AS A B-.
TRAE YOUNG HAD THE BETTER GAME BUT JAMES HARDEN LEFT WITH THE WIN. 🤷🏾♂️
BY THE WAY IF YOU GUESSED IT , NOT MUCH DEFENSIVE WAS PLAYED IN THIS GAME.
AFTER THIS GAME THIS WILL BECOME A NEW STATISTIC. I BELIEVE PLAYERS WILL WANT TO TOP THIS PERFORMANCE!
