MADRID, 9 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spaniards Serge Ibaka and Willy Hernangómez signed this Tuesday in the NBA day good individual performances with their respective teams, Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans, although with different luck in the group, with victory for the Hispanic-Congolese and defeat for the from Madrid.
Thus, the current champions signed their fifth consecutive victory after overwhelming the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-142 at home, thanks above all to a great last quarter that they took 22-37 and to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Greek went up to 39 points, with an excellent 13/19 in the shot, including a night without failure in the triple (4/4), and also captured seven rebounds and distributed seven assists to lead the Bucks where up to seven more players exceeded double digits in scoring.
And one of them was center Serge Ibaka, who was the best of the visitors off the bench. The Hispanic-Congolese contributed 14 points, with 6/9 shooting (2/3 triples), seven rebounds (three offensive and four defensive) and two blocks in the 18 minutes he was on the court.
For his part, center Willy Hernangómez offered better numbers, although he could not savor the victory with a Pelicans who could not stand up too much in their pavilion to one of the favorites in the West like the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Tennessee franchise dominated the game with an exhibition after the first three quarters (84-112) and had no problems winning a victory that strengthens them in second place in their conference and with a good collective performance led by Ja Morant, who flirted with the ‘triple-double’ (24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists).
The eldest of the Hernangómez knew how to take advantage of his minutes in the match to be one of the best of the locals, bordering on the ‘double-double’ with 17 points (7/10 shooting) and nine rebounds (four offensive). The Spaniard was the second best scorer for the Pelicans, surpassed only by CJ McCollum’s 32 points, and the best rebounder of the game.
–STATISTICS OF THE SPANISH PLAYERS.
SERGE IBAKA: 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: 17 points, 9 rebounds and 1 steal.