Juancho Hernangómez vindicates himself and Santi Aldama contributes to another victory for Memphis

MADRID, 12 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Spanish power forward Santi Aldama has contributed this morning to the victory of the Memphis Grizzlies over the Minnesota Timberwolves (114-103), in an NBA day in which Juancho Hernangómez has taken advantage of his minutes in the defeat of the Toronto Raptors at the home of Oklahoma City Thunder (132-113) and in which Serge Ibaka touched the ‘double-double’ in the second setback in three Milwaukee Bucks games, this time against San Antonio Spurs (111-93).

At FedExForum in Memphis, the Grizzlies (9-4) surged into third place in the Western Conference with their second straight win, thanks largely to Ja Morant’s 28 points and 10 rebounds.

The Canarian Santi Aldama, who started again, took advantage of the 34 minutes he was on court to score 12 points -5 of 7 field goals, including 1 of 2 triples-, capture seven rebounds, recover two balls and put a stopper.

For his part, Juancho Hernangómez, with hardly any opportunities so far, took advantage of the 17 minutes that coach Nick Nurse allowed him to participate, although the Canadians, fifth in the East (7-6), fell to the Thunder.

The forward from Madrid shot efficiently to contribute nine points -3 of 4 from the field, including 2 of three triples-, to which he added four rebounds, two assists and two steals in what has been his best game so far. the season.

Lastly, Serge Ibaka continues to take advantage of the minutes offered by the absence of the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo and touched the ‘double-double’, with 11 points and nine rebounds, in almost 19 minutes of participation. The Bucks, on the other hand, lost for the second time this year, although their stumble did not prevent them from remaining leaders of the Eastern Conference (10-2).

–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.

SANTI ALDAMA: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

SERGE IBAKA: 11 points and 9 rebounds.

JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.