MADRID, 21 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish center Willy Hernangómez has enjoyed minutes in the defeat of New Orleans Pelicans against Indiana Pacers (111-94), in an NBA day in which Juancho Hernangómez has enjoyed a victory with the Boston Celtics, Santi Aldama has fallen with the Memphis Grizzlies and Usman Garuba has made his Development League debut.
The oldest of the Hernangómez took advantage of the almost six minutes he had on the court at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to contribute 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. The Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis, with a ‘double-double’ of 20 points and 10 rebounds, banished the hopes of those from Louisiana (3-15), penultimate in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, Boston Celtics enjoyed their second consecutive victory by beating Oklahoma City Thunder (111-105) this morning to stay in seventh place in the East, led by the good work of Jayson Tatum (33) and Dennis Schroder (29) . Juancho Hernangómez only managed one rebound in his six minutes on the court.
More participative was the Canarian forward Santi Aldama, with 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 12 minutes for the Memphis Grizzlies, who fell with a crash in their confrontation with the Minnesota Timberwolves (138-95). Those from Tennessee (8-8), even so, are eighth in the West.
Finally, the Castilian-La Mancha center Usman Garuba did not participate by technical decision in the defeat of the Houston Rockets at home to the New York Knicks (106-99), but he did debut in the G League with Rio Grande Valley Vipers, achieving 14 points and 8 rebounds that contributed to the victory over Capitanes de Ciudad de México (112-104).
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
SANTI ALDAMA: 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: 1 rebound.
USMAN GARUBA: He didn’t play.