Lo meritorio de este chico, es que su actuación defensiva de ese día frente al mejor equipo en teoría de la liga, y en contra de un jugador como Nikola Jokic, que te abarca por lo general un gran porcentaje de movimiento en la pintura dentro de la cancha, viéndose este limitado por la actuación de Holmgren, que mas que defensa, es darle una oportunidad a la ofensiva a su equipo, para generar oportunidades de juego que te permitan obtener esa posesión extra o doble oportunidad para anotar puntos, y colocarte al frente en el marcador, no todo esta perdido a nivel defensivo.

Following the line of the above we find a defensive player whose performance gives even more life to this sport, as it is the American center of the Oklahoma City Thunder Chet Holmgren who on Saturday night against the defending champions The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic, provided a total of 8 blocks, being an important figure for a player just 21 years old, becoming a habit every time he goes to the court, helping considerably not only to win his team that day, but to occupy the second place in his conference.

The merit of this guy, is that his defensive performance that day against the best team in theory in the league, and against a player like Nikola Jokic, which usually covers a large percentage of movement in the paint inside the court, seeing this limited by the performance of Holmgren, that more than defense, is to give an opportunity to the offense to his team, to generate opportunities to play that allow you to get that extra possession or double chance to score points, put you in front on the scoreboard, all is not lost defensively.

Actuación histórica | Historic performance

Pero lo mas grande ocurrió el pasado sábado frente al elenco se los Utah Jazz, al acumular un total de 47 puntos, cuatro y siete, un 12 de 15 desde el área de los tres puntos, y un 16 de 23 desde el área de campo, actuación que ha generado impacto, debido a que en tan poco tiempo en la liga, tenga estos números tan redondos, que solo los mas grandes lo pueden hacer, o un jugador que ya lleva mucho tiempo en la Liga, de seguir así o no, estamos a las puertas de un jugador cuyas capacidades se asemejan a aquellos jugadores de otras épocas, claro guardando las distancias, otro síntoma mas de que no todo esta perdido.

He is not Michael Jordan, he is not Allen Iverson, he is not Kobe Bryant, but he is a 23 year old kid who is simply breaking it on the court, Sacramento Kings point guard Keegan Murray in the current NBA season is excelling with his team and last weekend reached a historical record that was held by the late and always remembered Kobe Bryant, by accumulating for consecutive days (11) more than 10 points, rebounds and assists, and his trademark, the launch from the 3-point area.

But the biggest thing happened last Saturday against the Utah Jazz when he accumulated a total of 47 points, four and seven, a 12 of 15 from the three-point area, and a 16 of 23 from the field, performance that has generated impact, because in such a short time in the league has these numbers so round, If he continues like this or not, we are on the doorstep of a player whose capabilities are similar to those of players from other eras, keeping the distances, another symptom that all is not lost.

Tiro ganador | Winning shot

En el juego entre los Heat de Miami y los Chicago Bulls, en Miami, la cual se encontraba empatado a 116, el último tiro lo tomaría Jimmy Butler, quién sin dudar y con un estilo a lo Michael Jordan, logro encestar el balón a media distancia y con una marca que lo comprometía, y con sólo milésimas de segundos restantes en el reloj de posesión, para darle el triunfo a los suyos 118 a 116. Y que de Gilgeou Alexander frente a los Nuggets.? quien con un estilo de tiro similar al de Butler, liquido a los de Denver de visita para doblegarlos 118 a 117, gracias a su excelente tiro faltando solo segundos. Lo ven.? una razón mas para decir que, no todo está perdido en la NBA; nos vemos en la duela.

One of the most exciting things that this game has, is when everything is defined in the last breath of the game, that is to say with a last shot, that if it would become a winning shot, that is precisely what had been lost a little in these early change and thanks to the superstar Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat and another young player of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Shai Gilgeous Alexander who has returned the excitement of that kind of winning shot to the delight of viewers and especially the fans of their teams.

In the game between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls in Miami, which was tied at 116, the last shot was taken by Jimmy Butler, who without hesitation and with a Michael Jordan style, managed to make the basket from mid-range and with a mark that compromised him, and with only thousandths of seconds remaining on the possession clock, to give the victory to his team 118 to 116. And what about Gilgeou Alexander against the Nuggets? who with a shooting style similar to Butler's, knocked out the Denver visitors to beat them 118-117 and thanks to his excellent shot with only seconds left. You see? one more reason to say that all is not lost in the NBA, see you on the court.

HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / SEE YOU NEXT TIME