ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Three Nba playoff games played in the Italian night between Monday and Tuesday, but the news is another. Victor Wembanyama is the first player to be unanimously elected as the best defender of the year. Beats the competition of Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons). ‘Wemby’, 22, is the youngest ever to win the prize, and is the first San Antonio Spurs player to win it from Kawhi Leonard in 2016. Merit of success, a 197 stoppate regular season (no one did better) and an average of 9.5 defensive bounces per game, behind only Serbian Nikola Jokic. “I’m very happy with this award and I’m really proud to be the first unanimity winner”, Wembanyama’s words, the first choice in the 2023 Draft.
Returning to the field, the Cleveland Cavaliers double in the Toronto Raptors series comes in the night, thanks to the success for 115-105. To drag the Cavs the trio formed by Donovan Mitchell, 30 points in reference, James Harden, stopped at 28, and Evan Mobley, protagonist of a 25-point evening. For the hosts it is the fourth season in which at least three players reach 25 points in the same game of playoffs. Canadians don’t need a 26-point Scottie Barnes.
Super reassembled by the Minnesota Timberwolves, which surpass the Denver Nuggets for 119-114 and draw the series after defeat in race-1. After a start with the handbrake pulled, which sees them go below until reaching the 19 points of detachment, the guests hook their opponents playing a great second time and closing at +5 thanks to the 30 points of Anthony Edwards and the 24 of Julius Randle.
On 1-1, the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks were defeated in the night for 107-106. I decided the last quarter, in which the Hakws recover the 12 points of disadvantage by going to win as an accomplice a horror game final of the New York team, which only totals 15 points in the final fraction. Great evening for CJ McCollum, author of 32 points and 6 assists for Atlanta.
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