A single year in a player’s career can fuel his rise or give a false sense of explosion. The 2018-2019 season is over D’Angelo Russell he seemed called upon to confirm all that was expected of him in high school and university. was named all star for the first time (as an injury substitute), captain of some brooklyn nets rebuilding and raising both his traditional stats and shooting percentages. It was the beginning of something big. However, in the four campaigns since that peak, the point guard’s value and performance have plummeted until he bottomed out this 2022-2023 season.
Like a movie script, now Russell is back where it all startedin the Lakers. The challenge is different, since his priority is to secure a contract for the future while helping the Californians on their way to the Playoffs.
The Lakers that D’Angelo returned to are not the same off season of 2017. After the rebuilding phase of which the Californians were a part orbited around Lebron James with the unknown constant Anthony Davis. At the same time, this is a franchise that needs scoring and outside shooting, which is exactly what Russell does best.
At 26, the point guard has lost the magic and some of the fire that characterized him in the past. An intangible he hopes to regain upon his return to Los Angeles, with a more organized framework and defined goals. The best proof of this was given in his premiere against an old acquaintance, Golden State Warriors, in which Darwin Hamm’s team won 109-103. In this Russell re-debut with the Californians, he delivered on everything expected of him: low profile, proper and without pretending to be something he’s not.
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Although his work in distribution was a footnote, it is worth noting how well he performed in the instant lock, especially next to Anthony Davis. In this campaign at Wolves, despite being with a Gobert with whom he did not have a good relationship, he had managed to place himself in the 76th percentile with 0.97 points per possession. A positive performance that sums it up 9 of 12 field goals came via direct blocksconnecting 55.5% of his launch actions, the majority of them with A.D.
All this to close 15 goals, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and +12 in 35 minutes of play. How many times have you achieved these numbers this season before? Only once, in October against Spurs.
D’Angelo Russell still has a long way to go from here to the end of the stretch for the Lakers to reach their full potential, but the first steps couldn’t be more positive given the state of the group.
The next challenge will be matching up with LeBron James, who missed the last game with ankle soreness.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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