On a fantastic series in terms of rebounds (41 rebounds in the last three games), Moussa Diabaté added what he was missing: real offensive initiative. The Hornets pivot, who finished with 0 points and 15 rebounds last weekend against Indiana, scored the first double-double of his NBA career: 12 points at 5/6, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 1 interception in 30 minutes. Enough to convince Charlotte to transform her two-way contract into a real NBA contract?
“He’s phenomenal”enthuses his coach, Charles Lee. “Sometimes I even have to restrain myself and say to myself: he’s in two-way, calm down. He understood everything we were doing and his competitive spirit was contagious for the entire team. The guys love it when he grabs all the offensive rebounds and blocks. It helps in so many sectors! »
📈 Moussa Diabaté’s last three matches with Charlotte:
▫️ 0 points and 15 rebounds
▫️ 4 points and 11 rebounds
▫️ 12 points and 15 rebounds🚀 First career double-double #NBA : “He’s phenomenal! »
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The fact remains that Charlotte did not exist on the floor of Orlando (89-114), where Moussa Diabaté was one of the few to have a productive evening. Also coming off the bench, Tidjane Salaün did not weigh at all for example (3 points at 1/6, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes).
The feat of Risacher’s Hawks
Without Trae Young, the Hawks created a huge sensation by winning against the NBA champion, Boston (117-116). The Hawks came back from 15 points behind to record their fifth victory of the season. Zaccharie Risacher accumulated 8 points at 4/13, 9 rebounds and 3 steals in 25 minutes. The No. 1 of the Draft also displays a very high +/-, the second from Atlanta (+12).
Crafty move and finish by the kid pic.twitter.com/FJOMRfgfu1
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Praised by his coach Nick Nurse, Guerschon Yabusele had a rare evening without. Against the Knicks, where Pacôme Dadiet did not play, the interior of the Sixers had difficulty finding the way to the circle (3 points at 1/7, 8 rebounds, 1 interception and 3 lost balls) during the large defeat of Philadelphia at home (99-111).
Franco-French duel in Portland, where Rayan Rupert (2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 9 minutes) and the Blazers easily won (122-108) against the Timberwolves of Rudy Gobert (9 points to 2/3, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 interception and 1 block in 33 minutes).
