Their duel, even for a preseason match, aroused curiosity, and the match between the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/omer-faruk-yurtseven-made-a-double-double-in-the-nba-miami-heat-won/" title="Ömer Faruk Yurtseven made a 'double-double' in the NBA, Miami Heat won”>Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia justified it: Zaccharie Risacher, number one in the draft and Guerschon Yabusele (28 years old), strength of the Blues at the Games and back in the NBA, distinguished themselves there. The elder asserted his rights.
Risacher (19 years old) finished as the Hawks’ top scorer, with 14 points (1/5 from 3 points), to which he added 8 rebounds and 1 assist in 23 minutes spent on the floor. In a little less time (21 minutes), Yabusele (28 years old) scored 10 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and distributed 3 assists, while showing himself to be more skillful from long distance (2 out of 4).
If Washington, during its big defeat against the Nets (92-131), did not put its two Frenchmen on the floor, Bilal Coulibaly and Alexandre Sarr, the Clippers used Nicolas Batum for 18 minutes to beat the Mavericks ( 110-96) without Luka Doncic. Time for the former captain of the France team to grab 3 rebounds and make 3 assists.
