There is not much to take away from the big victory of the Blazers of Scoot Henderson (106-66) against the New Zealand Breakers. Except that the Portland bench made it possible, in the second half, to dismiss the Australians, after a very average first act where the awkwardness was great on the side of the Oregon players (38% success in the shoot).
“We were nervous. Everyone rushed and I thought we would calm down.”commented Chauncey Billups for The Oregonian. “But it wasn’t the case until the kids came on in the second half. They played hard, stole balls and counter-attacked. »
We can also highlight the performance of Henderson, author of a match with 7 points and 6 assists, with only one lost ball, in 19 minutes. His offerings for Matisse Thybulle and Deandre Ayton, in the same sequence of play, left an impression on his coach.
“Scoot was good. His ability to create plays will impress us all season,” announces Billups. “We were surprised by their physical intensity, they struck first and we responded. I think he had a good first match. »
Was the one who already proclaimed himself the future rookie of the year surprised by the physical dimension of NBL players?
“I know the foreign teams, they play like that,” explains Scoot Henderson, who played in G-League Ignite last season. “It was planned, we knew they would be very physical. I’m used to that. Nothing new for me. »
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
