New triple-double specialist since he has already made 11 this season, Domantas Sabonis is also the NBA’s leading rebounder with 12.6 average catches. How remarkable, but we don’t talk about it much, the Lithuanian may have wanted to make an impression last night with a superb double “double-double”: 24 points and 21 rebounds, in the victory in Brooklyn.
This is his 4th game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds this season, and he seizes the franchise record for the most rebounds in a season. As there are 15 matches left to play, he has the possibility of increasing this total very high. Ditto for his total of “double-double. He is at 56 in 67 matches, and it must be remembered that he has been playing with a torn ligament in his hand for several months.
“I don’t know if he knows how to play otherwise. It only has one speed, and it is the highest” admire Mike Brown. “He sets the tone with his physical dimension. He was very good tonight, and that’s why we relied on him, and it’s because he gives his all and is as physical as possible. In defense, he shows his hands, and that’s what allows him not to take fouls too early in the game. »
Mike Brown is right to say that Domantas Sabonis set the tone for the game, since he was already at 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks at halftime! For the physical dimension, it is necessary to underline his 7 offensive rebounds but also that the Kings gave up only three offensive rebounds. The stat is crazy, but five seconds from the end, the Kings had still not cashed a basket on the counterattack, nor on second chances.
Even if it was not necessarily very beautiful to see, it is a symbolic success for the Kings, since it is the 42nd of the season. They are sure to finish the season with a positive balance sheet. A first since 2006!
