Moment of history last night in Toronto, since three Canadians started in the same camp in the in-between. Not to compose the starting five of the Raptors, but to compose that of the Pacerssince Rick Carlisle had decided to align entry Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard And Oshae Brissett.
Behind the United States of course, Canada is currently the best represented country in the NBA, with no less than 21 “expatriates”. But so far, no trio of teammates have started the same game in the Big League. Then this trip to Ontario happened…
” It’s pretty cool that it’s happening in Toronto », was judging by the way Rick Carlisle. ” All three played well: [Andrew] Nembhard delivered an excellent match, [Bennedict] Mathurin was brilliant and [Oshae] Brissett brought us energy, rebounds, it was great. »
As pointed out by the coach ofIndianathe three Canadians showed great things on the floor of the Scotiabank Arena and there is no doubt that they played with a surplus of motivation in this atmosphere where they were more scrutinized than usual.
” This game meant a bit more to the three of us and we scored [trois des quatre] first baskets of the game, so that gave us confidence “Reacted Andrew Nembhard, author of 25 points and 10 assists in 35 minutes, in the absence of Tyrese Haliburton. ” It was fun knowing how many people, friends and family, came to see me. It gave me a certain sense of confidence. »
” It was an honor for Andrew, Oshae and me to play in Canada. I’ve had a lot of good times [ici] and I can’t wait to experience many more », declared for his part Bennedict Mathurin, who scored 15 points in 28 minutes.
A country that is progressing (very) rapidly
For Rick Carlisle, the “big party” of Canadian basketball held during this Raptors/Pacers gives in any case the opportunity to celebrate all the progress made over the years by this country, from a basketball.
” It’s just a testament to what’s happening in Canada, in terms of developing great, up-and-coming talent. It is quite amazing and breathtaking. [Le basket canadien] is in good hands, it’s really impressive. This country has become a real talent pool for basketball. In the last ten years, something seems to have gone off the rails, it’s just crazy. They have an incredible culture, not only in terms of developing skills, but also in terms of developing guys who are great athletes. », was analyzing thus the former coach of the Mavericks.
In addition to Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Oshae Brissett, other more or less known Canadian players, such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andrew Wiggins, Jamal Murray or RJ Barrett, contribute to the development of basketball in Canada, considered unpredictable in the past. by some.
” I grew up as a Canadiens fan [de Montréal, en NFL, ndlr] and the Maple Leafs [de Toronto, en NFL également] and, even watching their games all the time, I don’t think anyone could see [cette explosion du basket] arrive “, justly added Rick Carlisle.
The 2023 World Cup and potentially the 2024 Olympic Games are likely to allow Canadian basketball to be more talked about, under the leadership of Nick Nurse.
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 54 | 33.7 | 48.8 | 40.3 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 20.8 |
| Myles Turner | 60 | 29.5 | 54.4 | 37.6 | 79.0 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 18.0 |
| Buddy Hield | 72 | 31.7 | 45.7 | 42.5 | 82.3 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 68 | 27.8 | 43.1 | 31.8 | 82.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| Jordan Nwora | 14 | 22.6 | 47.4 | 43.9 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 63 | 24.7 | 42.7 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 10.0 |
| Jalen Smith | 60 | 18.5 | 46.8 | 27.5 | 77.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 65 | 27.1 | 42.6 | 34.2 | 79.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| Chris Duarte | 45 | 19.8 | 37.2 | 31.8 | 84.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Tj McConnell | 67 | 20.1 | 52.9 | 44.2 | 84.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| Daniel Theis | 7 | 15.5 | 47.7 | 18.2 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| isaiah jackson | 53 | 15.4 | 57.1 | 16.7 | 65.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| Oshae Brissett | 56 | 16.4 | 39.7 | 31.9 | 70.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| george hill | 6 | 16.5 | 52.4 | 41.7 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Goga Bitadze | 21 | 9.6 | 51.9 | 28.6 | 45.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Trevelin Queen | 7 | 10.0 | 24.1 | 13.3 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Terry Taylor | 26 | 8.8 | 46.2 | 22.2 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| James Johnson | 14 | 8.8 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Kendall Brown | 6 | 6.7 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
