It's not the most talked about performance from last night, but it may be the most surprising. Because back-to-back, the Hawks challenged the Bulls, in Chicago, without five of their first nine rotations. Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, De'Andre Hunter, Zaccharie Risacher and Larry Nance Jr. were all missing!
However, it was Quin Snyder's men who left with the victory (110-94) carried by the 46 points in total, 9/13 by far, from the improbable duo Keaton Wallace – Daeqwon Plowden.
The two, in a “two-way contract”, spend most of their time in the G-League. Certainly, the first had already played a few matches at the start of the season, but he had played very, very little for two months…
A dream start
“I feel like I proved to myself that I deserved to be there and that I was capable of playing at this level.” he explains after finishing the game with 27 points at 10/18 including 4/7 from distance, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 interceptions. “It was a message to myself, to tell myself to keep fighting, that the work pays off. »
For the second, it was his very first match on the NBA floor!
“The feeling is incredible. I feel like I've been preparing my whole life for this moment and my teammates had total confidence in me when I came in, it was magical. »
His skill was also magical since he finished his first match in the Big League with 19 points coming off the bench, 7/8 shooting including 5/6 behind the 3-point line. Opposite, we could see Coby White and company exasperated to see this stranger take all his shots even though he was probably not on the “scouting report”.
