Basketball – NBA – The San Antonio Spurs bow three points for Chicago Bulls – The Équipe.fr

Best Defence NBA this season, San Antonio was attacking a great challenge Monday night with a trip on the floor of the Chicago Bulls. A promising opposition between two defensive teams did not disappoint, with victory after Chicago (92-89). Clinging, the meeting never proposed a nine-point gap above obtained first thing in the second quarter for San Antonio (17-26, 13th). Head income in the minutes that followed (29-28, 16th), men Fred Hoiberg then made arrangements to never let clinch a second time to force the two franchises to negotiate an exciting money-time (85-84, 43 ‘). An effort which Joakim Noah (see below) was not abroad.

More drafts and less serene, despite a very limited number of lost balls (9 in total), Tony Parker (13 pts, 9 wt) and others have cracked in the last two minutes (89-89, 46th), including leaded by three errors Manu Ginobili (4 pts 1/4). The Argentine winger in quick committed an unnecessary foul on Pau Gasol, who gave the advantage to Chicago with a throw (90-89, 48th) and then missed a very complicated shot and be completely overwhelmed on a penetration Jimmy Butler in stride. Forced to attempt a three-pointer to tie, the Spurs have failed twice. Despite an offensive rebound from Tim Duncan on the first attempt Kawhi Leonard (25 pts, best scorer of the match), Tony Parker was countered in the corner left by Derrick Rose (11 pts, 6 rebounds).

View of champing at the bit on the Bulls bench and settle for a small average of 21 minutes per game, Joakim Noah reminded his coach Fred Hoiberg it is able to do everything within his team. Omnipresent on 23 minutes that were granted to him, the French pivot compiled 8 points (4/6) for 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

His best performance of the season, which earned him necessarily to be commended. “ Jo was amazing, appreciated Pau Gasol (18 pts, 13 rebounds) . He almost managed a triple-double output bench with his energy, managing good deeds offensively as defensively . ” “ Joakim was huge ” went further his coach, which could consider the use a little more in that role in the future.

“ We are not good in attack and we could not be before March. The attack will take us time. We have many players who have to get used to each other, and who must learn to play together . “- Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs coach

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