Few Frenchies on the floors – two more exactly – but two performances with some lessons to be learned. After an indigestible performance at the Oklahoma City Thunder (3 points to 1 of 8 shooting), Evan Fournier settled the shooting Sunday night, on the floor of the Toronto Raptors. The back of the France team even turned into the New York Knicks’ top scorer (20 points to 6 of 14 shooting including 4 of 10 to three points), which did not prevent his team from s ‘to bow to Canada (105-120) and to chain a second defeat. Like its French, the franchise of Big Apple (17v-20d, 11th in the East) is very inconstant and will have to whip if it wants to get a chance to play in the play-offs, or at least the preliminary round of the final phase.
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Maledon more often used
Between the start of the season and December 16, Théo Maledon had struggled to find a place in the Oklahoma City Thunder. Weighted down by his awkwardness in shooting, the former leader of Asvel had even disappeared from circulation, used only 15 times in two months (barely more than 10 minutes of playing time on average over the period).
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Sunday night, the one who is living his second season in the NBA benefited from his biggest playing time of the season (32 minutes), off the bench, against the Dallas Mavericks (86-95 loss). Despite a big waste on shooting (8 points to 2 of 8 shooting), Maledon shone in a few sequences, like an interception (3 in total) followed by a crossing of the field to get a basket, fault as a bonus. The 21 minutes of playing time on average for five matches suggest that the difficulties do not belong until 2021, without having the full guarantee.
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The two other French people concerned by the duel between Oklahoma City and Dallas, Olivier Sarr (OKC) et Frank Ntilikina (Dallas), did not come into play. The latter was hit in a thigh but available for the meeting.
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