RISING STARS CHALLENGE: WORLD VS USA

This weekend the rookies and sophomores of USA played against the rest of rookies and sophomores of the world. The game was an awesome spectacle with a lot of points due to the low intensity on defense of both teams and it was not decided until the last moments how is normal in this kind of games.

The team World won by 150-141 and the MVP of the game was the Denver Nuggets’ point guard Jamal Murray (36 pts / 3 reb / 11 ast). In the team World the New York Knicks’ forward Kristaps Porzingis also had a remarkable performance (24 pts / 10 reb / 2 ast). By the team USA we can highlight the performance of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ center Karl-Anthony Towns (24 pts / 11 reb / 3 ast) and the Charlotte Hornets’ center Frank Kaminsky (33 pts / 3 reb / 2 ast).

The New York Knicks’ center Willy Hernangomez (2 pts / 6 reb / 1 ast) and the Oklahoma City Thunder´s forward Alex Abrines (3 pts / 0 reb / 1 ast) were the only Spanish players that participated in this game and their performance were nothing special. 

Tonight there are 3 contest, in our opinion we have select 3 possible winners who have more possibilities to win:

1. NBA Skill Challenge: Isaiah Thomas
2. NBA 3p Contest: CJ McCollum
3. NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Aaron Gordon