In the Pistons’ victory in Charlotte tonight (141-134 in overtime), Killian Hayes offered a very good performance. The French indeed takes advantage of the opportunity given to him to express himself, and it is the Hornets who took the fare tonight with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists!
What a pleasure to see Killian take… pleasure on the pitch.
We knew it, it was one of the most discussed topics in the NBA Hexagon in recent days, we wanted to see if Hayes was going to take advantage of Cade Cunningham’s injury to deliver some great performances. It wasn’t against Cade, obviously, but more pour the Frenchie, seeing precious minutes and responsibilities released on the Pistons backcourt.
The answer ? We had one last night.
After a first clearing against Dallas at the start of the month with 22 points and 8 assiststhen a double-double (17-12) face aux PelicansKillian Hayes sent one of his best performances of his career against the combative Hornets who collected LaMelo Ball on the night.
25 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, only 2 stray bullets, 9/19 shooting including 2/5 from the parking lot.
We call that a good job, a very good job, in a victory! And because Killian likes to do things well, so not by halves, the Frenchman sent a real pearl in the money-time.
The Killian Hayes clutch moves well, I like it.pic.twitter.com/X7gS3OzBrn
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) December 15, 2022
Between this air conditioning at the end of the match and a few big shots previously put in front of the Hornets bench, it is a Killian Hayes full of confidence who is showing up on the court at the moment. Certainly, the performances remain irregular, but that is not the main thing.
The primary goal is to show that he can perform in the current context, that his position is legitimate in Dwane Casey’s small papers, and that we have something to watch closely on the end of the Pistons season. apart from the progress of Jaden Ivey, the bomblets of Bojan Bogdanovic and the fights of the fight of the duo Jalen Duren – Isaiah Stewart.
Next game for Detroit? Facing the Kings, so De’Aaron Fox facing Killian Hayes. Hoping that the recent hype will be confirmed, in any case it’s nice to watch and the Kiki are definitely all smiles at the moment.