Coming into play late in the game against the Blazers, Moussa Diabaté showed his advantage with the Clippers. What score some points in the mind of Tyronn Lue? It’s possible.
We are approaching the end of the third quarter, Ivica Zubac will rest for a few minutes on the bench. The announcer announces the entry of Moussa Diabaté on the pitch. Appearing only twice since the start of the season and never more than 5 minutes, the Frenchman saw himself offered a great opportunity to show all his qualities, those he regularly shows in the G League (20 points and 13 rebounds on average on his last two games on the lower floor). Came into play while his team was still trailing by 14 points, the young interior tricolor will actively participate in the fantastic rise of his family alongside a Nicolas Batum who will also be decisive on both sides of the field.
The stats remain clean considering the playing time (3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 interception, 1 blocks in 12 minutes), with in particular a differential of +19! The content is really very promising. Good energy on the floor, from the aggressiveness to the rebound, it defends very seriously, it switches without problem on different templates. Zubac was supposed to catch his breath? We never saw him again on the floor! We particularly remember this XXL counter 1 minute from the end on Anfernee Simons, imitated a few seconds later by a Batman in Slovenia mode. We forgot clutch? Well we just added it. By sending him off at such a crucial moment in the game, Tyronn Lue showed he had confidence in his young player and he returned that confidence with a decisive entry. Now, the objective is to confirm this great performance the next time we call on him. As we know, the NBA is ruthless and you have to know how to make 15, 10 or even 5 minutes profitable to make a good impression and stay in the coach’s little papers. From what we saw that night, it was simply flawless. We want more!
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Moussa Diabaté was able to have real minutes against the Blazers and the Frenchman did not waste them. Defense, combativeness, desire, 12 productive minutes, everything we like to see. Long live the sequel!