Luca Vildoza had his long-awaited revenge after a brief stint with the New York Knicks, where he was cut before the start of the season as a result of an injury to one of his feet that took him away from the courts for several months. The Milwaukee Bucks, current NBA champions, surprised by hiring him for the playoffs and the point guard of the Argentine team does not want to miss out on the opportunity.
In Game 3 of the first round series against the Chicago Bulls, Mike Budenholzer opted to give him some minutes and the man from Mar del Plata did not disappoint in his team’s victory by 111 to 81 in it United Center to put the series 2-1 in favor of Wisconsin.
The former Quilmes and Baskonia from Spain had 8 minutes, they are the ones who showed all their potential. He closed his spreadsheet with 3 points (1 of 3 in triples), distributed 3 luxury assists, which lifted Giannis Antetokounmpo, the great figure of the team and one of the stars of the NBA, from his seat, 2 steals and a rebound.
His highlights include a pass from his field for an easy double by a teammate, a spike assist on a counterattack and then a steal plus a belt that ended in a dunk by Thanasis Antetokounmpo. His repertoire could have been greater, but Serge Ibaka was not fine in the definition.
with this match, Vildoza became the 16th Argentine to play at least one game officially in the American league. The previous ones were Juan Ignacio ‘Pepe’ Sánchez, Rubén Wolkowyski, Manu Ginóbili, Carlos Delfino, Andrés Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Walter Herrmann, Luis Scola, Pablo Prigioni, Nicolás Laprovittola, Nicolás Brussino, Patricio Garino, Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck and Leandro Bolmaro.
In the visit, the power of Giannis Antetokounpo was key, with 18 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Grayson Allen (22 points), Bobby Portis (18) and Jrue Holiday (16-6-6) also stood out. In Illinois, on the other hand, the highest scorer was between Nikola Vucevic (19), Zach LaVine (15) and DeMar DeRozan (11).
The next commitment between both teams will be tomorrow, from 2:00 p.m. (Argentina time) at the United Center. If the current monarchs of the league prevail again, they will have the chance to settle the series on Wednesday at the Fiserv Forum.
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