Leandro Bolmaro had an incredible performance in the victory of Salt Lake City against the Iowa Wolves and dispatched with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assistsbeing the most outstanding player of his team and registering a double-double for the first time in his career in the G League. The match ended equal at 110 and then it was defined in extra time with a format that FIBA fans or FIBA itself NBA They are not used to it, but it does apply to, for example, the All Stars.
The final score was 118 to 115 in favor of the local team. When overtime began, both teams had a total of 12 minutes to reach 117 points or more to clinch the win, and in this case the team that got there first was Salt Lake. In a match that began very well for Bolmaro and company with a good lead on the scoreboard at the end of the first half, in the third and fourth periods the visit improved and forced overtime.
Game by game, the Cordovan from Las Varillas is becoming more established in the team and it shows that the coaches trust him. On this occasion he returned to add a new title and responded with his best game since he came to the Utah franchise. With 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, he signed his first double-double since he came to the United States and was the player of the game. Along with him also stood out Tyler Cook with 22 points and Alkins with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
On the Wolves side, CJ Elleby was the top scorer with 20 points and 9 rebounds, followed by PJ Dozier’s 21 and DJ Carton’s 18.
After their first five games, the Salt Lake City Stars accumulate only two wins and three losses in total, which places them in the seventeenth position of the G League tournament. In the previous season, the team finished 25 of 28 with a 9-23 record, with which they will seek to reverse that poor performance this year and, for the moment, the incorporation of Bolmaro seems to be paying off.
Here one of the many spectacular plays by Bolmaro against the Iowa Wolves:
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— Salt Lake City Stars (@slcstars) January 8, 2023