The smiles are back for good for Sasha Vezenkov, who got some playing time and was excellent against the Cavaliers, as the massive Kings cruised to a 132-120 win over the Cavaliers, finishing 20/42 from three games.
Sasha Vezenkov is getting more comfortable getting back on his feet with the Kings. Just days after returning to action against the Thunder, the Bulgarian forward got more playing time against the Cavaliers, making the most of every minute he was on the court and contributing to the Kings’ comfortable 132-120 win.
Vezenkov was the first big man off the bench and immediately went to work, finishing with 11 points on 1/2 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, and 2 rebounds in 17 minutes of action in his best performance of the year. . The fact that he always had either Sabonis or Fox on his side worked to his advantage, as the Kings had more threats on the floor — and thus more space for him — leading to his busiest performance of the year.
DeAaron Fox scored 28 points, Domantas Sabonis 23 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, while Keegan Murray added 25 points and Kevin Hurter 20 points, so Sacramento achieved an easy win (the third in a row, increasing its score to 5 points). -4), finished the game with 20/42 three-pointers.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points (but on 7/21) and Carey LeVert scored 21 points.
Sasha Vezenkov’s account
Sasha Vezenkov entered the game in just the sixth minute in place of the disappointing Harrison Barnes to improve the Kings’ spacing, staying on the floor with Domantas Sabonis and Keegan Murray on Sacramento’s long line. He started with a defensive rebound, and with about 3 minutes left in the first half, he hit a 3-pointer, making it 23-21 on an assist from Sabonis.
A new defense followedtic rebound and another 3-pointer in the next period — off an assist from Alex Len — for a 26-21 run that punished the Cavaliers’ zone defense, while shortly after he hit a layup in transition off an assist from De’Aaron Fox. Vezhenkov started normally with the second five of the second period – only Fox was on the floor of the so-called “starters” and added another rebound to his stats before retiring it midway through the second period.
Vezhenkov went to the floor again midway through the third period – again in place of a scoreless Barnes – and about 5 minutes later added another 3-pointer to his tally (again off an assist from Fox) before benching Duarte with 3 seconds left. . For the end of twelve minutes.
The start of the fourth quarter brought him back to the court, where the 2022/23 EuroLeague Player of the Year had one more attempt (a missed 3-pointer) before leaving the court with 8 minutes, 51 seconds left, never to return. On the parquet.
- 11 points
- 1/1 2 points
- 3/5 Three-pointers
- 2 rebounds (2 defensive)
- 1 error
- +7 to +/-
- In 17 minutes and 13 seconds
Dodecalypta: 33-25, 68-60, 110-89, 132-120
Sacramento Kings (Mike Brown): Sabonis 23 (1 3-pointer, 9 rebounds, 10 assists), Barnes 4 (5 rebounds), Murray 25 (5/8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds), Fox 28 (2/6 3-pointers). 6 assists), Herter 20 (6/9 3-pointers), Vejenkov 11 (3/5 3-pointers), Edwards, McGee 2, Lin, Monk 13 (3/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Duarte 2, Ford Jones, Ellis 2
Cleveland Cavaliers (J.B. Bickerstaff): Mobley 16 (11 rebounds), Allen 12 (9 rebounds), Garland 16 (5/14 shooting, 3/8 3-pointers, 6 assists), Mitchell 22 (7/21 shooting, 4/9). 3). Points, 5 assists), Strus 19 (5/9 three-pointers, 5 rebounds), Wade, Niang 12 (2), Thompson 2, LeVert 21 (2), Merrill, Porter.
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