Saturday evening, eleven former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 23.
Best Of The Day: Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis has been upset with himself lately after failing to score more than 20 points a game. He got fired up and punished the Chicago Bulls on Saturday evening.
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Lakers)- 28 minutes, 37 points, 14/21 FG, 2/3 3PT, 7/9 FT, an offensive rebound, 6 total rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, a block, a turnover, and +5 in a 101-90 win over the Bulls.
The rest of the performances of the day:
- Alfonzo McKinnie (Marshall/Lakers)- 3 minutes and -8 in a 101-90 win over the Bulls.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 21 minutes, 10 points, 3/6 FG, 4/4 FT, 2 rebounds, a steal, 2 turnovers, and +3 in a 101-90 win over the Bulls.
- Brodric Thomas (Bolingbrook/Rockets)- 5 minutes, 5 points, 1/2 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, a rebound, a steal, a block, a turnover, and +7 in a 133-108 win over the Mavericks. First game since January 4.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 33 minutes, 9 points, 2/4 FG, 5/6 FT, an offensive rebound, 3 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and -9 in a 133-108 loss to the Rockets.
- Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young/Pistons)- 9 minutes, 6 points, 3/6 FG, 0/2 3PT, an assist, and -8 in a 114-110 loss to the 76ers.
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 26 minutes, 5 points, 1/3 FG, 1/3 3PT, 2/4 FT, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers, and +7 in a 128-124 loss to the Nets.
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 32 minutes, 18 points, 7/14 FG, 4/9 3PT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a turnover, and -4 in a 128-124 loss to the Nets.
- Frank Kaminsky (Benet/Suns)- 20 minutes, 2 points, 1/5 FG, 0/2 3PT, 2 rebounds, an assist, and -10 in a 120-112 double-OT loss to the Nuggets.
- Abdel Nader (Niles North/Suns)- 30 minutes, 6 points, 2/7 FG, 1/2 3PT, 1/3 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and -24 in a 120-112 double-OT loss to the Nuggets.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Suns)- 16 minutes, 8 points, 3/7 FG, 2/6 3PT, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, and +2 in a 120-112 double-OT loss to the Nuggets.