Over the weekend, nine former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA Playoffs game. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from May 22 and 23.
Saturday, May 22
- Kendrick Nunn (Simeon/Heat)- 23 minutes, 10 points, 4/10 FG, 2/6 3PT, 4 rebounds, an assist, 2 turnovers, and +3 in a 109-107 overtime loss to the Bucks.
- Andre Iguodala (Lanphier/Heat)- 15 minutes, 2 points, 1/2 FG, 0/1 3PT, an offensive rebound, 5 total rebounds, an assist, a steal, and +1 in a 109-107 overtime loss to the Bucks.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Mavericks)- 21 minutes, 15 points, 4/7 FG, 0/1 3PT, 7/8 FT, an offensive rebound, 2 assists, a turnover, and -9 in a 113-103 win over the Clippers.
- Patrick Beverly (Marshall/Clippers)- 17 minutes, 10 points, 4/6 FG, 2/4 3PT, 2 rebounds, a block, a turnover, and -13 in a 113-103 loss to the Mavericks.
- Jabari Parker (Simeon/Celtics)- 22 minutes, 9 points, 3/6 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT, 4 rebounds, an assist, a block, a turnover, and a team-high +7 in a 104-93 loss to the Nets.
- Robert Covington (Proviso West/Trail Blazers)- 34 minutes, 8 points, 3/5 FG, 2/4 3PT, an offensive rebound, 5 total rebounds could an assist, a block, a turnover, and +21 in a 123-108 win over the Nuggets.
Sunday, May 23
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Lakers)- 39 minutes, 13 points, 5/16 FG, 0/2 3PT, 3/5 FT, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a game-high 3 blocks, and a game-worst -18 in a 99-90 loss to the Suns.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Lakers)- 7 minutes, 2 points, 1/4 FG, a rebound, an assist, a steal, and +1 in a 99-90 loss to the Suns.
- Derrick Rose (Simeon/Knicks)- 38 minutes, 17 points, 8/16 FG, 1/4 3PT, 5 rebounds, a team-high 5 assists, a team-high steal (tied with Taj Gibson and Nerlens Noel), a game-worst 5 turnovers, and +3 in a 107-05 loss to the Hawks.
