Wednesday evening, ten former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in various NBA games. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from December 29.
Best of the Day: Malcolm Hill
Belleville East’s Malcolm Hill made his first NBA field goal on Wednesday while playing solid minutes off the bench as well as gave his Atlanta Hawks a fighting chance against a strong Chicago Bulls’ team.
- Malcolm Hill (Belleville East/Atlanta Hawks)- 29 minutes, 13 points, 5/8 FG, 3/5 3PT, an offensive rebound, 3 total rebounds, an assist, a game-high 3 steals (tied with two others), a block, and +4 in a 131-117 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
The Rest of the Day’s Performances
- Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park/Chicago Bulls)- 20 minutes, 14 points, 6/7 FG, 1/1 3PT, 1/2 FT, 2 rebounds, an assist, a steal, a team-high 2 block, 3 turnovers, and +1 in a 131-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
- Keifer Sykes (Marshall/Indiana Pacers)- 10 minutes, 0/4 FG, 0/2 3PT, a rebound, 2 assist, and +2 in a 116-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
- Brodric Thomas (Bolingbrook/Boston Celtics)- 14 minutes, 4 points, 1/5 FG, 0/3 3PT, 2/2 FT, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and +16 in a 91-82 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Los Angeles Lakers)- 19 minutes, 4 points, 2/7 FG, 0/2 3PT, an offensive rebound, 5 total rebounds, 2 assists, a block, turnover, and -7 in a 104-99 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
- JaVale McGee (Hales Franciscan/Phoenix Suns)- 23 minutes, 16 points, 4/7 FG, 8/12 FT, an offensive, 8 total rebounds, a game-high 2 blocks (tied with 2 others), game-worst 3 turnovers, and -2 in a 115-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Isaiah Roby (Dixon/Thunder)- 19 minutes, 10 points, 4/6 Fg, 2/3 3PT, an offensive rebound, 3 total rebounds, an assist, a turnover, and -2 in a 115-97 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
- Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Sacramento Kings)- 26 minutes, 8 points, 3/5 FG, 2/2 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 6 total rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a team-high 1 block (tied with Chimezie Metu, 2 turnovers, and -9 in a 95-94 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Dallas Mavericks)- 36 minutes, a game-high 25 points, 11/19 FG, 2/2 3PT, 1/1 FT, 2 rebounds, a team-high 6 assists, a steal, 2 turnovers, and -1 in a 95-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
- Sterling Brown (Proviso East/Dallas Mavericks)- 18 minutes, 8 points, 3/5 Fg, 2/3 3PT, 2 rebounds, and +3 in a 95-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
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