Sunday, eight former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in various NBA games. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from January 30.
Best of the Day: Anthony Davis
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Los Angeles Lakers)- 38 minutes, 27 points, 10/20 FG, 1/3 3PT, 6/9 FT, 2 offensive rebound, 5 total rebounds, 4 assists, a team-high 2 steals, a game-high 1 block (tied with Austin Reaves), 3 turnovers, and +5 in a 129-121 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
Rest of the Day’s Performances
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Los Angeles Lakers)- 14 minutes, 8 points, 4/5 FG, a turnover, and -8 in a 129-121 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
- Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park/Chicago Bulls)- 34 minutes, 7 points, 2/3 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2/2 FT, 6 rebounds, a game-high 11 assists, 2 steals, a team-high 3 turnovers, and +12 in a 130-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Dosunmu’s 11 assists is a new career-high.
- Malcolm Hill (Belleville East/Chicago Bulls)- 1 minute, 0/1 FG, 0/1 3PT, and -2 in a 130-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Alfonzo McKinnie (Marshall/Chicago Bulls)- 1 minute, 0/1 FG, a rebound, and -2 in a 130-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Robert Covington (Proviso West/Portland Trail Blazers)- 32 minutes, 11 points, 3/4 FG, 3/4 3PT, 2/2 FT, a team-high 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a team-high 2 steals, and -10 in a 130-116 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Dallas Mavericks)- 35 minutes, 15 points, 6/11 FG, 2/3 3PT, 1/1 FT, a team-high 2 offensive rebounds (tied with Dorian Finney-Smith), 4 total rebounds, 2 assists, a turnover, and -5 in a 110-108 loss to the Orlando Magic.
- JaVale McGee (Hales Franciscan/Phoenix Suns)- 14 minutes, 5 points, 1/1 FG, 3/4 FT, 2 offensive rebounds, 7 total rebounds, 3 assists, and -2 in a 115-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
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