Saturday and Sunday, nine former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes on Wednesday and six on Thursday in various NBA games. Below I look into and share each of their NBA performances from February 12 and 13.
Best of the Day:
Saturday
- Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park/Chicago Bulls)- 42 minutes, 12 points, 5/8 FG, 2/4 3PT, 8 rebounds, a team-high 9 assists, a steal, 3 turnovers, and +1 in a 106-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Sunday
- Patrick Beverly (Marshall/Minnesota Timberwolves)- 30 minutes, 13 points, 4/8 FG, 3/6 3PT, 2/2 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal, 2 blocks, 3 turnovers, and a plus-minus of zero in a 129-126 win over the Indiana Pacers.
Rest of the Days’ Performances
Saturday
- Malcolm Hill (Belleville East/Chicago Bulls)- 16 minutes, 6 points, 2/4 FG, 1/3 3PT, 1/2 FT, 3 rebounds, and +12 in a 106-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Isaiah Roby (Dixon/Oklahoma City Thunder)- 24 minutes, 7 points, 3/6 FG, 1/3 3PT, a team-high 2 offensive rebounds (tied with Aleksek Pkusevski), 4 total rebounds, an assist, a game-high 3 steals, a game-high 3 blocks (tied with Darius Bazley), a turnover, and +1 in a 106-101 loss to the Chicago Bulls.
- John Konchar (West Chicago/Memphis Grizzlies)- 20 minutes, 8 points, 3/8 FG, 2/5 3PT, an offensive rebound, 4 total rebounds, a steal, a block, and -4 in a 125-119 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
- Richaun Holmes (Lockport/Sacramento Kings)- 17 minutes, 6 points, 2/3 FG, 2/2 FT, a block, 2 turnovers, and +1 in a 123-110 win over the Washington Wizards.
- Fred Vanvleet (Auburn/Toronto Raptors)- 38 minutes, 25 points, 7/14 FG, 6/11 3PT, 5/6 FT, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, a team-worst 3 turnovers, and -7 in a 110-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
- Max Strus (Stagg/Miami Heat)- 20 minutes, 9 points, 3/7 FG, 3/7 3PT, 4 rebounds, an assist, and -8 in a 115-111 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
- Jevon Carter (Proviso East/Brooklyn Nets)- 7 minutes, 0/2 FG, 0/2 3PT, a rebound, an assist, and +1 in a 115-111 loss to the Miami Heat.
- Robert Covington (Proviso West/Los Angeles Clippers)- 12 minutes, 5 points, 2/4 FG, 1/3 3PT, 3 rebounds, an assist, a steal, a game-high 1 block (tied with a few block), a turnover, an a team-high +12 in a 99-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
- Jalen Brunson (Stevenson/Dallas Mavericks)- 39 minutes, 22 points, 8/17 FG, 4/7 3PT, 2/4 FT, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers, and +5 in a 99-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
- Anthony Davis (Perspectives/Los Angeles Lakers)- 35 minutes, 16 points, 5/13 FG, 0/1 3PT, 6/10 FGT, 2 offensive rebounds, 7 total rebounds, 4 assists, a game-high 3 blocks, and -6 in a 117-115 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
- Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon/Los Angeles Lakers)- 30 minutes, 17 points, 5/9 FG, 3/5 3PT, 4/4 FT, an offensive rebound, 7 total rebounds, 3 assists, a steal, a block, a team-high, and a +7 in a 117-115 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
- JaVale McGee (Hales Franciscan/Phoenix Suns)- 14 minutes, 8 points, 4/8 FG, an offensive rebounds, 7 total rebounds, an assists, a game-high 1 blocks (tied with a few others), and +3 in a 132-105 win over the Orlando Magic.
- Admiral Schofield (Zion-Benton Township/Orlando Magic)- 7 minutes, 2 points, 1/3 FG, 0/1 3PT, a block, and -9 in a 132-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Sunday
- Keifer Sykes (Marshall/Indiana Pacers)- 5 minutes, 1/4 FG, 1/3 3PT, and a game-worst -18 in a 129-126 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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