【2020/01/14】
Pelicans 117 [win] 110 Pistons (OT)
★Nicolo Melli｜20 points (career high), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2P 7-11
Nicolo Melli, the 28-year-old Italian forward who moved from the German league to the NBA, is 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds. Thanks to the injury of Zion Williamson of the Pelicans, and even the injury number of the player who can be used in the mid-season, he has been suspended from the season. There was room to perform in the first game, and he even started as a substitute. Although the results on the books are not impressive, at least he averaged 2.8 shots per game from the outside and his shooting percentage exceeded 30%, which made defenders dare not ignore his shooting, thus opening up space in the penalty area.
Since teammates Derrick Favors and Kendrich Williams were both injured, he was absent for two months. He once again played as a starter and played a career-high 37 minutes, showing a variety of offensive abilities and scoring 2 goals from the outside. Leng Jian also indirectly took over from starting center Jahlil Okafor to open up the space for wreaking havoc. The latter also scored a star-level performance of 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks today. So why is Melli still the No. 1 player today?
The reason is simple, because Okafor had no outstanding performance at the critical moment; however, Melli scored two more goals in the overtime──especially the long-distance hit when leading by four points, which simply declared the Pistons' death! When Zion Williamson, the No. 1 pick in the draft, returns, we should still be able to see wonderful scenes of Melli playing the extension four, leaving the penalty area empty and allowing the beast to wreak havoc!
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