Santi Aldama lives his best moment in the NBA. This Thursday the player from the Canary Islands signed an efficient performance with 17 points in 6/7 in shooting and 2/2 in triples. In addition, he was the protagonist of one of the best plays of the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Clippers (132-141). The Spaniard assisted his teammate Ja Morant, which culminated in a spectacular alley-oop.
The player from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria also added eight rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. Precisely on March 21, Aldama signed his best performance in the NBA in the game against Dallas, where he scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in 28 minutes on the court.
Last night his best ally was Ja Morant, who after several weeks penalized for showing a gun in a video, showed that he hasn’t missed a beat. The American scored 36 points on 11/28 shooting, albeit a poor 2/9 from 7.25.
But without a doubt the most outstanding player of the match was Russell Westbrook. In the absence of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers point guard led his team’s victory with 36 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds. In addition, he left his mark on his quality and accuracy with a 13/18 shooting from the field and a perfect 5/5 from the 3-point line.
The numbers reached in the match against the Grizzlies helped him become the first NBA player to achieve games of 30 points and 10 assists with at least five different franchises: Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, Lakers and Clippers, according to the ESPN.
“Definitely, I came tonight with the mentality of being the main man, I feel blessed, grateful to my teammates that allow me to grow with them. My role may change but my mind may not. We have an incredible team and the good thing is that we were together, ”he declared after the game.
Day 154 of the NBA also had another Spanish protagonist. After a historic season with the Sacramento Kings, the coach has managed to get the franchise into the playoffs for the first time since 2006, and has become the first Spanish coach in the history of the competition to do so.
