Dennis Jenkins, the unexpected savior of the Pistons
I Cade Cunningham monopolized the Pistons offense with 46 points on 45 shotsit’s called the one who saved the Pistons Daniss Jenkins. Because with two seconds left, Detroit is three points behind.
Cade Cunningham then found Dennis Jenkins in the corner, who hit a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. And the Pistons finally beat the Wizards 137-135.
The system was obviously for Duncan (Robinson), but I told myself that if I had the ball I would shoot. comments the person in question. “Cade believed in me, he passed me, I shot with confidence and it went in.”
This save from Dennis Jenkins was not an isolated act in this encounter, but part of a thoroughly successful night for the 24-year-old. While no one expected him, the leader came off the bench with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in 34 minutes of play and thus achieved his career high in points, rebounds and steals. At the beginning of the season, “two-way contract” des Pistons he already had a chance to show off his passing skills on offense with five assists against the Cavaliers.
Two decisive blows in three seconds!
Just before sending the game into overtime, he had already put the Pistons within two points thanks to a shot from behind the arc with just three seconds left.
“I know what I’m capable of and I know my abilities,” explains Daniss Jenkins. “I know how hard I worked and how much I prepared for this moment.
Work that was noticed by his coach, JB Bickerstaff, and that’s why he left him on the field for the last moments of the game.
“We wanted Danis because we know how hard he works,” underlines the coach of Detroit. “During the game against Houston, he came in in the fourth quarter and made an important shot. He earned the trust and respect of his teammates and coaches.”
Dennis Jenkins is entering his second season in the NBA and has only played 13 games since coming to Detroit (seven last season and six this season). If the leader is not known to the general public, Jalen Duren however, he was not surprised by its effect: “He’s a guy who never hides. That’s what he’s used to doing. The world is going to get to know him little by little and he’s going to have a great career in this league.”
2025-11-11 10:21:00
