MVP of the night
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Throughout last season, Jalen Duren reached 20 points only four times. After ten days of the regular season, and six matches, he did it three times already… Better, last night, within the Pistons had a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds against the Mavericks.
From the first minutes, and while the Mavericks were playing without Anthony Davis, we understood that the young pivot would dominate the debates. The top scorer in the first quarter, he finished the first twelve minutes with 10 points on 5/5 shooting, including four dunks.
“He’s a monster. It makes me better… It makes my life easier…” testified by Cade Cunninghamauthor 18 assists! “I’ve always said that running counter-attack with JD and Ausar Thompson is the easiest job in the world.”
Free agent at the end of the season
I Anthony Davis was not thereThe Mavericks could count on the return of Daniel Gafford to slow him down, but Detroit’s pivot asserted his dominance throughout the game, punishing Dallas with shots, alley-oops and showing great complicity in the pick-and-roll with Cunningham.
With three minutes left, it was Cade Cunningham who served up Jalen Duren who launched a full shaft for a dunk in the trailer, synonymous with a career high. And again, this time on free throws, he sealed the one-sided “time for the money”. “Jalen was phenomenal. He put constant pressure on the rim, he ran well in transition, he scored in a few different ways.” underlined by JB Bickerstaff. “He was active on the offensive rebound… He really dominated tonight.”
Like Austin Reaves, Jalen Duren didn’t get an extension this summer, but if he keeps up his level of play, the Pistons center could hit a very big jackpot in free agency in July.
2025-11-02 06:48:00
