Facundo Campazzo was available against Milwaukee but did not enter
One hour before the start of a new day in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado franchise gave the surprise through its social networks and confirmed that Facundo Campazzo would be available for the match against the Milwaukee Bucks, one of the candidates for the title.
After being absent last Saturday before the Sacramento Kings due to a pain in his right knee, the Argentine guard was part of the warm-up before the game against the team of Giannis Antetokounmpo and this time it was activated to be part of the campus. Beyond that he was in the bank, Campazzo saw no action in another Denver loss, the third in a row in this part of the season.
It was victory for Milwaukee by 125-112 at Ball Arena, who now has a 12-win, 11-loss record to rank eighth in the NBA’s Western Conference. Once the game ended at the home of the Nuggets, it was the local coach himself who clarified the reason that led him not to include the former Real Madrid at the match.
“Personally, I didn’t think Facundo was ready to play today, even so he was with us on the court”, were the words of Michael Malone in dialogue with the press. The Denver coach chose not to use the Argentine despite the fact that two other of his bases remain out of the rotation due to injury: Garry Harris, usually holder, and PJ Dozier, they still haven’t returned to action.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of the figures in the Bucks’ victory over Denver (USA TODAY Sports)
The game against Milwaukee marked the bad moment that the Nuggets are going through. After dominating the first half (62-59), Malone’s team suffered in the second half of the game and did not find their way against the Bucks who had to Khris Middleton and Antetokounmpo himself as figures in the victory: the forward scored 29 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. For his part, the Greek giant finished with 30 points and was decisive in the third quarter, in which the visit achieved a 15-0 run to take the lead and never look back in the match.
It is important to remember that Campazzo He was injured last Friday in LeBron James’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Only two minutes after entering the second quarter of the game, the Cordovan felt a discomfort in his right knee when he made a run in the attack of his team. Once the play was diluted, the base himself went to the substitute bench and did not return for the rest of the game that was played in the Staples Center.
The day after what happened, the Twitter account TeamFacu7, in charge of managing the player’s communication, confirmed that the studies yielded good results: “The MRI gave good conclusions and a serious injury was ruled out. It’s a doubt for the game against Sacramento “.
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Nikola Jokic was once again the best of the Nuggets: he scored 35 points and took 12 rebounds (USA TODAY Sports)
After losing to the Lakers, Sacramento and now Milwaukee, Denver’s path in the NBA regular season will continue with two home games: first they host Cleveland Cavaliers and then he will face Oklahoma City Thunder. Later, he will seek revenge against the Lakers.
Facundo Campazzo was injured and only played 2 minutes in the expected duel between Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers of LeBron James
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