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NLL Insider - Rising Stars Game

by dunadan, updated on Tuesday, February 21 2017, 05:14 am EST

 

New Orleans, LA - The 2017 NLL Rising Stars game was filled with the bright stars of tomorrow for the league. The US vs World format provided a strong mix of talent - a noticeable amount which plays for the Charlotte franchise. Watch out league - the Bobcats are on the prowl.

The World squad started out very strong, ending Q1 on a 16-4 run. Dante Exum was commanding his unit rather well. It was 25-14 World at the break, but don't let that poor 1st quarter from the US folks fool you!

 
The US team opened the 2Q on a 19-8 run to tie the game up at 33. This would be the first of a few attempts for the young US players to claw their way back into the game. The World team responded with a 15-8 run to close out the quarter, making it 48-41 World at the half.
 
The US team clawed back again to tie game at 58 in the first few minutes of the 3rd. Okafor was getting to the line often but had missed 5 of his 7 free throws already. Malcolm Brogdon's 2nd FT with 1:26 left gave the US team their first lead of the game. World still held a 69-67 lead at the end of the quarter, but we now had a ballgame.
 
Porzingis, who was a dominant presence throughout, hit a 3PT with 1:27 to go to give the World team a 96-95 lead. 
 
Towns, the US leader, would drain 2 free throws with about :52 to go to put US back up by 1. Brandon Ingram hit 2FT with :20 to cushion the US lead to 101-97.
 
 
Buddy Hield made 1 of 2 to cut the US lead to 3, then Russell answered with 2FT to push the lead to 103-98. World countered with a desperation 3 to cut lead to only 2. A last ditch 3PT attempt by the World team was missed, and the US team prevailed.
 
It was a gutsy effort by the US squad to come back after the dismal first quarter. The World team could never quite put them away. 
 
NameMinPtsRebAstStlBlkFG3PTFT
Towns3224244119-181-35-5
Ingram341821105-144-74-4
Booker331705216-153-92-2
Russell3417211104-120-03-11
Turner327111502-30-03-4
          
Porzingis2828912210-192-26-7
Hield351712006-153-72-3
Mudiay331436205-110-44-6
Maker101121004-81-12-4
Jokic27681043-40-00-2
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