2023-07-15 05:07:00
The duel between Bilal Coulibaly and Ousmane Dieng was not the only clash between French people last night. Sidy Cissoko and Malcolm Cazalon also faced each other in the match between San Antonio and Detroit, won by the Pistons thanks to a good Cazalon – Thompson doublet.
Malcolm Cazalon is starting to make his mark in the Summer League! After a rather shy first three games, the fullback rose to prominence last night in the Pistons’ win over Spurs. With 16 points on the clock and a good presence in important moments, he was one of the major players in this success. We felt that the French was hot from the start when he scored 7 points even before the end of the first quarter.
He then cooled down a bit before coming out of his box at the end of the match when the score closed. With a free throw and a big 3-point shot in the middle of the third quarter, Cazalon breathed new life into this game, which was not the liveliest of the evening. And he continued to heat up in the last quarter by still scoring from afar.
Malcolm Cazalon with a tough three pointer pic.twitter.com/SSWAf2ldM2
— Pistons Talk (@Pistons__Talk) July 15, 2023
He is undeniably the one who, alongside an Ausar Thompson XXL, put his team on the road to victory. The pick 5 of the last Draft was indeed efficient too, with a good line of stats in 18 points and 14 rebounds at 50% in the tir. Always so fast and powerful on drive, he went to get his points under the circle while returning two long distance shots. We also saw him send some nice passes on kickouts and on the counter-attack, and be very present on the rebound. The guy was already in double-double in the middle of the third quarter, that is to say if he was active on both sides of the field.
Ausar Thompson is a BULLY
18 PTS | 14 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 2-5 3PM pic.twitter.com/N2lCaegmiZ
— Vator (@Vator_H_Town) July 15, 2023
The other Frenchman of the meeting, on the other hand, was more discreet. As since the start of the Summer League, Sidy Cissoko was valuable and solid in defense… but too discreet in attack. He tried things, but was very clumsy in the last gesture. The guy still has to improve in shooting, but that didn’t stop him from rewarding us with a big explosive dunk or a magnificent blind pass in transition. For the rest of the Spurs side, it was the pivot Dominick Barlow who led the attack by scoring 19 points.
SIDY CISSOKO ARE YOU KIDDING?! ????@iamcissoko | #SummerSpurs pic.twitter.com/t7oiLtvfHD
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 15, 2023
Third victory in this Summer League 2023 for the Pistons, who won 79 to 73 against Spurs. In support of Ausar Thompson, Malcolm Cazalon won the second Franco-French duel of the evening!
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