Guerschon Yabusele had a little fun this Wednesday evening. And it was a Frenchman who paid the price. 15 seconds from the end of the match against Washington, the inside of the Sixers went to pick up Bilal Coulibaly (5 points, 4 rebounds), while the latter made a lay-up to equalize at 105 all. A counter as superb as it is decisive. And behind, the former Real Madrid player allowed himself to suit his teammate from the France team properly. Both keeping a smile. “Nothing personal. I saw him dribbling, I understood that he wanted to go for a lay-up, I managed to make contact so that he lost his balance a little and to counter him“, said Yabusele, who then exchanged jerseys with his young compatriot.
Determining with this counter, Guerschon Yabusele was not content with that in front of his audience. He played a key role in guiding Philadelphia to success against Washington (109-103). In the absence of Joel Embiid, Paul George or even Kyle Lowry, he carried his team in the first half and finished with another good statistics sheet: 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. All punctuated by a diabolical three-point address with a beautiful 5 out of 7 from afar. “I try to shoot with confidence, and my teammates serve me when I’m open“, slipped on local television the Frenchie, who has a success rate of more than 38.5% by far.
If he showed the way before Tyrese Maxey took over (29 points) this Wednesday, Guerschon Yabusele in any case confirms his successful return to the NBA. Increasingly valuable within the Sixers rotation, the French interior, who of course knows some less happy nights, has shown great consistency over his last nine matches. And he delights his coach, who has used him in every way since the start of the season depending on who is absent.
“He’s greatgreeted Maxey recently. He does so many different things: he played in the five, in the 4 or 5 position. He came off the bench. He did everything the coaches asked him to do. And all you can do is appreciate someone like that. Shooting three-pointers, grabbing rebounds, making posters. Sometimes we’ll give him the ball in the post because he poses alignment problems and he knows how to score. He is excellent“. A beautiful tribute for the former Celtics, silver medalist this summer with the Blues at the Games.
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