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The NBA G League Ignite boosted their playoff hopes in the developmental league season after surviving the Canton Charge in a 113-112 thriller on Saturday, February 27 (Sunday, February 28, Manila time) at the AdventHealth Arena in the Orlando, Florida bubble.
One game after posting a career-high 24 points, Fil-Am star prospect Jalen Green once again erupted for 26 points, 15 coming in the 1st quarter alone, on an elite 6-of-8 clip from downtown.
However, it was prospect big man Isaiah Todd who was the hero of the day after drilling a tough buzzer-beating bank shot as time expired to salvage a disastrous final stretch for Ignite. He finished with 17 points, and 7 rebounds off the bench.
With the thrilling win in the books, Ignite moved one game behind 2nd place with a 7-4 record while the Charge slid to 14th with a 4-7 slate.
It was a game of runs all day long as Canton rallied from a 16-point deficit, 74-90, late in the 3rd quarter, and seized a 112-111 lead off a Brodric Thomas mid-range jumper with just 4 seconds left in the 4th.
Prior to Todd’s game-winning shot, Ignite blew a 109-98 lead midway through the payoff period, and only mustered a tiebreaking shot by Jonathan Kuminga at the 2:18 mark for the 111-109 lead.
Shaky team endgame aside, Kuminga had himself a good bounce-back outing with a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double while Daishen Nix chipped in 8 markers and 9 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers two-way contract guard Damyean Dotson led Canton in the heartbreaking loss with 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting while Thomas churned out an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double.
Ignite will get a much-needed one-day breather before their Tuesday, March 2 game against the reeling Delaware Blue Coats, who are currently on a four-game losing streak after starting the season 7-0.
– Rappler.com
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