The Portuguese Neemias Queta scored this Friday 12 points in the victory of the Boston Celtics at home against the Charlotte Hornets, 127-99, in the last preparatory game of the North American Basketball League (NBA).
The Portuguese center, who this year joins the Celtics, finished the game with 12 points (six of six on field goals) and seven rebounds (five offensive) in 13.08 minutes, his best performance of the preseason.
Queta and Lamar Stevens (12 points) were the only players off the bench to reach the goal. dozens of pointswith Jaylen Brown being the team’s top scorer from Boston, with 20 points.
“I try to be as consistent as possible around the basket. I think I can compete with the best.” [na ‘luta das tabelas’]. This year we want to be very strong in defense,” said Neemias Queta after the game.
Used in three of the Celtics’ five warm-up games, Queta finished the preseason with averages of 9.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game.
“I want to be proactive and help the team win as many games as possible,” the post says, noting that all the players are “very excited to be part of the Boston Celtics,” the team with the most titles won in the NBA. , along with the Los Angeles Lakers, both with 17.
After two seasons with the Sacramento Kings, Neemias Queta was released, ending up signing a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics, which allows him to play.play on the main and secondary teamsthe Maine Celtics, who compete in the G League.
The 24-year-old center forward was chosen by the Sacramento Kings in the 39th position in the 2021 NBA draft, becoming the first Portuguese player to play in the competition.
In his first two seasons in the NBA, Neemias Queta participated in 20 games with the Sacramento team. The charge He was most used by the Stockton Kings.for whom he played 43 games last season, averaging 17.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.9 shots per game.
His good performances in the G-League earned the Portuguese player second place in the voting for Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular phase of the competition, behind point guard Carlik Jones.
Source: TSF
