The Portuguese Neemias Queta signed this Sunday Personal best points record in the North American Basketball League. (NBA), contributing 14 to the Boston Celtics’ victory over the Los Angeles Clippers (145-108).
A few days after scoring 10 points against the Golden State Warriors, the Portuguese center established a new personal record in the NBA, having also achieved the second ‘double-double’ of his career in the 22.55 minutes he played against the Clippers.
In his eighth game with the Celtics, beyond 14 points (and three assists), with an effectiveness of 57.1% In field goal attempts he added 12 rebounds, being the player who stood out the most in this chapter of the game, seconded by Ivica Zubac (10), of the Clippers.
On Wednesday, Queta had achieved his first ‘double-double’ in the NBA, against the Sacramento Kings, his former team.
Jayson Tatum (30 points) and Jaylen Brown (24 points) They were the best scorers of the Boston ‘franchise’followed by Jrue Holiday (20).
On the Los Angeles side, Paul George (21 points), Zubac (16) and Daniel Theis (15) were the main highlights.
The Boston Celtics lead the Eastern Conference, with 22 wins and six losses, while the LA Clippers occupy sixth place in the West, with 17 wins and 12 losses.
Neemias Queta has played 28 games in the NBA, eight of them with the Boston Celtics, who signed him this season, and 20 with the Sacramento Kings, 15 in 2021/22, in his debut season, and only five in 2022 /2. 3. .
The 24-year-old Portuguese international center forward was selected by the Sacramento Kings in position 39 in the 2021 NBA draft, becoming the first Portuguese player to play in the competition.
Last season he was signed by the Boston Celtics, on a two-way contract, meaning he will play for the main team, but also for the Maine Celtics, who compete in the G-League.
Source: TSF
