The interior of the Detroit Pistons, Jalen Duren, was the main banner in his team's victory this Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, leader of the Western Conference and one of the best teams of the season. He 'sophomore' He shone with a double-double of 22 points and 21 rebounds that affected the main weakness of Mike Daigneault's team: the paint.
However, Duren highlighted in the post-match press conference "his six assists", although he clarified that the fundamental thing was his team's victory. «We were able to get the victory and that is what makes me most happy. “It was a great victory,” declared the young player. «I'm just happy about that. "20 [points] and 20 [rebounds], that's it, 20 and 20. They're numbers that I knew would come at some point, so I'm not that worried about them."
Duren is being one of the few green shoots for the Pistons this season. The center's main improvement under Monty Williams has been his resources in the low post, as well as his freedom of action to generate play for his teammates.
"He's working very hard," explained the Pistons head coach, according to the The Detroit News. «I told him that if he is going to become the guy we believe he can be, he has to take that position. Before it was intermittent. So we just talked about the work that goes into being a solid player, then a good player, then a really good player, then a great player. To successively complete those steps you have to work a lot.
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