Chris Duarte to El Comercio: “I’m learning from my mistakes, I always try to improve my game”

Indiana Pacers seems to have delivered the season despite more than half remaining to the end of it. With rumors of a possible rebuilding of the roster, the team led by Rick Carlisle continues to add losses in the NBA. However, looking ahead, they have some elements that could excite the fans of the Indianapolis team. After the fall in front of Bulls, El Comercio spoke with Chris Duarte, one of the franchise’s promising youngsters, on what he needs to keep learning to improve on his rookie stint at the NBA.

Zach LaVine scored 32 points on his return after going through the health and safety protocols of the NBA, DeMar DeRozan added 24 units and the Bulls they beat the Pacers 113-105 on Sunday.

Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds in the third win followed by the Bulls (20-10).

For his part, Caris LeVert scored 27 points and Domantas Sabonis finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds after missing a game with a right calf injury in Indiana’s third consecutive loss.

Chicago He held a comfortable lead for much of the game before Indiana moved closer 108-100 on LeVert’s 3-pointer with 3:19 to play. LaVine responded with a shot from mid-range and, after a miss from the PacersHe added another basket to practically sentence the match.

It was LaVine’s first game since December 11. However, he only missed two games of the Bulls due to three of his games being postponed during his absence.

Chicago It didn’t feature starter Lonzo Ball and backups Alfonzo McKinnie and Tony Bradley, who entered protocols Sunday. Ball had been the only player to have participated in all 29 games of the season, as of Sunday.

In the same way, Chris Duarte contributed 16 points, five rebounds and an assist in 33 minutes of play in Pacers.

In the post-game conference, I spoke with the Puerto Plata native about what he needs to improve on in his rookie season at the NBA. Chris Duarte answered the following: “Like I said, Leonardo, keep working hard. I also have to train very hard, I will continue to have ups and downs, the important thing is to keep going. I am learning to live with it, the season is very long and I have to focus on consistency to maintain the level for a long time. I know I make mistakes, I have to make the best of it and keep working on my game.

After that, I asked him about defense and what it means to face great players like Zach LaVine or DeMar DeRozan: “It’s great to face these players. They always leave you lessons, aspects to improve your defensive game. I have to keep working on it, trying to stay in front of the players, study them and not always jump for the ball. I have to be smart to read the rivals ”.

Indiana Pacers will face Charlotte Hornets on December 29, while Chicago Bulls He will do the same against the Atlanta Hawks on the 27th of the same month.