Game Notes: Ignite vs. Metropolitans 92
October 6, 2022 - NBA G League (G League)
NBA G League Ignite News Release
FAST BREAK
NBA G League Ignite closes out its two-game preseason series against Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 Thursday. The action tips off at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev. The game airs live on ESPN2 and through the new NBA App, with Cory Alexander and John Schiffren on the call.
A star-studded crowd of more than 3,000 people, including NBA scouts and executives from all 30 teams plus NBA and WNBA stars, convened in Henderson Tuesday to watch a highly anticipated matchup featuring projected top NBA Draft picks Scoot Henderson. Henderson delivered with 28 points, and game-high assist (9) and steal (2) totals.
His fellow Draft-eligible teammates also shined, with Washington State transfer Efe Abogidi notching 14 points of his own plys six rebounds and four assists, and France's Sidy Cissoko logging seven points with four boards, two assists and two blocks.
BY THE NUMBERS
28
Scoot Henderson recorded a team-high 28 points in the first game against Metropolitans 92, including 18 in the first half. It marks his second-highest point total as an Ignite player. His career high is 31 against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Nov. 26 last season.
18
Ignite outscored Metropolitans 92 by 18 points from inside the paint (48-30) in Tuesday's action.
8
Leonard Miller notched a game-high eight rebounds, including five offensive boards.
5
Five different Ignite players had double-digit scoring outings - Henderson (28), Jenkins (21), Dawkins (15), Mika (14) and Abogidi (14).
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