Ex-Hillcrest Prep teammates Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley III had double-doubles in the Phoenix Suns' win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
The Suns Friday night win over the Pistons at Footprint arena showcased a matchup between two former Phoenix-area prep high school stars now making a name for themselves in the NBA.
“I talk to him every now and then when I get a chance," Bagley told The Republic after the game, a 108-102 Phoenix win."It’s always good seeing him do his thing and being able to compete at the highest level. It’s always fun. I still think about that. It’s good when we play against each other and compete like that.”
"We haven’t seen the floater as much this year but he has been able to knock down some of his midrange shots where he faces up and the guy backs up and he just knocks it down or sometimes he knocks down the turnaround but he was, I hate to say aggressive, but I just think he took advantage of the situation."
“Bags played well, that’s why we left him in there," Pistons coach Dwayne Casey said."He really performed at a high level against Ayton. He gave him some resistance. Again, everybody who played tonight did an excellent job. From Rodney Magruder on down the line. They came in and did their job. You know, being one point guard really, really hurt us executing defensively to offensively but Bags did a heck of a job on the boards. ...
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