Pau Gasol continues making history in the NBA . And it is that in early March 2016 achieved a rare for players his age (remember that Pau Gasol is 35 and next summer will turn 36) record. In the match played last March 7, 2016 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Spanish pivot scored his second triple - double of the season and thus becomes the fourth player in NBA history to get that achievement. the above were Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce and Kobe Bryant . For greater glory, Pau Gasol's team, the Chicago Bulls were imposed by 100-90, with an extra joy for fans who were given a place at the United Center, for if his team reached 100 points, the fans were presented with a hamburger.
The first triple - double of the season , Pau Gasol took place on February 27, 2016, although the Bulls lost to Portland Trail Blazers 95-103. In that game, Pau overcame his career - high assists (he distributed a total of 14), completing the triple - double with 22 points and 16 rebounds. In the game against Milwaukee, scored 12 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, 13 assists and even had time to put five blocks. This 2015-2016 is still one of the most prolific seasons Pau Gasol. These two games in which he has achieved a triple double are added several more in which he has touched and more than a dozen in which he has achieved double figures.
If there is still some clueless here, it is known as double or double figures in fact get more than 10 goals in a game in two of the actions of basketball (points, rebounds, assists and plugs). A triple-double is to get more than 10 goals in three of these categories.
In his career, Pau Gasol has reached a total of nine double triples. The last before achieved in this season dates back to 2013, when he was player of Los Angeles Lakers. It is precisely this year whenGasol is signing one of his best years as a professional . The Bulls are still fighting to get into theplayoffs in the regular season finale, and this season just jumped intense speculation about the possibility that Gasol left the Chicago team, although one of the key players in the squad.
Last February 2016, Gasol played his sixth All - Star, the second row, and while it is true that this year has gone by the injury of teammate Jimmy Butler, the Spanish came within a few hundred votes to be summoned by the public.
In this second year of professional in Chicago, the Bulls may not reach the play-offs . Last season they did to qualify and, after defeating Milwaukee Buckspor 4-2 in the first round, were eliminated in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference 4-2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers Lebron James. During last season he lived one of the moments that will be history of Spanish basketball. In the All - Star Game weekend's All Star, the initial jump did for the first time in history two European players, two Spanish players, and two brothers, Pau on the East team and Marc on the West team .
Pau Gasol numbers in the 2015-2016 season
This season, the fifteenth of his career in the NBA, Pau Gasol is signing some amazing numbers: average 32 minutes per game, with 17 points plus 11 rebounds and 4 assists . His success in field shots reaches 47% in threes is 36% and 81% in free throws. Their statistics are in line with the average of his career. This year scores only 17 points, whereas in the total are 18.3 average and field goal percentage is a bit poorer: 47 compared to 51 the total of his career.
Pau Gasol numbers are so large because it has become one of the great figures of the NBA. D and the 15 seasons he has played in the league, 10 of them reached the playoffs (it is elucidated what happens this time), on three occasions has played the finals (all with Los Angeles Lakers) and twice was champion.
Last December 2015, Pau Gasol reached another record at the height of few players in the league: he played his game 1000 . It thus became the player number 115 in history to reach that figureand is considered by many as one of the most decisive in the history of European league players.
In these fifteen seasons in the league, only two Europeans can compete with Pau Gasol for dominance of the continent in the league. Dirk Nowitzky, which has recently caught 1,000 points this season, the consecutive sixteenth (achievement have only repeated Tim Duncan, 17, Karl Malone, 18, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, 19), and is the sixth leading scorer of the league. It also has a championship ring and won the NBA title in the 2010-2011 season.
The other player who completes the podium of the best of this century Europeans is certainly Tony Parker. The basis of the San Antonio Spurs is the player with more assists of the franchise and has four championships, got all the Spurs team since joining the NBA in 2001. But what really is up to the great Pau Gasol?
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