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It wasn’t the Jalen Suggs-poster dunk heard around the NBA world on Friday, but it was a solid runner-up.
Just a few minutes into the opening quarter against Charlotte on Saturday, Matas Buzelius back cut on rookie Kon Knueppel, caught the Nikola Vucevic bounce pass, and went immediately into attack mode on the rim and any human standing in between it.
The nasty two-handed flush quickly brought the United Center crowd to their feet and kept the Buzelis buzz alive and well.
The 112-99 loss to the Hornets, however, was also a reminder that Buzelis’ growth is not linear.