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2:54 – excellent help defense to protect the rim with a steal against the big, and then shows his ability to grab-and-go even though he missed the lay-up eventually

7:32 – handles the ball in transition and throws a perfectly timed bounce pass between two defenders for the easy lay-up

12:03 – isolation in the high post against a similar-sized defender but he just completes overpowers his defender on the drive to the rim and draws the shooting foul

13:36 – isolated on the perimeter, drives into the defender who once again just bounces off him as Sissoko tries to draw the foul (no call), but then relocates to the corner for an and-1 3

17:28 – gets the ball on the perimeter, drives and collapses the defense (Scoot’s defender cheats off him to help out), touches the paint and has a nice kick-out pass to Scoot who drives the open lane and hits the floater

32:04 – a high-post touch turns into a PnR where Sissoko nicely changes directions, draws the attention of three defenders around the rim and has a very nice no-look dump-off to the big who blows the finish

32:21 – heads-up semi-transition play off a made basket where he hits the Guard with a quick and easy pass for an open midrange ****

32:56 – another high post touch, where he muscles himself into the paint and draws help defense but doesn’t have an easy finish, so he nicely dumps it off last second to the big for a floater that he misses

34:13 – sees an opportunity to pick up steam in semi-transition and bullies himself to the rim through two defenders but misses the lay-up through contact

34:54 – receives the ball open on the perimeter where his defender closes out and he fakes a shot, drives by the defender and dunks it with only one dribble

36:00 – rebounds and goes, and finds an open shooter on the wing in transition who misses the shot

40:11 – receives the ball in the corner in isolation, drives his defender into the paint and draws another shooting foul

41:58 – good help defense in transition that forces a missed lay-up (looked like he blocked it)

44:32 – receives the ball on the perimeter in transition playing 3 vs 3, he drives into the paint and puts up a nice floater with the left hand for another and-1

45:13 – defends Ziaire on the perimeter who gets a step on him but good recovery and contest to help force a miss on the floater

45:58 – banks in an open 3 from the top

1:10:40 – guards Lofton Jr. in the PnR and that is just excellent switching defense

1:11:59 – picks up the ball and runs the transition possession where he has another nice look-away pass to an open Scoot who should have taken it to the rim but instead missed the jumoer

1:13:47 – gets the ball in the high/mid-post area again where he draws a double-team from the weak side and makes a quick read to find the open corner shooter (great awareness!) who missed the shot

1:24:33 – gets the ball on the perimeter when he can immediately drives it, has an incredible behind-the-back dribble to get a lane to the paint, and finishes strong through contact for yet another and-1; that was an incredible move!

1:26:36 – gets the ball on the perimeter and tries to drive but gets cut off, so he pulls it out and turns it into a PnR that allows him to touch the paint but the floater is in-and-out; but he doesn’t give up on the play and Ignite retains possession

1:29:07 – runs a high-PnR with a double-pick and turns the corner, gets to the rim and draws a foul on the lay-up

1:31:17 – receives the ball on the perimeter, starts the drive and pulls of an insanely quick spin move that gives him an open lane to the rim and he dunks it; play of the game!

1:31:31 – great hustle trying to keep the ball in play after a fumbled rebounds by a teammate

1:32:13 – receives the ball in transition and just goes, drives to the paint and into a defender where he draws contact and gets yet another and-1 on his short floater

1:32:53 – that’s just a good communicative defensive possession from him with multiple; fights through the screen, then switches onto the big, gives his teammate instructions (who is late to rotate) and then tips the ball out on the rebound; he then gets the ball in transition, drives and has a nice short pass back to the trailing big who misses the lay-up

1:43:23 – gets the ball in the high post which they turn into a PnR, Sissoko gets into the paint and draws a foul on the lay-up

1:44:58 – he picks off a full court pass and is out on transition (4 on 2), and hits the trailing Guard for an easy lay-up

1:45:36 – good help defense awareness even though it ends up with a foul

1:46:51 – grabs the rebound and runs the floor in transition, and makes a really nice cross-court pass to the open man in the corner

1:47:18 – good post-defense holding his ground even though his opponent hits the tough fade-away jumper