In the first pre-season match of the NBA “Detroit Pistons” Ukrainian Svyatoslav Mykhailyuk on his own floor in the empty stands hosted the “New York Knicks”.
The native of Cherkasy came out on the floor in the middle of the first quarter with a score of 9:11 and thanks to the interception and in the same attack accurate three-pointer, was able to bring the “pistons” forward (15:11). After the time-out, Mykhailyuk threw another long attempt, but then his club lost 23:29.
The second appearance of the Ukrainian on the floor took place in the middle of the third quarter, and his first shot from behind the arc hit the target.
In the final period, he also added 5 more points to his asset and his total output was 14 points in 16 minutes with 3 assists and 2 rebounds. He also received the title of top scorer in the “Pistons”.
“Detroit” lost 84:90.
