Aday Mara, double-double, dunks in pairs and a milestone: equals Michael Jordan

The Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t have their numbers last night, widely surpassed by the Portland Trail Blazers (123-103), but the giant Aday Mara continues to collect numbers that hint at greatness. The 21-year-old, 2.21-year-old center posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds plus 2 assists and 1 block in 26 minutes with a 5/9 shooting from the field to once again see his name alongside some of the greatest in NBA history.

Mara added his second double-double in his 11th game in the best league in the world, equaling the two that rookie Pau Gasol recorded in the same number of games. However, the interior formed at Casademont Zaragoza chained its eleventh consecutive clash with at least one block.

Among the rookies who reached this milestone is Michael Jordan, as well as other Hall of Famers such as Pau Gasol himself, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo or Bill Walton.

The Spanish international also rounded his block count to 20 with his ‘chapa’ to Toumani Camara, although his highlight moment in question was not his classic hat but his vehement display of character: he received his own medicine with a block from Branden Carlson, the Blazers center once again prevented him from scoring but the third time was the charm with a dunk with a celebration of rage included. He shouted in the figurative sense and in the literal sense so that the entire NBA would find out.

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