Antonio Blakeney play in the clutch helped the Chicago Bulls to a 111-110 victory over Memphis.
Former Oak Ridge standout Antonio Blakeney has never lacked confidence in his ability to score the basketball. That paid off big in a Chicago Bulls NBA victory on Thursday night.
With time running out and the Bulls down by a point to Memphis, Blakeney called for the ball and clear-out, and drew a foul on a 3-point shot with 1.8 seconds to go. The 6-foot-4 guard made two of three free throws for a 111-110 victory.
Blakeney, in his 16th NBA appearance, scored 10 points in 25 minutes in the victory. He was averaging 7.4 points in 14.8 minutes going into a Saturday night game vs. Cleveland.
Blakeney, who was undrafted out of LSU, is on a two-way NBA/G-League contract that limited his time with the Bulls. He played seven games with Chicago in November and was called back up on Jan. 31 after tearing up the G-League with averages of 32 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game for the Windy City Bulls.