In a match where the injury to the Atlanta Hawks star, Trae Young, Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler overcame the Hawks’ guest with a score of 112: 97 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta’s John Collins was the top scorer with 30 points. Miami junior Tyler Herro scored 19 of his 29 points in the second quarter, and Butler – who debuted for the Heat, added 21 more. Goran Dragic had 21 points for Miami.
Young, who entered the game as the second-best scorer in the NBA (34 points per game) and was fifth in assists (9.0 per game) injured his right ankle with 9:57 remaining. minutes of the second quarter and could not return to the match anymore.
Shortly after the injury, the Hawks announced that Young had sprained his right ankle and would not be able to return to the match. ESPN reports that medical tests carried out as soon as Young left the field gave the team hope that the injury is not serious, but the basketball player will soon have several more tests.
Lakers 120, Grizzlies 91
Anthony Davis scored 40 points and made 20 rebounds in 31 minutes, while Los Angeles used an explosion in the third quarter of the game to cross Memphis and secure their third consecutive victory.
Davis broke the club record for free throws, being accurate in 26 of 27. He scored 18 points in the third quarter when the Lakers reached a 22-0 lead against the Grizzlies, who failed to score in the final 5:47 of the third quarter.
Davis played in this match despite having had his shoulder injured since Sunday’s win against the Charlotte Hornets. He expressed his pain several times during the match, but continued to play. LeBron James scored 23 points and made eight assists for the Lakers.
Mavericks 109, Nuggets 106
Tim Hardaway Jr. and Maxi Kleber each scored 14 points each, coming off the bench, while Kristaps Porzingis had 10 points and 14 points, helping Dallas beat Denver.
Luke Doncic contributed 12 points, but the Nuggets won after nine of their players reached double-digit points.
Paul Millsap had 23 points and eight rebounds, Will Barton had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Nikola Jovic 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Denver, who lost the lead in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. and failed to regain that superiority.