MADRID, 17 Dec. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Spanish striker Juancho Hernangómez fell this morning with the Toronto Raptors during the visit of the Brooklyn Nets (116-119), an NBA duel in which the Madrid player savored more minutes than ever and even “overthrew” Kyrie Irving , who gave victory to his team at the last second.
A hat-trick from the American leader, top scorer for his team (32), allowed the New York franchise to win its fifth consecutive victory at the last moment and consolidate fourth place in the Eastern Conference (18-12), where the Canadians close, tenth, the ‘Play-In’ positions (13-16).
Fred VanVleet’s 39 goals weren’t enough for Nick Nurse, who had midfielder Hernangómez as a starter; In total, Juancho spent almost 41 minutes on the field, during which he contributed eight points -3 on 5 shots from the field, including 1 of 3 triples and 1 of 2 from the personal line-, six rebounds and an assist decisive.
Moreover, he took one of the “highlights” of the evening in a penetration to the basket in which he dodged the defense of Irving, who went to the ground before the Spaniard scored.
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: 8 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
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