Defeats of Juancho Hernangómez and Usman Garuba
MADRID, Jan 22 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio signed a discreet performance this morning during the victory of the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Milwaukee Bucks (114-102), which did not have Serge Ibaka, during an NBA day where Juancho Hernangómez fell with the Toronto Raptors against Boston Celtics (104-106) and in which Usman Garuba’s Houston Rockets also lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves (113-104).
At Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the El Masnou point guard returned to action after missing yesterday’s game against the Golden State Warriors, and enjoyed nearly 19 minutes – more than in any game since his return last night. last week – as part of your plan to return to work after your serious injury.
Meanwhile, the Catalan scored three points -1 of 6 shots from the field and 1 of 2 from the home line-, grabbed three rebounds, offered five assists and recovered two balls, all to help the ‘Cavs’ consolidate in fifth place. in the Eastern Conference (29-19).
The absence of the Spanish-Congolese striker Serge Ibaka, absent for the sixth consecutive game for personal reasons, frustrated the Spanish duel, while the loss of the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, with knee discomfort, weighed too much on the Bucks, third in the East (29-17).
For their part, Juancho Hernangómez’s Toronto Raptors lost to Eastern leaders Boston Celtics, who lost Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III to injury. With this defeat, the third in a row, the Canadians continue to leave the ‘PlayIn’ positions of the same conference (20-27).
The Madrid striker has this time had almost ten minutes on the track at Scotiabank Arena, during which he brought a rebound and two assists to his team.
Usman Garuba also couldn’t beat the Houston Rockets, bottom of the Western Conference (10-36), who fell again for the fourteenth day in a row, this time against the ‘Wolves’. The La Mancha man failed to score but contributed seven rebounds, two assists and a block in 11 minutes of play.
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
RICKY RUBIO: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
USMAN GARUBA: 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.
JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: 1 rebound and 2 assists.
SERGE IBAKA: He didn’t play.
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