MADRID, 25 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Toronto Raptors has sealed its sixth consecutive victory this morning after beating New York Knicks (112-118) to storm the second place of the Eastern Conference, in an early morning in which they also beat the Phoenix Suns of Ricky Rubio to San Antonio Spurs ( 99-103) and the Denver Nuggets of Juancho Hernangómez to New Orleans Pelicans (106-113), while Willy and his Hornets fell to the Bucks in Paris (103-116).
In Madison Square Garden, the Canadians matched the Miami Heat brand (31-14) to snatch the second position, although far from some Milwaukee Bucks that continue to dominate with solvency in the East (40-6). Base Kyle Lowry and Cameroonian power forward Pascal Siakam, with 26 and 23 points respectively, led the Raptors attack.
The power forward Marc Gasol, who spent more than half an hour on the track, contributed 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, while the Spanish-Congolese power forward Serge Ibaka scored 14 points and put 2 blocks in his almost 20 minutes of participation.
For their part, the Suns interrupted a streak of two consecutive losses by beating a direct rival for the 'playoffs', San Antonio, commanded by the 35 goals of their guard Devin Booker. The base Ricky Rubio helped the triumph of the Arizona (19-26) with 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 35 minutes.
Juancho Hernangómez, the Madrid power forward, also won 4 minutes in which he signed 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, in New Orleans, in a duel in which Colorado (31-14) took hold fourth from West.
Finally, the Charlotte Hornets of Willy Hernangómez suffered their seventh straight defeat in the match they played against the Bucks at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris. The Madrid had just under eight minutes of participation and achieved 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
– STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
SERGE IBAKA: 14 points and 2 caps.
MARC GASOL: 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
RICKY RUBIO: 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal.