UOne of those plays that I will remember. There are 3.8 seconds left and the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors (122-122) tie. The Canadians equalize the game from the staff, and it seems that the victory will be decided in another extension. Or not… Because either a serious mistake or a genius appeared in the State Farm Arena.
Take out Atlanta in the background and Dejounte Murray receives against full-court pressure from Toronto. He finds Trae Young who alone and with no cover can boot. And at the last second he sends an “alley-oop” to AJ Griffin. He is totally alone and with a shot to the sleeve he scores on the buzzer. They win the match.
It seems like a serious mistake by Toronto, which, when pressing on all court, leaves a rival player unguarded and their last defender hangs. A tactical failure that, to make matters worse, has another twist. The author of that miraculous basket, AJ Griffin, is the son of the coach assistant to Nick Nurse, manager of the Toronto Raptors.
The Raptors a game they could win and in which Juancho Hernngomez came out as a starter. 32 minutes, with 10 points (5/9 on the shot) and 9 rebounds. One of his best performances. No ultimate prize. But it seems that he found his way in the Canadian team. Rotation player, who needs presence under the basket and defense.
Hernngomez is the third Spaniard who has been a starter on the course. Aldama, who has given up the position to Jaren Jackson Jr., continues to dominate that classification with 14 appearances. The little one from the Madrid saga equals Usman Garuba with a game as a member of the initial quintet.