Damian Lillard, the best player this season finale of the NBA at Disney World (Orlando), dislocated his left index finger when trying to steal the ball from Anthony Davis, the best of the Lakers, in the third quarter of the game. At the time the Blazers were still fighting for the win. Without the Portland star on the floor, the match ended 111-88 and the tie was even.

The 'blazer' point guard, who had 18 points in 30 minutes, withdrew from the court with great gestures of pain and anger, throwing a towel on the ground and unleashing fear among his coaches and teammates. "I was very frustrated, it was a very bad time to get injured," Lillard said later.

The X-ray tests that he underwent were negative and the player was optimistic about his participation, which is vital for his team, in the third game of the series. "I'm going to play," said the point guard. "It's just painful, a little bloated and uncomfortable." His coach, Terry Stotts , was more cautious, stating that "it is too early to say what his status is for the next game."

With an average of 36.6 points per game and several heroic performances, Lillard led Portland to qualify for the playoffs in the last games of the regular season and to defeat the Lakers, first classified in the Western Conference, at the start of the first. playoff round.

This time it was Anthony Davis , with 31 points and 11 rebounds, who led the Lakers' reaction and returned the tie to equality. His performance was key because LeBron James had a low-key night with 10 points (4/11 shooting from the field), six rebounds and seven assists. Davis was the first Lakers player to score more than 30 points in less than 30 minutes of a playoff game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1987.

Portland, which has been risking its life in each of the 11 games it has played at Disney World since July 31, showed signs of exhaustion after four dramatic wins in a row. "I don't think we're too fatigued," Lillard replied. "Playing every other day is hard but instead we don't have to travel."

'Anteto' submits Orlando

The Milwaukee Bucks, first classified in the East, also recovered from their loss to the Magic, eighth, with a clear victory by 111-96. Led by an extra-motivated Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 28 points and 20 rebounds, the Bucks regained lost aggressiveness on defense and limited the Magic to just 13 points in the first quarter and just 43 at halftime.

For Orlando, only the Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic with 32 points and 10 rebounds could stand up to the momentum of the Greek.

Without missing Russell Westbrook , down again Thursday due to injury, the Houston Rockets beat the Thunder 111-98 to go 2-0 in their series. James Harden stayed at 21 points and 9 assists with a weak statistic of 5 of 16 in shooting from the field (31.3%) but his contribution was key in the final stretch.

Despite having reputable defenders such as veteran Chris Paul (14 points), Oklahoma had no response to the streaks of Houston supporting actors such as Danuel House (19 points and 3 triples) and Jeff Green (15 and 3). The victory escaped Oklahoma City at the start of the fourth quarter when it conceded a 15-0 run without Harden. Upon entering the court, the 'Barba' sentenced with 11 points in the final minutes.

Robinson peppers Pacers

The Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers 109-100 and went 2-0 in the series driven by Duncan Robinson. The shooting guard had 24 points shooting only from long range, with 7/8 on 3s, and an immaculate 3/3 on free throws.

Slovenian point guard Goran Dragic scored 20 points and Heat star Jimmy Butler finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

After he retired from the first game due to a blow to the left eye, the Pacers were able to count on their figure Victor Oladipo , who was his team's leading scorer with 22 points and four triples.

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