The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMIAN National Basketball Association (NBA) pros all experienced losses on Tuesday night on the West and East coast.

Grand Bahamian sharpshooter Chavano “Buddy” Hield and the Golden State Warriors came up short against the ? 112-86 at the Kaseya Centre in Miami, Florida.

Hield produced 10 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes of action. He shot 3-for-8 from the field and 2-for-5 from long range. The Dallas Mavericks fell against the New York Knicks 128-113 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bahamian big man Kai Jones put up nine points, eight rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes in the starting lineup.  He shot 3-for-6 from the field and was perfect at the charity stripe, going 2-for-2.

Three-point specialist Klay Thompson had a tough shooting night. He went 2-for-11 from the field to end the night with just 6 points, three rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. Warriors vs HeatJimmy Butler’s return to Miami was spoiled by the Heat on Tuesday. He turned in 11 points, six rebounds and two assists on the night. Hield knocked down a triple early in the first period to shift the score to 13-9, favouring the Heat. 

Golden State fell behind 28-22 in the opening quarter.

‘Buddy’ was successful on two attempts at the charity stripe but the Heat were already ahead 39-29 in the second quarter.

Miami took off with a 57-40 advantage at the halftime break.

Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski nailed a 17-footer and Johnathan Kuminga followed it up with a three that shaved the deficit down to 8 (78-70) but the team never held the lead in the contest. 

Golden State trailed the entire game for the fifth time this season. 

The Heat had the hot hand, shooting 55.8 per cent while holding the Warriors to 39.8 per cent from the field.

Mavericks vs Knicks

The injury bug once again plagued the Dallas Mavericks in their recent loss to the New York Knicks.

Jones did most of his damage in the first quarter. He caught an assist from Max Christie and threw down a dunk that shifted the score to 22-20 at the 5:55 mark.

The score was neck-and-neck at 37-35 going into the second quarter.

Dallas kept the game relatively close in the second quarter thanks to Naji Marshall’s strong shooting night. 

The score was knotted at 68 apiece at the halftime mark.

The Mavericks’ Brandon Williams made a driving layup with 1:25 to go but the Knicks took control of the game 98-84 at the end of the third.

The game was a foregone conclusion after the Knicks outscored the Mavs 30-16 in the third period.

OG Anunoby led the team in scoring with 35 points and five rebounds. Karl Anthony-Towns posted a triple double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Warriors return to action against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and the Mavs take on Orlando tonight.