In the five games played by the strongest world league, last night was the most exciting in Atlanta. The home team "stole" the victory from visiting Toronto with a layup with one second left in overtime - 124:122.
And assistant Tre Young and the scorer of the decisive basket, AJ Griffin, took care of the spectacular ending.
“I was in the right place at the right time. I sensed that they were going to press and I moved forward thinking it would be good to get behind them. That's how it was," Griffin said after the game.
Griffin finished the game with 17 points (8 of 15 from the field) and 5 rebounds. Young finished the game with 33 points and 12 assists. Deandre Hunter added 22 points, and Clint Capela had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Philadelphia ended its streak of three consecutive victories on its floor in the game against Minnesota, which won 112:109.
The home team failed to continue the streak in the absence of Harden, Harris and Maxi, although Joel Embiid had 32 points and nine rebounds, but also made six mistakes.
In the duel between the leaders of the West, Utah celebrated in Portland with 118:113, while the Clippers beat San Antonio in Los Angeles with 119:97.
Indiana managed to win against Orlando by a point difference - 114:113.
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