The Dominican guard Chris Duarte consolidated his contribution as an important player in the new scheme of the Indiana Pacers and with 21 points, second best scorer, he helped them beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-107.

Dominican point guard Chris Duarte consolidated his contribution as an important player in the new Indiana Pacers scheme and with 21 points, second best scorer, he helped them beat the Memphis Grizzlies 109-107.

Duarte, who also won the rookie singles match against Spaniard Santi Aldama, scored 9 of 18 shots from the field, including a triple on three attempts, and was 2 of 4 from the personnel line.

He also played a leading role in the inside game, grabbing six rebounds, five were defensive, gave four assists, recovered two balls, lost two more, put up a block and committed a personal foul in the 36 minutes he played.

Lithuanian power forward Domantas Sabonis was in charge of leading the Pacers’ attack (2-1) by getting a double-double of 24 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and three ball recoveries.

Guard Jeremy Lamb scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including a jump shot with 4.9 seconds left for Indiana.

Point guard Sam Merrill, with 30 points, was the Grizzlies’ leading scorer (3-2) after scoring 11 of 17 shots from the field, including 8 of 13 3-pointers.

Aldama again showed all his class in the inside game and was on the verge of double-double after scoring nine points and 11 rebounds, including 10 defenders, and distributing two assists.

The Spanish center continued to have problems in the offensive game, scoring only 3 of 10 shots from the field, including a triple in four attempts, and was perfect 2-2 from the personnel line.

Aldama also recovered a ball, lost three, put two blocks and committed three personal fouls.

The Norwich striker became the top scorer in the history of the Finnish team (33 goals) with his double in Finland’s triumph in Kazakhstan

Finland clings to the dream of playing the first World Cup in its history. Kanerva’s team, which debuted last summer in a final phase of the European Championship, won (0-2) in Kazakhstan and is third in group D with the same points as Ukraine (second). They achieved a key victory at Astana Arena thanks to goals from Teemu Pukki.

The Norwich striker signed a double between the end of the first half and the start of the second with which he became Finland’s all-time top scorer. With 33 goals in 98 games he left behind Jari Litmanen, the great soccer player in the history of the country who celebrated 32 in 137. His teammates recognized him by keeping him after the duel in Kazakhstan.

The former Sevilla player, who made his debut with Finland in 2009, is now the fifth player, along with Kolkka, with the most ‘games’ for his country. He is two encounters from being a centenary and 39 from reaching Litmanen. It goes for him.

The young midfielder Pedro González, Pedri, returned yesterday to the training of the Las Palmas Sports Union, after participating with the Spanish team in the U17 World Cup in Brazil.

On his first day with the team after his return from the international tournament, Pedri did a retraining training in the gym, along with several injured teammates, according to the Gran Canaria club.

With only 16 years, the Tenerife player had become the main reference of the team, along with Jonathan Viera. Until his march to the World Cup, Pedri had played ten games with the almost complete UD Las Palmas (832 minutes), had scored three goals (as many as Rubén Castro) and had served three goal assists to his teammates.

Casualties or not, the Canarian team does not win since Pedri left for the World Cup. In his absence, Pepe Mel’s have added three consecutive losses to Cádiz, Fuenlabrada and Zaragoza. On the last day they tied against Alcorcón.

The Las Palmas Sports Union will hold its last training today before moving to Miranda de Ebro (Burgos), where it plays this Sunday, on the 16th day of LaLiga Smartbank.