Jaime Jáquez Jr. Shines in Miami Heat’s Victory, Matching Historic Mexican NBA Scoring Mark

Small forward Jaime Jáquez Jr. started for the third time in his budding NBA career and responded with a great performance in the Miami Heat’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 117-109. The UCLA graduate equaled the scoring mark of a Mexican basketball player in the best basketball league in the world by dazzling the State Farm Arena with 20 points. ‘Triple J’ played 38:28 minutes in which he made eight of 17 shots from the field, 2/7 in triples and made the two free throws he attempted to achieve the two dozen points. The California native added four assists, three rebounds and a steal. One of his most exciting plays was the buzzer beater that he hit in the final moments of the second quarter.

The mark belonged to Juan Toscano-Anderson, who achieved it on April 15, 2021, when the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-101. In that match, the one of Mexican descent took to the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse court as a substitute. JTA only missed two shots, a triple and a free throw, to achieve his best scoring performance in the NBA. He scored 8/9 in FGs, ¾ in triples and ½ in free throws with seven rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in just 30:32 minutes.

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Miami’s winning streak

Miami started the season with a win over the Detroit Pistons. However, they went on a four-game losing streak from which they have recovered with the same number of victories to have a 5-4 record. The ‘W’s’ have been achieved at the expense of the Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks.

2023-11-12 03:33:39
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