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Rookie Smith Jr. sprains ankle in Mavericks’ win over Hawks

By KYLE HIGHTOWER would be a blow to a Mav-
AP Sports Writer ericks team that is already
The Dallas Mavericks and without Seth Curry for an
Atlanta Hawks will face indefinite amount of time
each other in both teams’ following his left tibia injury.
regular-season opener Curry’s likely replacement,
next week. But Thursday’s Yogi Ferrell, had a promis-
night’s preseason matchup ing night with 11 points and
wasn’t true a preview of five assists.
that game. A look at Thursday’s other
Gian Clavell had 19 points, preseason game:
including five 3-pointers, CLIPPERS 104, KINGS 87
and the visiting Maver- Blake Griffin played 25 min-
icks beat the Hawks 108- utes and finished with 18
94. Maxi Kleber added 16 points and four assists to
points. help the Clippers beat the
The Mavericks still have one visiting Kings 104-87.
final preseason game re- All of Los Angeles’ starters
maining on Friday night at played 20-plus minutes with
Charlotte, so coach Rick only one more preseason
Carlisle opted to rest Dirk game remaining on their
Nowitzki and the rest of his schedule.
projected starting unit. It KINGS: Zach Randolph led
was the Hawks’ final exhibi- Dallas Mavericks guard Yogi Ferrell (11) looks to pass between Atlanta Hawks forward Ersan Sacramento with 14 points,
tion outing, so Mike Buden- Ilyasova (7) and guard Malcolm Delaney (5) in the second half of an NBA preseason basketball four rebounds and one
holzer approached his ro- game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Atlanta. block. Garrett Temple had
tation as he likely will during Associated Press 13 points, three rebounds,
the regular season. Taurean Prince, Ersan Ilyas- a sprained left ankle after sive Summer League. He three assists and two steals
Kent Bazemore had a sol- ova, Dewayne Dedmon, getting tangled up with was averaging 11.5 points, in 25 minutes of action.
id night, finishing with 20 Bazemore and Dennis Sch- Schroder. three assists and three re- CLIPPERS: Wesley Johnson
points, six rebounds and roder — all played extend- The ninth overall pick had bounds through four pre- went 4 for 4 from the 3-point
five assists. But it was Dal- ed minutes. nine points in 12 minutes season appearances. line and finished with 16
las’ youngsters that put on It wasn’t a spotless night for before his injury. It was a This season is expected to points and five rebounds
a show. The Mavericks led the Mavericks. Rookie Den- continuation of his solid largely a rebuilding year for starting in place of Danilo
31-19 after the first quarter. nis Smith Jr. limped off the preseason production that both teams. Losing Smith Gallinari, who sat out with a
Atlanta’s starting group — court in the first half with started with an impres- for any extended period it left foot sprain.q

Del Potro has wrist placed in splint after fall in Shanghai

By SANDRA HARWITT the U.S. Open quarterfinals. In the third set, Nadal saved
Associated Press Federer made another the one break point he
SHANGHAI (AP) — Juan matchup by beating Rich- faced in the match in the
Martin del Potro’s bruised ard Gasquet 7-5, 6-4. fifth game, and broke serve
left wrist was placed in a “I hope for him (del Potro) in the sixth to set up victory.
splint after a nasty fall while that it’s nothing serious,” “Winning a lot of matches
winning his quarterfinal at Federer said. “He’s had in a row, so I’m very happy
the Shanghai Masters on problems in the past and for everything,” Nadal said.
Friday. this is why he’s worried, “Of course, being able to
Del Potro is due to play rightfully so. win the U.S. Open, Beijing,
Roger Federer in the semi- At the end of the day noth- and being in the semifinals
finals on Saturday. The ing changes for me, I’ll be here ... I have to try to keep
other semifinal features ready to come out here to focus and hold that mo-
top-ranked Rafael Nadal play, and it’s for revenge mentum. We’ll see tomor-
against Marin Cilic. for the U.S. Open.” row if I can have another
Del Potro tumbled on the Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina holds his hand in pain after Meanwhile, Nadal tied An- good day.”
court at 2-2 in the third set falling on the court during his men’s singles quarterfinals match dre Agassi for sixth place Fourth-seeded Cilic stands
against Viktor Troicki of Serbia in the Shanghai Masters tennis
against Viktor Troicki of Ser- tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in on the list of all-time Open between Nadal and a sec-
bia and instinctively tried Shanghai, China, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Era wins. Topping Grigor ond ATP final in two weeks.
to break the fall with his Associated Press Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-7 Cilic advanced to his first
left wrist. Del Potro, who for a local hospital. “I felt Jorge Viale, del Potro’s (6), 6-3 was his 870th match Shanghai semifinal by beat-
has undergone surgery on something wrong in that agent, later tweeted that win. ing Albert Ramos-Vinolas of
both wrists, conferred with moment, but I continued tests revealed a “wrist con- Nadal also improved his win Spain 6-3, 6-4.
a trainer as he repeatedly to play, just playing (back- tusion” but “more serious streak to 15 having won the The 25th-ranked Ramos-
shook his wrist. hand) slices just to finish problems were ruled out.” China Open last week. In Vinolas ended Cilic’s
Del Potro ended up break- the match. I’m going to “The doctors put a splint to Beijing, he defeated Dimi- streak of winning 21 service
ing Troicki’s serve in that the hospital to see what immobilize the wrist,” Viale trov in a three-set semifinal. games in the sixth game of
fifth game and prevailed the MRI says, and what the added. “Tomorrow morn- Here, Dimitrov extended the second set.
4-6, 6-1, 6-4. doctor says. ing, Juan Martin will decide their quarterfinal to a third “I was a little bit angry with
“I don’t know how my wrist “Then I will take a decision whether he plays the semi- set when he rebounded myself just with not keeping
is after I fell down,” del for tomorrow. I would like to final.” from a 4-2 deficit to win the up the good tennis at that
Potro said before leaving play and be 100 percent.” Del Potro beat Federer in second-set tiebreaker. moment,” Cilic said.q