League says injury rate down

The NBA said Thursday the rate of players needing to miss games because of injuries is down from last season, and within the normal range for what the league has seen over the last five seasons.

League data shows the player injury rate this season is down about 6 percent, even though several marquee players — including Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, James Harden and most recently Jamal Murray — have dealt with injuries in recent weeks.

Murray tore the ACL in his left knee this week. The standout Denver guard will be out for the rest of this season and quite possibly a significant portion of next season.

“Injuries are incredibly unfortunate,” said NBA senior vice president David Weiss, who helps oversee all the health and safety efforts for the league. “We hate to see them. They’ve always been a part of the game, and how we’re seeing them this year is not that different from how we’ve seen them in recent seasons: lower than some, higher than others.”

Brooklyn 4-21 (Brown 1-2, Irving 1-3, J.green 1-5, Shamet 1-5, J.harris 0-2, Luwawu-cabarrot 0-4), Philadelphia 13-28 (Milton 3-4, Embiid 3-6, T.harris 2-3, Korkmaz 2-5, Scott 1-2, Curry 1-3, D.green 1-3). Brooklyn 43 (Jordan 14), Philadelphia 32 (Embiid Brooklyn 23 (Irving 9), Philadelphia 23 Brooklyn 21, Philadelphia 21. 13). (Simmons 9).

4,094 (20,478)

Bullock 6-10 0-0 16, Randle 11-26 5-5 32, Gibson 4-5 0-1 8, Barrett 2-10 1-1 6, Payton 5-11 1-2 11, Toppin 0-1 0-0 0, Noel 0-0 0-0 0, Pelle 2-3 0-0 4, Burks 7-12 3-3 21, Quickley 2-5 1-1 7, Rose 5-14 0-0 11. Totals 44-97 11-13 116.

Ingram 9-22 8-8 28, Williamson 10-19 5-8 25, Adams 5-7 0-0 10, Bledsoe 3-7 0-0 6, Marshall 5-9 1-2 14, Hayes 3-4 2-2 8, Iwundu 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 4-10 4-4 13, Nunnally 0-3 0-0 0, Lewis Jr. 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 40-88 20-24 106.

New York 17-33 (Randle 5-8, Bullock 4-7, Burks 4-7, Quickley 2-2, Barrett 1-3, Rose 1-4), New Orleans 6-28 (Marshall 3-5, Ingram 2-6, Johnson 1-6, Lewis Jr. 0-2, Williamson 0-2, Bledsoe 0-3, Nunnally 0-3). New York 48 (Gibson 10), New Orleans 49 (Adams 10).

New York 19 (Randle 5), New Orleans 25 (Ingram, Williamson 7).

New York 17, New Orleans 12.

3,700 (16,867)

Ennis III 8-12 1-1 22, Okeke 4-10 0-0 9, Carter Jr. 8-16 3-5 19, Carter-williams 6-12 2-4 15, Harris 5-10 2-2 15, Bacon 2-2 0-0 5, Hall 2-3 3-3 7, Ross 4-13 2-3 11, Anthony 5-7 0-0 10, Hampton 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 44-89 15-20 115.

Williams 3-4 2-3 9, Young 1-5 0-0 2, Vucevic 1120 2-2 29, Lavine 11-22 2-2 30, Satoransky 4-7 0-0 9, Aminu 0-1 0-0 0, Brown Jr. 1-3 0-0 3, Temple 0-1 0-0 0, Markkanen 2-6 0-0 6, Theis 7-12 1-2 16, Valentine 0-1 0-0 0, White 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-86 7-9 106.

Orlando 12-27 (Ennis III 5-6, Harris 3-4, Carter-williams 1-3, Okeke 1-3, Ross 1-6, Hampton 0-3), Chicago 17-37 (Lavine 6-12, Vucevic 5-8, Markkanen 2-5, Brown Jr. 1-2, Satoransky 1-3, Theis 1-3). Orlando 46 (Carter Jr. 12), Chicago 40 (Vucevic Orlando 29 (Harris 6), Chicago 23 (Lavine 7). Orlando 15, Chicago 16. 11).

Mann 4-12 0-0 9, Patterson 0-3 0-0 0, Zubac 6-10 6-7 18, Kennard 5-17 6-7 17, R.jackson 12-24 2-2 29, Batum 2-7 1-1 7, Coffey 2-5 2-2 6, Cousins 3-9 2-2 8, Rondo 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 37-93 19-21 100.

Bey 6-11 1-2 17, Grant 10-21 7-7 28, Plumlee 3-4 5-6 11, J.jackson 3-10 2-3 9, Joseph 1-7 1-1 3, Okafor 1-1 0-0 2, Stewart 6-7 0-112, Diallo 1-4 1-2 3, Ellington 2-5 0-0 5, Hayes 4-10 0-0 8. Totals 37-85 17-22 98.

L.A. Clippers 7-29 (R.jackson 3-6, Batum 2-6, Mann 1-4, Kennard 1-6, Cousins 0-2, Patterson 0-3), Detroit 7-24 (Bey 4-7, Ellington 1-3, Grant 1-4, Joseph 0-2, Hayes 0-3, F.jackson 0-4).

L.A. Clippers 47 (Zubac 13), Detroit 46 (Plumlee 9).

L.A. Clippers 10 (Rondo 4), Detroit 17 (Hayes 6). L.A. Clippers 20, Detroit 21. 750 (20,491)

Green 5-10 2-3 12, Wiggins 6-12 3-4 16, Looney 4-6 1-1 9, Bazemore 5-8 2-3 15, Curry 14-20 3-3 42, Lee 3-4 0-0 9, Smailagic 2-3 0-0 4, Toscano-anderson 2-5 1-1 6, Mannion 1-5 0-0 2, Mulder 2-5 0-0 5, Payton II 3-4 3-4 10, Poole 5-13 4-4 17. Totals 52-95 19-23 147.

Bazley 10-18 2-2 22, Roby 4-6 0-0 9, Brown 8-13 2-3 18, Maledon 5-12 1-5 11, Mykhailiuk 6-11 0-1 14, Bradley 6-7 1-4 13, Hall 0-3 2-2 2, Hoard 0-4 1-2 1, Jerome 2-9 4-4 10, Williams 1-7 1-2 4, Robinson 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 44-92 14-25 109.

Golden State 24-47 (Curry 11-16, Bazemore 3-4, Lee 3-4, Poole 3-7, Payton II 1-2, Wiggins 1-3, Mulder 1-4, Toscano-anderson 1-4, Green 0-2), Oklahoma City 7-27 (Mykhailiuk 2-6, Jerome 2-7, Williams 1-2, Hall 0-2, Bazley 0-3, Maledon 0-4). Golden State None, Oklahoma City 1 (Roby). Golden State 41 (Green 10), Oklahoma City 50 (Brown 12). Golden State 39 (Green 16), Oklahoma City 22 (Maledon 5). Golden State 20, Oklahoma City 22.

Finney-smith 3-8 0-0 7, Kleber 3-11 0-0 8, Porzingis 7-13 5-5 21, Doncic 10-20 6-9 29, Richardson 3-9 2-2 9, Hardaway Jr. 5-11 0-111, Powell 6-7 0-0 12, Brunson 4-5 0-0 8, Redick 3-4 0-0 9. Totals 44-88 13-17 114. Anderson 2-9 2-2 7, Brooks 6-17 2-2 15, Valanciunas 7-12 5-8 19, Allen 7-13 3-5 23, Morant 7-15 2-2 17, Tillman 3-3 0-0 7, Clarke 3-5 0-0 6, Bane 3-7 2-2 11, Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Konchar 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-89 16-21 113.

Dallas 13-40 (Redick 3-4, Doncic 3-10, Porzingis 2-5, Kleber 2-9, Richardson 1-3, Finney-smith 1-4, Hardaway Jr. 1-5), Memphis 13-34 (Allen 6-11, Bane 3-6, Brooks 1-3, Morant 1-4, Anderson 1-6, Jones 0-2). Dallas 45 (Brunson, Kleber, Powell 8), Memphis 44 (Valanciunas 15).

Dallas 25 (Brunson,

(Bane, Jones, Morant 5).

Dallas 17, Memphis 18.

Doncic

Ariza 4-7 2-2 13, Butler 5-8 3-3 13, Adebayo 7-16 7-8 21, Nunn 7-11 0-0 16, Robinson 3-6 0-0 9, Achiuwa 2-3 2-2 6, Strus 3-5 0-1 8, Iguodala 2-4 0-0 4, Okpala 0-0 0-0 0, Dedmon 1-4 1-2 3, Herro 2-10 0-0 5, Vincent 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 39-79 15-18 106.

Gordon 7-11 1-2 16, Porter Jr. 10-14 2-2 25, Jokic 6-14 4-5 17, Barton 2-8 0-0 6, Morris 5-10 0-0 11, Bol 2-2 2-3 6, Cancar 0-0 0-0 0, Dozier 6-10 0-0 15, Millsap 1-5 0-0 2, Green 6-8 1-1 17, Nnaji 0-1 0-0 0, Campazzo 3-5 0-0 8, Howard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 48-89 10-13 123.

Miami 13-32 (Ariza 3-3, Robinson 3-6, Strus 2-4, Vincent 2-4, Nunn 2-6, Herro 1-5, Dedmon 0-2, Iguodala 0-2), Denver 17-36 (Green 4-5, Dozier 3-5, Porter Jr. 3-6, Campazzo 2-4, Barton 2-5, Jokic 1-2, Morris 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Millsap 0-2).

Miami 30 (Adebayo 6), Denver 43 (Jokic, Porter Jr. 10). Miami 29 (Butler 9), Denver 32 (Jokic 11). Miami 13, Denver 19.

4,017 (19,520)

Avdija 5-7 0-0 11, Hachimura 6-11 0-0 12, Len 3-6 2-4 8, Beal 10-22 9-9 31, Westbrook 12-22 1-2 25, Bertans 4-7 4-4 16, Gafford 1-5 2-2 4, Lopez 2-2 2-4 6, Mathews 0-2 0-0 0, Neto 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 47-90 22-27 123.

Barnes 6-12 4-5 18, Harkless 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 2-4 1-3 5, Fox 13-28 6-6 33, Hield 6-13 3-3 19, Metu 1-1 0-0 2, Whiteside 5-8 2-5 12, Davis 5-8 2-2 12, Haliburton 3-13 0-0 8, Wright 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-91 18-24 111.

Washington 7-24 (Bertans 4-7, Beal 2-8, Avdija 1-2, Mathews 0-2, Westbrook 0-2), Sacramento 927 (Hield 4-9, Barnes 2-5, Haliburton 2-6, Fox 1-3, Davis 0-2). Washington 56 (Westbrook 15), Sacramento 31 (Whiteside 9).

Washington 23 (Westbrook 11), Sacramento 22 (Fox, Haliburton 6).

Washington 18, Sacramento 22.