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Deng, Carroll latest injuries in physical Raptors-Heat series

Xinhua, May 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

During Toronto Raptors' 99-91 Game 5 victory over Miami Heat, Miami forward Luol Deng and Toronto forward DeMarre Carroll were forced to exit in the third quarter with left wrist injuries on Wednesday night.

After tripping over a cameraman in the first half, Deng was forced to leave in the middle of the third quarter due to swelling. Deng is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday after X-rays taken during the game were inconclusive.

Carroll injured his wrist after landing on it to break the fall of a drive to the rim that was ultimately called an offensive foul. X-ray tests conducted during the game were negative, with further testing to be conducted on Thursday.

"It was very unfortunate," said Heat guard Dwyane Wade on the injuries so far in the series. "I don't know what happened with Luol yet. He's an important part of our team just like Carroll is an important part of their team."

The two injuries are the latest in a series that saw both teams lose their starting centers in Game 3 last Saturday. Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas is sidelined for the remainder of the series due to a right ankle sprain, while Heat center Hassan Whiteside is day-to-day after suffering a right MCL sprain that has forced him to miss Games 4 and 5 so far.

"Injuries is the worst part of the game. It changes so much of the outlook of your team," Wade added. "It's nothing you can do. A lot of things happens with the game being physical. We will continue to move on."

Raptors All-Star Kyle Lowry has the same mentality as Wade.

"The playoffs are in general physical. This series is a product of both teams fighting for our seasons," Lowry said following the victory. "This is all within the game, nothing dirty. If you happen to be at the wrong spot at the wrong time or right spot at the wrong time."

Lowry's head coach Dwane Casey believes that all players are injured to some extent and the ability to play through the injury is critical to a team's playoff success.

"Right now there's nobody totally healthy in the league. There's something hurting somebody.

"Kyle Lowry looks like a boxer with cuts on both eye lids," said Casey. "This is the time to play through it. This is what you work in the summer for. This is what you prepare in your professional career: that's playoff time." Endit