NBA: Antetokounmpo carries the Bucks

Antetokounmpo carries the Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third game with more than 40 points of the season, with 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the Milwaukee Bucks’ victory against the Chicago Bulls (122-106).

Alongside Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez (21 points) and Damian Lillard (20 points) stood out to allow the Bucks to string together a second victory to improve their record (6 wins, nine losses) and climb to 10th place. to the East.

Jerome «superstar»

After seeing their 15-game winning streak stopped by the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, the Cavs controlled the game against the Pelicans from start to finish at home.

Leader in the East ahead of Boston, Cleveland (16 wins, 1 loss) regained its three-point success against the penultimate in the Western Conference. Jerome notably managed a 7/12 at long distance.

Jerome’s performance “was great”greeted his coach Kenny Atkinson, “These moments don’t happen often in the NBA, it was a superstar performance, it’s very rare”.

Embiid is not enough

In Memphis against the Grizzlies, Joel Embiid’s 35 points were not enough to avoid a fifth defeat in a row for the Philadelphia 76ers (117-111).

Philadelphia, which has won only two games for twelve defeats, remains last in the East despite its star’s best season score.

The Knicks continue

The New York Knicks scored a fourth victory in a row against the Phoenix Suns (138-122), who remain on five defeats, to climb to third place in the East. Jalen Brunson (36 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (34) carried the Knicks.

At the top of the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors dominated the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 to improve their record (11-3). Just behind, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued to press the Warriors with their victory against the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99.

The results of the night:
Phoenix-New York 122-138
LA Clippers-Orlando 104-93
Cleveland-New Orleans 128-100
Golden State-Atlanta 120-97
Houston-Indiana 130-113
Memphis-Philadelphia 117-111
Oklahoma City-Portland 109-99
Milwaukee-Chicago 122-106

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