Giannis Antetokoumpo put Milwaukee back on the road to success by scoring 31 points and taking 16 rebounds in the Bucks’ victory at the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the NBA in the United States (yesterday morning in Lebanon).
The reigning champions, who remained on two setbacks, regain a little color the day after their visit to the White House at the invitation of US President Joe Biden, but their record remains negative (6 defeats in 11 matches) . “Tonight, he was determined to win,” coach Mike Budenholzer said of Antetokoumpo. “He can achieve unique feats, which he has done many times. We just need that ultra-competitive mindset, ”added Budenholzer.
The Sixers, them, mark time and concede their second defeat in a row, at home moreover, after having given the day before vis-a-vis the New York Knicks. Handicapped by the absence of several players – Tobias Harris and Danny Green sick, Joël Embiid positive for Covid-19 and placed in isolation on Monday – the team of Doc Rivers suddenly abandons the place of leader of the Eastern Conference, of which it is only 4th in the standings.
Jazz and Clippers winners
Two more games were held in the West on Tuesday night, which saw the Utah Jazz defeat the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers to dominate their neighbors the Portland Trail Blazers. The Jazz, 2nd in the Western Conference behind the Golden State Warriors, won the first three quarters before letting go of the fourth, without consequence. In his ranks, Rudy Gobert was the best rebounder of the game with 14 catches. Nicolas Batum distinguished himself with the Clippers by scoring 22 points with excellent statistics: 7 shots out of 9 (nearly 78% success), including 6 out of 8 with three points. He was one of his team’s two main points givers, just behind Reggie Jackson (23 points).
On the sidelines of this evening, Nikola Jokic, MVP (best player) of the past season, was himself suspended from a match the day after his exclusion following an altercation with Markieff Morris during the victory of the Denver Nuggets on the Miami Heat Monday night (113-96). The Serbian pivot was to miss last night’s game (at dawn today in Lebanon) against the Indiana Pacers. Morris, also sent off Monday, for his part was fined $ 50,000, and the NBA also fined Jimmy Butler, his Miami teammate, $ 30,000 for spilling oil on the game. fire.
Here are the results of the matches:
Philadelphia-Milwaukee 109-118
LA Clippers-Portland 117-109
Utah-Atlanta 110-98.
Source: AFP
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Giannis Antetokoumpo put Milwaukee back on the road to success by scoring 31 points and taking 16 rebounds in the Bucks’ victory at the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in the NBA in the United States (yesterday morning in Lebanon). title, which remained on two lapels in a row, regained a little color the day after their visit to the White House at the invitation of …
