Milwaukee and Washington provided suspense and spectacle until the very last second Wednesday night at the Fiserv Forum. The Bucks finally emerged victorious from this duel (135-134) where they had to deal with the absence of Khris Middleton and the exit at the end of the meeting of Giannis Antetokounmpo, guilty of having committed six faults (23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists before that).
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Fortunately, Jrue Holiday (29 points) and Pat Connaughton (16 points and two winning baskets in the last thirty minutes) kept Milwaukee in the lead until the end. This result allows the Wisconsin team to return to a victory only of the Brooklyn Nets, second in the Eastern Conference.
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Westbrook tried to the end
For the Washington players, in the fight for places in the play-in, the defeat is all the more infuriating as they could have passed the Indiana Pacers (beaten at home by the Sacramento Kings, 104-94) and left them the last place of barrage.
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It is not for lack of having tried everything for the two stars of the federal capital. Bradley Beal had 42 points and Russell Westbrook recorded the 33rd triple double of his season with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 17 assists.
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In the last six games, the leader of the Wizards has missed the triple double only once during a meeting (lost against Dallas) where he had accumulated 42 points, 10 rebounds and … 9 assists. On the floor Wednesday, he fought to the end, recovering a ball in the dying seconds to give Garrison Matthews a last-ditch shot, to no avail.
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179
Russell Westbrook now has 179 successful triple doubles during his career. It is only two units away from equaling the historical record in this area, held by Oscar Robertson (181).
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