After an evening of rest linked to the Thanksgiving festivities in the United States, the NBA resumed with a very busy program since 28 of the 30 teams were on the floor last night. And Giannis Antetokounmpo obviously took advantage of this mini-break since the Greek winger needed only 31 minutes of play to pass 38 points (plus 9 rebounds and 6 assists) to the Cavaliers, who were closely following the Bucks on the Eastern Conference podium.
The double MVP (2019 and 2020) proved to be extremely effective in a very intense play-off-like match, which Cleveland had taken by the right end in the first period (63-52 at the break) before collapse on returning from the locker room. “They started to evolve to a level that we had never faced before”underlined Donovan Mitchell (29 points).
During the third quarter, the locals indeed caught fire in attack and raised the defensive intensity by two good notches (Brook Lopez notably managed 6 counterattacks) by passing an impressive 35-10 to their opponents, who did not no longer raised the head of the water. After four straight wins, Cleveland ended up laying down their arms. “It’s a good lesson for usjudged JB Bickerstaff, the coach of the Cavs. Milwaukee is an established team that knows when and how to step up to the next level, especially on a physical level. »
Boston goes 19-0 to the Kings
The Celtics pulled off a similar performance against Sacramento. Clinging to the break (64-62), the leaders of the Eastern Conference got away with a series of nineteen points scored without conceding any straddling the 3rd and 4th quarter. “We just lacked a bit of energya estimé Jaylen Brown. It was a slow game, with a lot of whistles, you just had to find the spark. » Boston, which was able to count on Jayson Tatum (30 points), thus remains at the top of the Eastern Conference and retains the best record in the entire league (15 wins, 4 losses).