The Milwaukee Bucks got back on track with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s comeback and benefited from a blunder by the Boston Celtics. There was nothing up for grabs for the Mavericks’ B-Team. The NBA on Tuesday morning.
46 points on the return: Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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At 133:124 over the strong Sacramento Kings, Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated a strong comeback in the jersey of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek star center scored 46 points against the Californians and thus also achieved the best value of the day on NBA Monday. Antetokounmpo sank 19 of his 28 shots and added 12 rebounds and four assists to his gala display. The Bucks reinforced their lead in the Eastern Conference with a 49-19 win, especially since the Boston Celtics (47-22) surprisingly lost 109-111 to West backbench Houston Rockets despite 43 points from Jaylen Brown.
Morant begins therapy
Without the ailing superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks had no chance against the Memphis Grizzlies and lost 88:104 to their western rivals in front of their own audience. The Grizzlies were still missing suspended playmaker Ja Morant, who has since started therapy after his misstep at a nightclub. With a now slightly negative balance (34:35, three defeats in a row), the Mavs, for whom Maxi Kleber converted a free throw in 25 minutes and got three rebounds, are only eighth in the west and have to play for the play-offs fear The best Mavs pitcher was Jaden Hardy with 28 points, with the Grizzlies Desmond Bane (23) jumping into the breach.
Theis again without action – Eight Thompson threesomes
The Indiana Pacers (31:38) suffered another setback in the race for the play-in tournament. At the worst team in the league, the Detroit Pistons, the Pacers clearly lost 97:117 – two days earlier Indiana had celebrated a narrow victory at the same place. Daniel Theis was the only player in the Pacers squad not to play.
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-112 in the Western Conference pursuit. Klay Thompson was the best pitcher for the winning team with 38 points. The “Splash Brother” sank eight threes, his “brother” Stephen Curry (23 points) four of them. With the Suns, who were without the injured Kevin Durant, Devin Booker scored 32 points. The Warriors are currently fifth in the conference with 36:33, Phoenix (37:31) is right in front.