Boston (USA), Jan 3 (EFE) reduced in which the Oklahoma City Thunder humiliated the Boston Celtics and in which the Sacramento Kings triumphed once morest the Utad Jazz despite a great final scare.
BUCKS 123 – WIZARDS 113
Antetokounmpo broke his game-high 52 points with a double-double of 55 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals on Tuesday to lead the Bucks in Milwaukee’s victory over the Washington Wizards.
Two of his teammates also got a double double: Bobby Portis, coming off the bench, with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; and Brook Lopez with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, one steal and 6 blocks. Pat Connaughton added 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Bucks (24-13) thus ended a 5-game winning streak for the Wizards (17-22), to whom they had lost on Saturday (95-118).
For the visitors, the performances of the Latvian center Kristaps Porzingis stood out, with 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a block; and Kyle Kuzma, with 20 points, 4 rebounds and two services. Four other visitors scored more than 10 points.
After a fairly even first quarter (32-28), the locals began to take advantage at the halfway point (61-49), with 24 points from Antetokounmpo, but it was reduced at the end of the third quarter (90- 85), with 36 goals from the Greek.
The difference between the locals was reduced to 3 in the middle of the last quarter, but there was Giannis, surpassing his career record of 52 points to reach his 55 (123-113). Antetokounmpo also broke personal and franchise records by scoring 40 or more points in the last three straight games.
THUNDER 150 – CELTICS 117
The Oklahoma City Thunder humiliated at home some Celtics who might not get enough of the reasonable performances of their stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum in the first three quarters in a game that the locals dominated from the beginning.
The leaders of the Western Conference, the Celtics (26-12), thus lost their second game in a row following winning 4 in a row once morest the Thunder (16-21), who were more successful than Boston in field goals (59.2 percent versus 45.5) and three (20 versus 12).
The Thunder’s star guard, Canadian Josh Giddey, had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals; Luguentz Dort had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals; Tre Mann, Jalen Williams and Isaiah Joe each had 21 points; Aaron Wiggins scored 17 and Kenrich Williams.
For the Celtics, Brown had 29 points, Tatum 27 and Malcolm Brogdon and Payton Pritchard each added 17.
After a fairly even first quarter 34-33, at halfway through the game the locals got a 20-point advantage (74-54) that came to have a 37-point difference.
The third quarter ended 122-91 when Brown and Tatum had made all their points while 7 Thunder players had 10 or more, and the game finished 150-117.
JAZZ 115 – KINGS 117
The Sacramento Kings were regarding to lose at the last minute the game they played tonight once morest the Jazz in Utah and they were winning almost the entire game. Three free throws by Finnish center Lauri Markkanen tied the game at 115 with 16 seconds left, but a tackle from De’Aaron Fox reaching his 37 points sealed the game.
However, with 0.4 left on the clock, Markannen managed to receive the ball and score the basket that would force overtime. He celebrated it in style, but the review by the referees caused the annulment as the ball left his hands following the buzzer.
The Jazz (15-22) thus lost their fifth straight game to the Kings (20-12).
Fox contributed, in addition to the 37 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, one steal and 2 blocks.
Domantas Sabonis added the double double of 21 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists; and Harrison Barnes added 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Keegan Murray contributed 16 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and a block; and Kevin Werther had 16 points, 4 rebounds and one assist.
For the Jazz, Markkaenen had 28 points, 8 rebounds and an assist while Jordan Clarkson, who reached 10,000 career points in the first quarter, had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Three other Jazz players had more than 10 points.
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— Classifications:
Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 26-12
.2. Brooklyn Nets 25-12
.3. Milwaukee Bucks 24-13
.4. Cleveland Cavaliers 24-14
.5. Philadelphia 76ers 22-14
.6. Indiana Pacers 21-17
.7. Miami Heat 20-18
.8. New York Knicks 20-18
.9. Atlanta Hawks 17-20
10. Washington Wizards 17-22
11. Chicago Bulls 16-21
12. Toronto Raptors 16-21
13. Orlando Magic 13-24
14. Charlotte Hornets 10-28
15. Detroit Pistons 10-30
. Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 24-13
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 23-13
.3. New Orleans Pelicans 23-14
.4. Dallas Mavericks 22-16
.5.Sacramento Kings 20-16
.6. LA Clippers 21-18
.7. Portland Trail Blazers 19-17
.8. Phoenix Suns 20-18
.9. Golden State Warriors 20-18
10. Utah Jazz 19-21
11. Minnesota Timberwolves 17-21
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 16-21
13. Los Angeles Lakers 16-21
14. San Antonio Spurs 12-25
15. Houston Rockets 10-27
