2024-03-27 08:24:06
Los Angeles (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers overturned a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter once morest the Milwaukee Bucks to force an extension and emerge victorious in the second overtime 128-124 on Tuesday in the NBA.
Published on: 03/27/2024 – 09:24 Last updated: 03/27/2024 – 09:22
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The Lakers played the match in the absence of their veteran star LeBron James, who suffers from a minor injury to his ankle, but his teammate Anthony Davis excelled in the match and scored 34 points, 23 rebounds and two assists, while Austin Reeves and D’Angelo Russell each added 29 points for the winner.
On the other hand, Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo was the best scorer in the Milwaukee Bucks with 29 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists, and Damian Lillard added 27 points.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham praised his team’s fighting spirit, saying, “What a wonderful team victory. My players made great efforts and showed fighting spirit to achieve the victory. It is the perfect way to start a series of six matches away from home.”
On the other hand, Austin Reeves praised his colleague Antonio Davis, who suffered from a knee problem following a joint ball with Chris Middleton. “He insisted on continuing to fight with us until the end. Every time he is on the field, he leaves an impact through his points, rebounds, and assists.”
In turn, Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers expressed his disappointment at his team’s failure to settle the result in his favor, saying, “When you lead the opposing team by 18 points, you can expand the difference to 30, but we did not do that.”
He continued, “Otherwise, we reduced the gap to 10 points, and this gave the opposing team hope. It is a lesson for us.”
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Milwaukee entered the match in good technical condition following winning its last six matches, but it wasted a victory within reach, knowing that it led throughout the regular period of the match until Tauren Prince succeeded in equalizing the score 101-101 thanks to his success in two free throws 44 seconds before the end of the match to force an extension.
The two teams exchanged leads in overtime until Reeves scored a hat-trick and Russell added two free throws, giving the Lakers a 126-121 lead with 14 seconds left to emerge victorious.
The Golden State Warriors won 113-92 over the Miami Heat in a match in which Klay Thompson excelled by scoring 28 points, including 6 three-pointers. Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins each added 17 points.
The win is the first for the Warriors following two consecutive losses.
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 119-112. Jalen Williams scored 26 points for the winner, his teammate Josh Guede added 25, while Zion Williamson scored 29 points with 10 assists for the loser.
The Thunder occupies second place in the Western Conference with a record of 50 victories and 21 defeats, compared to 51 victories and 21 defeats for the leaders, the Denver Nuggets.
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-92 in a match in which three players from the winning team surpassed the twenty points mark: Slovenian Luka Doncic (28 points), Kyrie Evering (24), and Tim Hardaway (22).
The Mavericks completely controlled the course of the match, excelling in all quarters, especially in the last two, to emerge with a wide victory by 36 points.
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