The Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo achieved 32 points and 15 rebounds to guide this Monday in the NBA the Milwaukee Bucks to their 15th consecutive victory, this time against the Orlando Magic with a score of 110-101.
Teammate Khris Middleton added 20 points for Milwaukee and Dante DiVincenzo added 12 cards off the bench.
Evan Fournier was the Magic’s leading scorer with 26 points, followed by Terrence Ross with 23 as a backup. The Florida quintet had won four games in a row.
Ross hit a 3-pointer and took advantage of a foul by Eric Bledsoe with 50 seconds remaining to cut the Bucks’ lead to 107-101, but Middleton responded with a three-point shot to seal the victory 110-101.
The Bucks reached a 31-18 lead after a 14-0 run late in the first quarter, including two 3-pointers from Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova. They then raised the lead to 52-40 at halftime.
Orlando shot just 29.5% from the field, including 14.3% from behind the 3-point line in the first half.
– George overflows for the Clippers –
In Indianapolis, point guard Paul George scored 36 points on his first trip to Indianapolis with his new team and Montrezl Harrell added 26 points to propel the Los Angeles Clippers in a win against his former team, the Indiana Pacers, who beat them 110. -99.
Booed repeatedly early in the game, George finished with seven 3s (21 points), his highest production of the season in that category, and the Clippers won for the fourth time in five games.
Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 20 points despite playing half injured on his shooting hand.
Domantas Sabonis added 18 cards and 22 rebounds, the most of his career, but his Pacers lost for a third game at home this season.
With star Kawhi Leonard sitting down, George got the green light to take over his old team and he didn’t disappoint. After making three free throws late in the second quarter, he hit three in a row on the next two possessions to give the Clippers a 55-46 lead.
Harrell and Bosnian center Ivica Zubac continued the flurry by making four straight free throws before Zubac finished the run 14-4 with a dunk to give him a 60-48 lead at halftime.
Then George extended the Clippers lead to 84-65 with eight straight points at the end of the third quarter.
In other results, Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110-88, Detroit Pistons beat New Orleans Pelicans 105-103, Toronto Raptors beat Chicago Bulls 93-92 and Sacramento Kings beat Houston Rockets 119-118.
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