Basketball
Lillard’s double-double helped Milwaukee beat Miami in an NBA match, Shengyun scored a triple-double in Houston’s winning game
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Miami Heat in a regular season match of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The meeting on the Heat floor ended with a score of 106:103 (31:20, 34:31, 20:29, 21:23) in favor of the guests. For Milwaukee, Damian Lillard scored a double-double of 37 points and 12 assists; Miami had 23 points for Jimmy Butler.
The Bucks won their ninth of 18 games this season and are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings, while Miami (7 wins, 8 losses) is sixth.
In another match of the day, Houston beat Minnesota away in overtime – 117:111 (32:26, 25:21, 27:31, 18:24, 15:9). For the Rockets, Alperen Shengyun had a triple-double (22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists), and Fred VanVleet had a double-double (27 points, 11 assists). Anthony Edwards had a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
Houston (13 wins, 6 losses) is third in the Western Conference, Minnesota is 11th in the West.
Results of other matches of the day:
Washington Wizards – Chicago Bulls – 108:127 (29:21, 18:40, 34:35, 27:31)
Utah Jazz – San Antonio Spurs – 115:128 (35:32, 31:34, 27:30, 22:32)
Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Lakers – 127:100 (31:25, 31:35, 36:18, 29:22).
Source: Sportbox
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