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Pacers – Bucks 131-141: Giannis crushes Indiana with 41 points en route to a 10th straight win

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Pacers – Bucks 131-141: Giannis crushes Indiana with 41 points en route to a 10th straight win

The Milwaukee Bucks had a party in the first half, but they needed it against the Indiana Pacers before earning the win (141-131), their 10th consecutive win at the expense of their opponents.

The walk of the first part (+29) became a thriller for the Milwaukee Bucks, who nevertheless won the away win at the Indiana Pacers (141-131). The “Hirsche” were delightful in the first part, where they had a season high with 85 points, but unrecognizable after the break.


So much so that they allowed Rick Carlisle’s players to believe in turning and winning. They even got to -6 with about three minutes to go, but no closer. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen secured the lead as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched their tenth straight win over the Indiana Pacers.

The Milwaukee Bucks (13-12 away) went up to 31-17, the Indiana Pacers (16-10 home) fell to 24-27 after the duel between them early Saturday, January 28th.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s account

Giannis started the game very conservatively, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t effective. Everything else. He finished most of his possession near the basket and also had an outside shot en route to an early performance. And if he was quiet for a while in the third period, he took a step forward in the fourth, that’s when the Indiana Pacers started to think they could pull the upset. But in vain as long as the ball was in the hands of the Greek freak.

The only blemish on his effusive – statistically speaking – performance was the miss from the personal line when he lost the night of 7/18. finished off the line. Therefore, in the final minutes, Indiana opted to constantly foul him with the goal of seeing him on free throws.

  • 41 points
  • 14/22 two-hand
  • 2/7 three-hand
  • 7/18 shots
  • 12 rebounds (7 defensive + 5 offensive)
  • 6 assists
  • 1 steal
  • 2 mistakes
  • 1 block
  • +2
  • at 33’44”

The race

The game started with the Indiana Pacers appearing to be able to give the Milwaukee Bucks a hard time. But their competitiveness was limited very quickly. With Giannis Antetokounmpo “cleaning” near the basket and Pat Connaughton making three after another, the “Deer” quickly opened the gap and from +3 (27-30 in 9′) they found themselves at +15 ( 30-45 at 12′) at the end of the first period.

The guests’ accuracy on the outside shot enabled them to extend their lead on the track. Sometimes one, sometimes the other, Mike Budenholzer’s players saw the opposing basket like a barrel, which suddenly dissolved the difference and reached the thirty-point limit (48-76 at 21′). A time when the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t let the Indiana Pacers feel comfortable for even a moment!

Somehow the guests went to the dressing room, which had +29 (56-85) as a basement for the second part. A difference that Indiana – based on the picture – seemed impossible to dispute.

The ease with which the Milwaukee Bucks returned to the floor after the halftime break gave the Indiana Pacers the right to believe they could get something out of the game. One mistake followed another, shots going almost in defense and wide, giving the hosts the upper hand. The gap narrowed by the minute until almost halfway through that half (99-114), allowing Rick Carlisle’s players to fill in with confidence.

With the Deer’s leadership now much more controversial, Giannis Antetokounmpo took a step forward. He took charge of several of Milwaukee’s possessions in the closing stages, completing the necessary stages and keeping his team ahead (124-133 at 45′). However, now that the game is in the final stages and the difference is negotiable, the Indiana Pacers turned to the tactical option of fouling Giannis Antetokounmpo in consecutive “deer” balls.

They didn’t let them do normal back-to-back attacks, preferring (deliberately) to send the “Greek Freak” into the shots given his miss. However, the difference never fell below six points, with Grayson giving Allen Indiana the free throw with a three-pointer 1:22 ahead.

THE DODECALPTA: 30-45, 56-85, 99-114, 131-141.

INDIANA PACERS (Rick Carlyle): Duarte 17 (2/5 trebles, 6 assists), Nesmith 10 (2), Turner 24 (2/7 trebles, 5 rebounds), Hield 22 (5/9 trebles, 5 rebounds), McConnell 19 (6 rebounds, 9 assists ). ), Maturin 21 (1 three-pointer, 8 rebounds), Nebhardt 9, Smith 9 (1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds), Brissett, Taylor.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Mike Budenholzer): Connaughton 14 (4/6 threes, 8 rebounds), Giannis Antetokounmpo 41 (14/22 twos, 2/7 threes, 7/18 shots, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, 1 block), Lopez 15 ( 3), Allen 10 (2), Holiday 23 (2/6 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 9 assists), Inglis 6 (2), Middleton 17 (7/9 2-pointers, 0/4 3-pointers, 3 /3 shots, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Matthews 3 (1), Noora, Carter 12 (3/3 2-pointers, 2/2 3-pointers).

Indiana Pacers team stats: 36/56 2-pointers, 13/33 3-pointers, 20/28 shots, 44 rebounds, 22 assists, 13 turnovers, 10 steals, 4 blocks.

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 34/53 2-pointers, 18/43 3-pointers, 19/31 shots, 62 rebounds, 32 assists, 16 turnovers, 11 assists, 3 blocks.

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Denver announces Jokic’s recovery from knee injury

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Denver announces Jokic’s recovery from knee injury

Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.

Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.

Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.

Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.

Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.

Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.

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NBA: Miami beat Denver, Cleveland beat San Antonio, Toronto won

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NBA: Miami beat Denver, Cleveland beat San Antonio, Toronto won

11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.

Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.

The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.

The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.

San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.

Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.

Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.

Toronto beat Orlando at home.

Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.

Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.

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Miami – Denver – 147:123 (41:29, 22:34, 47:36, 37:24)

Miami: Powell (25), Weir (19 + 9 rebounds), Wiggins (19 + 6 assists), Adebayo (13 + 10 rebounds), Mitchell (10 + 9 assists) – start; Jovic (22), Jaques (20 + 11 assists), Smith (11), Larsson (3), Fontecchio (3), Johnson (2), Yakucionis (0), Gardner (0).

Denver: Jokic (21 + 8 assists), J. Murray (20 + 11 assists), Hardaway (16), Jones (16), Watson (11) – start; B. Brown (15), Valanciunas (6), Holmes (4), Strother (4), Nnaji (4), Pickett (2), Jones (2), Tyson (2).

San Antonio – Cleveland – 101:113 (26:25, 29:24, 23:27, 23:37)

San Antonio: Vembanyama (26 + 14 rebounds), Castle (15 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Fox (14), Vassell (7), Barnes (3) – start; Harper (11), Cornet (10 + 9 rebounds), K. Johnson (8), Shempeni (7), Brian (0).

cleveland: Allen (27 + 10 rebounds), E. Mobley (16 + 7 rebounds), Garland (15 + 11 assists), Mitchell (10 + 7 assists), Wade (10) – start; Hunter (11 + 9 rebounds), Tyson (11), Tomlin (6), Merrill (5), Porter (2).

Toronto – Orlando – 107:106 (18:29, 36:36, 30:29, 23:12)

toronto: Ingram (17 + 9 rebounds), Barnes (13 + 11 rebounds), Mamukelashvili (13), Agbadzhi (10), Quickley (4) – start; Shed (19), Dick (15), Walter (10 + 7 rebounds), Murray-Boyles (4 + 12 rebounds), Bettle (2), Bamba (0).

Orlando’s: Black (27), Banchero (23 + 15 rebounds + 10 assists), Bane (18), Jones (10), Carter (9) – start; Richardson (7), da Silva (6), Kane (3), Bitadze (2), Penda (1), Isaac (0).

Washington – Phoenix – 101:115 (23:22, 31:39, 25:26, 22:28)

washington: Johnson (24), McCollum (17), Coulibaly (13 + 7 rebounds), Watkins (3), Sarr (2) – start; Shempeny (11), Carrington (10), Riley (10), Bagley (7+7 rebounds), Brenham (4), Johnson (0), Hill (0).

Phoenix: Brooks (26), Gillespie (25 + 6 assists), Booker (22), O’Neal (15), Igodaro (6 + 10 rebounds) – starter; Goodwin (14 + 7 rebounds), Livers (3), Buey (2), Richards (2 + 9 rebounds), Hayes-Davis (0), Fleming (0), Maluach (0).

Charlotte-Milwaukee-113:123 (26:25, 40:38, 23:32, 24:28)

Charlotte: Miller (31 + 8 rebounds), Ball (26 + 7 assists + 6 losses), Diabate (14 + 9 rebounds), Bridges (3), James (0) – start; Sexton (16 + 8 assists), Green (10), McNeely (7), Hall (3), Hall (3 + 11 rebounds), Mann (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (24 + 7 assists), Turner (23 + 4 blocked shots), Porter (15 + 11 assists), Rollins (13), Green (5) – start; Portis (25), Trent (9), Kuzma (6), G. Harris (3), Sims (0).

Brooklyn – Golden State – 107:120 (30:28, 27:31, 28:30, 22:31)

Brooklyn: Porter (27 + 9 rebounds), Demin (23), Claxton (15 + 9 rebounds), Clowney (11), Mann (4) – start; Thomas (13), Traore (9), Sharpe (3), Powell (2), Wolfe (0).

Golden State: Curry (27), Butler (21), Dr. Green (7), Moody (4), Post (3) – start; Jackson-Davis (11), Payton II (10), Melton (10 + 8 rebounds), Richard (10), Podziemski (7), Hield (6), Spencer (4), Santos (0).

New Orleans – New York – 125:130 (41:37, 34:35, 28:24, 22:34)

New Orleans: Williamson (32), Bay (26 + 6 assists), Murphy (21), Quinn (7 + 9 rebounds + 6 assists), Fiers (4) – start; Poole (26), Peavey (3), Hawkins (2), Missy (2), Looney (2 + 9 rebounds).

new York: Brunson (28 + 10 assists), Anunoby (23 + 11 rebounds), Diawara (18), Towns (12 + 12 rebounds), Bridges (6 + 10 assists) – start; McBride (14), Yabusele (9), Clarkson (9), Kolek (7), McCullar (2), Jamison (2), Hookporty (0).

Oklahoma – Atlanta – 140:129 (35:38, 35:36, 43:29, 27:26)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (39 + 6 assists), Holmgren (24 + 9 rebounds), Jaylen Williams (20 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Wallace (17 + 7 rebounds), Dort (6) – start; Caruso (16 + 9 rebounds), Mitchell (10), Carlson (6), Wiggins (2), Joe (0), K. Williams (0).

of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (30), Okongwu (26 + 14 rebounds + 6 assists), Krejci (18), Daniels (13 + 7 assists), Risache (12) – start; Kennard (12), Wallace (9), Newell (9), Gueye (0).

Houston – Indiana – 126:119 (30:25, 36:23, 39:30, 21:41)

Houston: Durant (30), Smith (21 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (20 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists), Eason (13 + 8 rebounds), Adams (8) – start; Sheppard (13), Finney-Smith (6), Capela (6+7 rebounds), Okogie (3), Davison (2), Tate (2), Green (2), A. Holiday (0).

indiana: Siakam (23), Maturin (14), Nembhard (11), Furphy (9), Huff (8) – start; Nesmith (14), Walker (12), Jackson (7), McConnell (6), Peter (6), Jones (4), Potter (3 + 6 assists), Thompson (2), Bradley (0).

Chicago – Minnesota – 101:136 (23:21, 27:34, 28:40, 23:41)

Chicago: Vucevic (23), Buzelis (13), Giddy (11), Okoro (4), White (0) – start; Smith (12), Jones (11), Dosunmu (10 + 7 assists), Herter (8), Williams (7), Phillips (2), Carter (0), Terry (0).

Minnesota: Edwards (23), Randle (17 + 14 assists), DiVincenzo (12), Gobert (9 + 10 rebounds + 4 blocks), McDaniels (7) – start; Reed (33 + 7 rebounds), Hyland (12), Clark (11), Dillingham (5), Miller (3), Juzeng (2), Conley (2), Beranger (0).

Portland – Dallas – 125:122 (42:29, 33:34, 22:30, 28:29)

Portland: Avdija (27 + 9 rebounds + 11 assists + 8 losses), Sharpe (24), Klingin (18 + 11 rebounds), Kamara (9), Sissoko (6) – start; Love (24), Ruper (9), R. Williams (8 + 8 rebounds), Yang Hansen (0).

dallas: Christie (25), Gafford (17 + 10 rebounds), Flagg (15 + 7 assists + 5 turnovers), Washington (8), Nembhard (0 + 6 assists) – start; Williams (22), Marshall (17), Thompson (14), Powell (2), Caleb Martin (2).

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ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

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ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:

“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.

To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”

On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.

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