It may seem obnoxious, but spectacular numbers what is he wearing John Antetokounmpo the last few days – even by their usual standards – they’ve been doing nothing but exposing her dubious moment his Milwaukee Bucks are going through now me 6-4 recordafter defeating it Chicago Bulls this monday 118-109.
Over the past five days, Milwaukee has seen its star 54 points in a loss to the Pacers; Addition 35 down against Orlando and, this Monday, convert again 35 to beat the Bulls. Of course, the Greek’s scoring is not bad in itself, but it is when the reasons behind such attacking outbursts are studied.
In theory, the arrival of Damian Lillard should take away from Antetokounmpo’s scoring. Even when a drop in defense, everything pointed to the former Portlander making a qualitative leap in the Bucks’ offense. However, the group seems more John addicted never.
When he scored 54 against the Pacers, only Khris Middleton topped 13 points (19). When he scored 35 against Orlando, none of his teammates scored more than 14 points.
And this Monday, in a new 35-point night, he had only one substitute as Bobby Portis (19) over 13 points. How did Lillard do against the Bulls? 12 points and a freak 3 of 17 from the field.
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Over 10 games, Milwaukee did not have a game in which three different players reached 17 points. The contrast with the other candidates from the East could not be greater: Philadelphia He reached that mark of three scorers with 17 points or more in each of his 9 games. BostonMeanwhile, he has achieved it in 6 of their 10 games.
9 out of 9 for the Sixers, 6 out of 10 for the Celtics and 0 out of 10 for Milwaukee.
It is true that the extreme dependence on John has some mitigating factors. Lillard has historically had slow starts to the season and usually picks up pace as the campaign progresses. Middleton, meanwhile, continues with a minutes limit meaning I can barely get past 20 per game.
However, there are also signs that should worry Milwaukee. Malik Beasley He has scored 5 points or less in half of the games he has started (5 of 10). Brooke Lopez He is averaging under 10 points for the first time in his career. Pat Connaughton, tipped to be the sixth man, barely averages more than 5 points. Other players in the fixed rotation such as Jae Crowder, Cam Payne or MarJon Beauchampthey are far from being threats.
He at times unstoppable talent of Giannis Holds Milwaukee up in almost all offensive areas as an above-average team. But I think long term, having the Greek forcing the course so early in the season is not the best sign for the most important months of the year.
Sooner or later, Antetokounmpo will need a convoy not seen at this time
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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