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Bucks – Bulls 116-100: Giannis Antitokoumbo swept the Bulls 4-1 and started thinking about the Boston Celtics

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Bucks – Bulls 116-100: Giannis Antitokoumbo swept the Bulls 4-1 and started thinking about the Boston Celtics

The Milwaukee Bucks had no worries in Game 5 of the series against the Chicago Bulls, they clinched the win (116-100) and collectively qualified for the next round of the NBA Playoffs. Giannis Antetokounbo didn’t need to step on the gas during the game, but he still filled his stats (33/9/3). The next obstacle for the champions are the Boston Celtics.

The power difference between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls was shaped in the first four games of the series, with Game 5 being a further confirmation of that. Giannis Antitokoumbo’s team took a stroll through the Fiserv Forum and clinched victory – qualifying (116-100) in the next round of the NBA Playoffs, in a match that ended before it even started.

Mike Budenholzer’s players hit +29 in the second period, held/managed the powers since then and have not been threatened in the slightest by Billy Donovan’s team, who had two significant absentees (Jacques Lavin, Alex Carousel) among others.

Bottom line, the Deer went through the first round of the East with almost no bloodshed, with Giannis Antetokounbo giving his testimony for the umpteenth time. Greek Freak didn’t need to hit the gas, push or push to fill his 33-point stats (with 11/13 two points, 0/1 three points, 11/14 shots), 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 errors in 30 ’07” participation.

Bobby Portis continued his good performances after having 14 points and 17 rebounds in 31’44” of participation while Pat Conaton proved extremely consistent from the periphery with 6/9 three points. Very quiet last game of the season – for his team – DeMar DeRozan (11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists), who took no initiative and only seemed to be waiting for the … doom when Nikola Vucevic made another double-double (19 points, 16 rebounds).

What next for the Milwaukee Bucks? The Boston Celtics who wiped out the Brooklyn Nets two days ago. Ime Udoka’s team plays great defence, has good rhythm and momentum, seems able to keep up Giannis Antetokounbo’s company with difficulty. Let’s not forget that the “Celts” will have home rights, ie the series will start from the TD Garden in Boston.

The race

After a bad first five minutes, the Milwaukee Bucks accelerated and showed themselves to be much more active on the floor of the Fiserv Forum. With Giannis Antitokoumbo leading the way, the difference quickly reached +12 (20-8 in 7 minutes), at a time when the Chicago Bulls had managed to make four errors and show some bad attacks. The superiority of the hosts was not limited to a minimum, but kept increasing their lead (40-20 in 15′ and 49-20 in 17′), mainly because none of the opponents could limit the action of Giannis Antetokounbo.

With no effort, the Greek freak managed to score 23 points (with 8/9 shots and 7/9 shots) and rack up 6 rebounds by the break thanks to Mike Budenholzer’s team at +18 (60-42) – among everyone else – found. to 52.2% in shots in a child and +14 rebounds (33 vs. 19). By the way, the conclusion of the first half of the game found that DeMar DeRozan was disappointing (4 points with 2/5 shots) and Nikola Vucevic had no energy (2 points with 1/6 shots).

Except for having opened so much from so early, Milwaukee relaxed along the way. At least for the first half of the third period, a fact that gave Chicago the right to close the gap (66-55 in 27′) and show signs of reaction. Until then, of course, because order was restored very quickly. When Bobby Portis and Pat Conaton got the job done from 7m25, the champions hit the gas (again) and took the difference back to +20 points. The third period ended with Milwaukee at +23 (91-68) and Giannis who had 32 points on 11/14 shots and 10/12 shots.

As you can see, what happened from there was rather procedural as the Chicago Bulls players didn’t have the talent, options and percentages to differentiate the situation. Victory qualification landed at the Milwaukee Bucks, who weren’t struggling much after Game 2 of the series.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 34-18, 60-42, 91-68, 116-100.

MILGUOKI BUKS (Mike Budenholzer): Portis 14 (2/7 three points, 17 rebounds), Giannis Antetokounbo 33 (11/14 two points, 0/1 three points, 11/14 shots, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 errors), Lopez 12 (5 rebounds), Matthews 8 (2), Holiday 10 (1/7 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 errors), Allen 13 (3/6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Conaton 20 (6 /9 3 points), Carter 6 (4 assists, 5 steals), Thanasis Antetokunbo (2 rebounds), Ibaka, Vildosa, Nuora, Tucker.

CHICAGO BULLS (Billy Donovan): Green 3 (0/5 3-pointers, 7 steals, 4 errors), Williams 23 (4/7 3-pointers), Vuσεevi 19 19 (3/9 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, 6 assists) , DeRozan 11 (7 assists, 3 steals, 2 errors), Dosunmou 8 (1), White 17 (4/13 three points), Brown J. 10 (2/9 three points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Jones J .9 (1/5 three points), Thompson, Bradley.

Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 29/51 two points, 14/36 three points, 16/20 shots, 60 rebounds (44 defense + 16 offense), 23 assists, 10 steals, 16 errors, 2 blocks.

Chicago Bulls team stats: 24/40 two points, 15/52 three points, 7/11 shots, 45 rebounds (31 defense + 14 offense), 24 assists, 12 steals, 16 errors, 3 blocks.

The results of the series

  • game 1: Dollar – Bulls 93-86
  • game 2: Dollar – Bulls 110-114
  • game 3: bulls – dollars 81-111
  • game 4: bulls – dollars 95-119
  • game 5: dollars – bulls 116-100

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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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