New York, Nov 20 (EFE).- Giannis Antetokounmpo, with 42 points and an impressive 20 of 23 from the field, signed the most outstanding performance this Monday in an NBA day marked by the victory of a very needy Golden State Warriors and the unexpected defeat of the Boston Celtics against the Charlotte Hornets.
WIZARDS 129 – BUCKS 142
With 42 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to their fifth straight win thanks to a superb 58.5% shooting from the field.
The Washington Wizards continue to be one of the worst in the league (penultimate in the East at 2-11), they have gone six consecutive games without winning and had Jordan Poole as their top scorer with 30 points.
WARRIORS 121 – ROCKETS 116
After six consecutive losses, the Warriors got oxygen with a victory suffered until the end against the Rockets thanks to 32 points from Stephen Curry.
Alperen Sengun, who had 30 points and 13 rebounds, took the reins of a Houston team that did not give up until the end.
HORNETS 121 – CELTICS 118
The Celtics wasted a performance by Jayson Tatum (45 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists) and lost in overtime a game they had won by 9 points with only 2.20 left in the fourth quarter.
Boston, which had won six in a row and in which the Dominican Al Horford did not play, thus bowed out against Charlotte, which had not won in its last four games and which benefited from a sensational LaMelo Ball (36 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists).
TIMBERWOLVES 117 – KNICKS 100
The Knicks had six wins in seven games but could not beat the amazing Timberwolves in this first month of competition, who have won nine of their last ten games and are at the top of the West.
Anthony Edwards (23 points and 10 rebounds) and the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns (20 points) illuminated the way for Minnesota while the New Yorkers had 25 points and 6 assists from Jalen Brunson.
PISTONS 103 – NUGGETS 107
Nikola Jokic and coach Mike Malone were ejected before halftime for protesting the referees, but the Nuggets used collective play to further depress the Pistons who have lost their last 12 games and are bottom in the East.
Reggie Jackson (21 points and 6 assists), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20 points), Michael Porter Jr (14 points and 11 rebounds), Aaron Gordon (11 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists) and Christian Braun (15 points and 6 rebounds) shined on a solid Denver group night.
SPURS 99 – CLIPPERS 124
Nine losses in a row and last in the West. That is the discouraging situation of the Spurs, who lost to the Clippers in a weak game by Victor Wembanyama (9 points with 4 of 12 field goals, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 27 minutes).
For their part, the Angelenos took the victory from San Antonio with Paul George (28 points and 6 assists) at the helm of a group of six players with over 10 points.
PELICANS 129 – KINGS 93
Puerto Rican José Alvarado, who had not played in the NBA due to various injuries since last February, returned to the court (5 points and 3 assists in 15 minutes) with a resounding victory for his Pelicans against the Kings who had won their last six games. .
Brandon Ingram (31 points on 5 of 5 three-pointers) and Zion Williamson (26 points on 12 of 16 field goals) shined in New Orleans while De’Aaron Fox (14 points on 5 of 18 field goals) He had no luck in Sacramento.
Dominican Chris Duarte played 8 minutes for the Kings, went scoreless and grabbed 2 rebounds.
BULLS 100 – HEAT 118
Mexican Jaime Jáquez, with 19 points (8 of 13 shooting), 3 rebounds and 4 assists, was fundamental in the Heat’s victory in Chicago.
Coby White (20 points) was the top scorer for the Bulls who could not repeat the victory they achieved against Miami last Saturday. EFE
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2023-11-21 06:04:04
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