Giannis paced the Clippers with 54 points
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored an incredible 54 points in the Milwaukee Bucks' 106-105 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers in a game of the regular season of the National Basketball Association.
The Greek international also added 19 rebounds to his asset and helped the Stags overcome a 21-point deficit early in the third quarter. He started the game slowly - with six points in the first quarter, but in the next three entries, respectively, he scored 14, 14 and 20 points in the basket for the Clippers.
Chris Middleton added 16 more points for Milwaukee's 35th victory in the season, and Jrue Holiday finished with 12. For the Los Angeles Clippers, Norman Powell was the top scorer with 26 points. Kawhi Leonard added 17, and he could have brought the victory to his team, but he missed a two-point shot with 1 second left.
The NBA Western Conference leader Denver Nuggets defeated the champion Golden State Warriors 134-117 in another game of the night. The visitors from San Francisco were without two of their most experienced players - guard Klay Thompson and winger Draymond Green, but by the middle of the third quarter they were completely equal to their opponent. The home team then took control of the match, opening up a 21-point gap to decide the outcome of the match.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 33 points. Serbian Nikola Jokic finished with a triple-double of 22 points, 14 rebounds and 16 assists, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added another 18 points. Steph Curry scored 28 points for Golden State, and Jordan Poole added 22.
With a record of 36 wins and 16 losses, Denver leads the West, while Golden State is ninth in the conference with 26 wins and 26 losses. LeBron James is only 63 points away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record points in NBA history after scoring 26 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-111 road win over the Indiana Pacers.
"Ezerniatsi" were constantly behind in the result during the first 45 minutes of the match, and at the beginning of the last quarter their deficit was 14 points. However, led by James, who scored 9 points in the final period, the guests from Los Angeles were able to turn the score around. Anthony Davis also had a lot of credit for the victory.
The center scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Lakers' second straight victory and 25th overall of the season. Tyreese Halliburton finished with 26 points and 12 assists for Indiana, and center Myles Turner had 20 points and 13 rebounds.
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