While the Israeli crowd got a rest along with Washington, the NBA continued to get closer to last night (between Saturday and Sunday) with four games: Philly remained at the top of the West despite a particularly lacking roster, Yannis Antecompo broke another record for the collection and Kwai and George marked more ” “.”
Milwaukee – San Antonio 113: 120
If you thought San Antonio’s three straight wins would impress Yannis Antecompo and his teammates, you were wrong and big time. The Bucks continued their wonderful form and raised their balance to six straight wins – placing them in third place in the East. And the one whose victory is inscribed in his name, “You’ll be amazed,” is the “Greek Freak.” Yannis scored typical numbers and reached 26 points, but added to them a career record of 15 assists and 8 rebounds on the way to victory.
Alongside Yannis, Chris Middleton stood out in Milwaukee with 23 points and Jero Holliday added 21. On the other hand, Lonnie Walker led with 31 and Damar Druzen added 22 points and 13 assists – but the Spurs stopped and collapsed in seventh place in the West.
Philadelphia – Sacramento 105: 129
After the loss to Milwaukee, and facing an opponent with a back wind of two straight wins, Philly came back to win, stuck a stake at the top of the East and did so thanks to a great first quarter. The host opened a gap greater than 20 points already at the start of the game, and from there cruised all the way to victory – all without Joel Ambide, Ben Simmons and Seth Kerry.
In the absence of the top three players, Tobias Harris took the reins and led Philly with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Shake Milton added 28 points and Danny Green contributed 18. On Sacramento’s side, Buddy the Boy’s 25 points were not enough to keep up the momentum and the Kings remained at the bottom of the West.
Memphis – Golden State 103: 111
After losing to them the day before, the Grizzlies took revenge on the Warriors and approached them in the table. Golden State, which played without Steph Kerry, James Weissman and Eric Pascal, started the game badly and found itself chasing almost to the end. For a moment she managed to bridge the gap, but a Memphis run in the second half sealed the game with the locals’ victory.
Dillon Brooks and Jonas Valencia led six goals in double-figures with 19 each, while the other also finished with 15 rebounds. More wins than Tenth Memphis.
Los Angeles Clippers – Charlotte 98: 125
When Lamello Ball was only 7 years old, somewhere in February 2009, Charlotte achieved her final win over the Clippers in Los Angeles. Since then, the Hornets have experienced over a decade of losses – lasting well into the night. The level gaps were already felt in the opening, and a first quarter of 21:37 was enough for the Clippers to open a gap from him for Charlotte it was hard to come back.
Paul George led the winner with 21 and 10 assists, Kwai Leonard added 17 points. Charlotte’s rookie, Lamelo Ball, settled for 13 on the other hand – and was second only to Miles Bridges, who finished with 21 points.