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Greece Yannis Antedogounbo broke the record of the legendary Karim Abdul-Jabbar as the best goal scorer in the Milwaukee Bucks, extending the renewable clash in the first round after he defeated the reigning champion Brooklyn Nets by 120-119 points. Los Angeles missed playoffs, Lakers after losing 109-122 to Utah Jazz.
The Bucks defeated the Nets in the Eastern Provincial semifinals, on the way to winning the title, after an extension in the seventh game of the breathtaking series.
The ninth-ranked Nets are looking to advance to seventh at the end of the regular season, hoping the Bucks will replace the “48-28” Miami Heat in order to gain home advantage in the playoffs that qualify for the “playoffs”. “49-28” to get from the East Peak, in turn, can be welcomed at home, but not in the playoffs.
At Barclays Center, despite losing the ball 8 times, Antodocumbo beat himself with 44 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, beating himself “Superman” to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the best goal scorer in history. Bucks, thanks to a decisive triple 18.7 seconds earlier, forced a 110-110 draw and extra time.
Before leaving Antetokounmpo with 14,211 points between 1969 and 1975, he was 39 points behind the top scorer in the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar.
The Greek legend, who raised his tally to 14,216 points in a box shirt, struck out two free throws just before the end, giving his team the victory to see Kevin Durant’s hat-trick come out of the basket on the whistle.
Crowe added 19 points for the Holiday winner, while Chris Middleton was sent off for “16 points” in the third quarter due to a fatal error, catching Bruce Brown’s hand “23” who fell hard without injury.
In defeat, Durant played with 26 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving with 25 points.
At the “Vivint Smart Home Arena”, the Lockers suffered a new loss against Utah Jazz, relegated to eleventh with 31 wins from 45 defeats in the Western Region, and found themselves at risk of not playing in the playoffs.
2020 champion LeBron played the match without James and Anthony Davis, while the efforts of duo Russell Westbrook (24 points and 7 assists) and Dwight Howard (21 points and 12 rebounds) could not avoid defeat.
The winner was also Donovan Mitchell with 29 points and the Frenchman Rudy Goubert, who played his best attacking game of the season, played 17 rebounds for 25 points.
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 135-130 after an extension, thanks to Dimar Terozan, who scored 50 points, 10 of them in extra time.
Despite the efforts of Reggie Jackson (34 points), Paul George (22) and Nicholas Patum (17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 volumes), the Clippers suffered their sixth defeat in seven games.
The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 131-107, while the Detroit Pistons defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94.