MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lutang ang kahinaan ng Milwaukee Bucks sa pagkawala ni MVP leader Giannis Antetekoumpo.
Hataw si D’Angelo Russell sa naiskor na 25 puntos at 10 assists para sandigan ang Brooklyn Nets sa impresibiong 133-128 panalo kontra sa NBA leader Milwaukee Bucks nitong Sabado (Linggo sa Manila).
Bunsod ng panalo, nagkaroon ng pag-asa ang Nets (40-40) na makahirit ng slots sa Eastern Conference playoff.
Naitala ng Brooklyn ang 19 three-pointers at walonng players ang umiskor ng double digits kabilang sina Caris LeVert na may 24 puntos at Jared Dudley na may 16.
Umabante ang Nets sa No.6 sa Eas, tangan ang bentahe sa Orlando at Detroit (39-40).
Dating PBA player na sapilitang nanghalik ng babae sa bar, himas-rehas!
Naglaro ang Mi lwaukee s a ikalawang pagkakataon na wala si Antetokounmpo bunsod ng injury sa kaliwang pige. Tangan ng Bucks (59- 21) ang NBA’s best record at sunod na haharapin ang Philadelphia.
Nanguna sa Bucks si Eric Bledsoe na may 33 puntos at 11 assists, habang kumana si Khris Middleton ng 24 puntos.
“There has been a significant amount of success and winning that has helped him be less difficult,” pahayatg ni Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer. “I have flashbacks to the first couple games; he was upset every time I took him out of the game. When I think about that to where we are today, it has been great.”
SIXERS 116, BULLS 96
Sa Chicago, ginapi ng Philadelphia 76ers, sa pangunguna ni Joel Embiid na may 20 puntos at 10 rebounds, ang Chicago Bulls.
Nag-ambag si JJ Redick ng 23 puntos para tulungan ang 76ers sa 50-win mark sa ikalawang sunod na season.
“I know how difficult it is,” sambit ni Brown. “In the NBA, when you can have a team that can find 50 wins, it’s unique and difficult. I give (this) group credit. We’ve gone through a few iterations of what the team looks like. We all kind of understand the 50-win milestone goes away quickly when the playoffs begin. As it sits, to get back-to-back 50-win seasons is a great accomplishment for the guys in that locker room.”
Tangan ng Sixers ang No.3 seed sa East.
Nanguna sa Bulls si JaKarr Sampson sa natipang career-high 29 puntos.
“It’s big time,” sambit ni Sampson, lumagda lamang ng 10-day contract nitong Linggo. “I’m thankful for the opportunity (coach Jim Boylen has) given me to play big-time minutes in the NBA. It’s not often it happens. I’ve just got to take advantage of my opportunity.”
Divac, sa Hall of Fame
S a M i n n e a p o l i s , a n g pinakamahabang streak para sa kabiguan makarating sa playoff at hawak ng Sacramento Kings kung saan tumatayong general manager si Vlade Divac.
Sa kabila ng kabiguan sa front office, hindi matatawaran ang tagumpay ni Divas bilang player. Sa ganitong dahilan kung bakit kabilang siya sa 12 honorees sa 2019 class of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
“We created something special there, the first day of training camp that led us,” pahayag ni Divac, naglaro sa Sacramento (1998-2004).
Inabot ng Kings ang tagumpay noong 2002 kung saan natalo sila ng Los Angeles Lakers sa overtime ng Game Seven ng Western Conference finals.
“For six years, we were the most exciting team in the league and really played basketball the right way,” aniya.
Nakatakda silang iluklok sa Hall of Fame sa Springfield, Massachusetts sa Sept. 6. Makakasam ni Divac sina NBA players Carl Braun, Chuck Cooper, Bobby Jones, Sidney Moncrief, Jack Sikma and Paul Westphal, NBA coach Bill Fitch, NBA contributor Al Attles, WNBA player Teresa Weatherspoon, the 1957-59 teams from Tennessee A&I at Wayland Baptist University program.
