NBA: a “phenomenal” Damian Lillard carries Milwaukee

Damien Lillard was decisive with the Bucks, who thanks to him brought down the Nets at the end of the match (115-108). In addition to his 30 points, the leader delivered 12 assists. He was especially decisive in money time, when the score was 96-96 with less than five minutes remaining, by intercepting, scoring and planting a winning basket. “Dame (Damien) was phenomenal from start to finish,” said his coach, Doc Rivers. Back after being absent for two matches due to a slight injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks' superstar power forward, was relatively discreet by scoring 21 points, grabbing 9 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.

Luka Doncic, the master of the Dallas Mavericks, came close to a triple-double during the match won by his team against the Utah Jazz (113-97), with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Denver, the defending champion, beat New York as champion (113-100) in the match at the top of the evening. This success, their 13th in 15 matches since the mini-truce of the All-Star Game in mid-February, allows the Nuggets to pounce on the Thunder, who are only one victory ahead of them at the top of the standings. the West. The Knicks, for their part, lost their fourth place to the Orlando Magic, winner of New Orleans (121-106).

Nikola Jokic, the Serbian interior of the Nuggets, recorded his 22nd triple-double of the season with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Michael Porter Jr. particularly stood out in the ranks of the Nuggets, not so much for his total points (31) as for his skill: 81.3% success on 2-point shots, 50% on three-pointers, and 100 % on free throws (2/2). The Orlando Magic winger, Paolo Banchero, also signed a triple double (20 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) within a Florida franchise that won the Pelicans 121 to 106. Orlando signed its fifth consecutive victory and rises to 4th place in the Eastern Conference.

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