We got a historic moment tonight (Thursday through Friday) in the NBA when Yannis Antocompo became Milwaukee’s all-time greatest scorer in the champion’s 119: 120 over the Brooklyn Nets after overtime. Detroit recorded a huge surprise when they defeated Philadelphia 94: 102, Atlanta defeated Cleveland 107: 131 and officially took Washington out of the playoffs. Damar Drusen’s 50 points set up a 130: 135 lead for the Chicago Bulls over the Los Angeles Clippers after overtime.
One of the fascinating encounters in the East that may also arrange for us a fascinating series soon. Yannis Antokompo overtook Karim Abdul Jaber and became the all-time champion scorer, sniping 44 points and reaching 14,216 points in the green uniform. The game itself was dramatic and close and a three by the Greek, 18 seconds to go, forced overtime with 110: 110. Yannis also added two free throws at the end of overtime and set up an important victory for his team. The Greek freak finished with 44 points and 14 rebounds, Jero Holliday added 19 points. On the other hand, Kevin Durant contributed 26 points and 11 assists, but also missed a shot that could have won the game.
The Washington Wizards and New York Knicks officially lost their chances of qualifying for the playoffs, after the team from Georgia did its thing with a big home win. From the very first moment, Atlanta took the lead and at the break led by a double-digit difference of 53:66. The big escape came in the third quarter that ended at 22:34 in favor of the Hawks and the difference was 25 towards the last minutes. Trey Young led the scenes with 30 points, Kevin Horter added 23. Chady Osman stood out for the loser with 21 points off the bench.
Surprise in the East. A play by Joel Ambide that ended the night with a double-double of 37 points and another 15 rebounds was not enough for Philly this time, while on the other hand Cade Cunningham starred with 27 points. The opening belonged to the guest, who recorded 20:25 in the first quarter and went down to the break with 50:54. The Pistons woke up in the second half and recently came in just two points behind (79:73). In the last 12 minutes the host took over, ran to 25:29 and completed a surprising victory.
In the transition to the west. When she is in a bad period and with six losses in her last seven games, Billy Donovan’s team recorded an expensive victory tonight. The Clippers led in double digits as early as the first quarter and maintained an advantage throughout most of the game. A fourth quarter of 26:36 for the Bulls forced overtime, in which Chicago took the lead with Sally Clutch. Damar Druzen is passionate with 50 points, including 10 in overtime. Nikola Wojciech (22 points and 14 rebounds) and Zac Lavine (21 points) assisted him. Reggie Jackson’s 34 were not enough, Paul George added 22.