EFE New York 03/09/2024 at 09:37 CET
The Angels Lakers They won a game with a heart-stopping ending this Friday against Milwaukee Bucks (123-122), in which D’Angelo Russell dominated from start to finish, scoring 44 points and scoring the last basket for the Angelenos, orphans of a LeBron James injured.
Russell He equals the second best scoring mark of his career and has his best night as a Lakers player, completing his service record with 9 assists and 6 rebounds. Of his 44 points, 21 of them came in the last quarter and in the overall statistics he scored 9 triples out of 12 attempts.
The victory sealed it Spencer Dinwiddie in a brilliant defense against Damian Lillard who had the winning shot in his hands in the final seconds but found himself with an incontestable block.
The 22 points and 13 rebounds of Anthony Davis They were very creditable since the center had problems with his shoulder at the end of the third quarter, but he returned to the court to help the team.
Giannis Antetokounmpo He sealed his eighth triple-double of the course with 34 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. Damian Lillard took a while to activate but ended up being instrumental in the Bucks’ chances of winning, contributing with 28 points and 12 assists.
Secondaries lead Milwaukee
The three-pointers set the pace of the game in the hands of Brook López and Malik Beasley. Both scored 8 points each in the first period and only missed two shots.
They compensated for the mistakes of a Lillard denied at the beginning, who did not find a hoop from a distance despite trying up to four times.
In the absence of LeBron, it was Davis’ turn to lead, becoming owner and lord of the paint, winning the initial battle against Antetokounmpo and to anyone who dared to take advantage in their territory.
Thus, with those of Doc Rivers Commanding but unable to get more juice than six points away, the first quarter closed with a triple by Russell, announcing what was to come after the horn, which was reached with a tight 27-30.
In just four minutes, Russell launched the Lakers with three triples without failure, which together with the previous one were now four in a row. The Bucks’ perimeter defense was weak and the locals took advantage of it.
Darwin Ham I continued betting on the locals for long distance, and it worked. The Lakers closed the second quarter with six goals out of seven attempts, a very unusual effectiveness that allowed them to regain control of the light and score a maximum of 8 points with the 51-43.
Giannis y Lillard They took responsibility before the break, each one taking advantage on their side of the perimeter. The point guard finally scored and between them they contributed 21 of the 33 goals of the team in attack. Bucks, without complementing it in defense. They went into the break four down: 67-63.
The fight for the Bucks and the glory for Russell
The first of Lillard’s two triples in the second period catapulted him into fourth place in all-time triple-pointers, surpassing Reggie Miller with 2,561 career hits.
The party was in their hands and in their heads. Lakersintimidating with Davis putting a poster block on Giannis when he tried to score from the paint.
The 8-0 run to go nine ahead (81-72) in the middle of the quarter seemed definitive. The timid visitor reaction was psychologically canceled by a Austin Reaves who closed the third quarter in style, stealing Antetokounmpo’s wallet and standing alone at the rim to make it 96-90 with the last chapter remaining.
The confidence with which Russell played was maximum: he continued shooting from the triple and never made a mistake. The perimeter was his natural habitat, but Milwaukee was beginning to rebel, pulling out all the stops with its two stars and a perfect Pat Connaughton on the outside shot.
The score of 100-99 with eight minutes left indicated that it was game. Even without Giannis On the court, the Bucks were able to recover and go up six.
With adrenaline through the roof, the punch on the table that seemed definitive was delivered by Lillard from the perimeter to make a three plus one, taking advantage of a foul on Russell’s shot. The quarter was 13-2 for the visitors.
Rui answered Hachimura y Russell also from the arch. The point guard wanted to finish the job and with all the possession for them he did not disappoint: he scored a two-point floater to get 123-122 and allow the Bucks a last attempt of 5.9 seconds.
He played it Lillard against an impressive defense by Dinwiddie, forcing him to look for a forced shot from mid-distance and giving him an incontestable block that did not allow any more points.
2024-03-09 08:37:17
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