NBA: Lakers still winning, Antetokounmpo’s resounding flop

Greek phenom scores only 9 points on his Bucks’ bitter night

Even the greatest can have bad nights. This was proved by Luka Doncic, who after a golden period, in which he even managed to score 250 points in 5 games, ran into a bad night in Boston on Thursday night: the Slovenian phenom ended the match with horrible percentages, but still with 23 points on the scoreboard. Nothing like the glaring blackout of Giannis Antetokounmpo, a guy who travels at an average of almost 33 points per contest.

In the home match against the Charlotte Hornets, hardly the league’s most irresistible franchise, the Greek scored the pittance of 9 points, with 2/7 shooting and 5/11 from the lunette, in 22 minutes on the floor. Almost inevitable was the defeat, which then came by the score of 138-109 for the guests.

In the other games, fourth consecutive win for the Los Angeles Lakers, dragged by a solid LeBron James, while the Brooklyn Nets – Durant 33 points – return to victory after the setback against the Bulls. Fifth consecutive knockout for the Los Angeles Clippers and sixth in the last 7 games for the Phoenix Suns, beaten at home by Miami. Denver did well, dragged by a blazing Nikola Jokic (triple double for the two-time league MVP).

All the results of the night’s NBA contests:

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – CHICAGO BULLS 112-126
MILWAUKEE BUCKS – CHARLOTTE HORNETS 109-138
TORONTO RAPTORS – NEW YORK KNICKS 108-112
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS – BROOKLYN NETS 102-108
DENVER NUGGETS – CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 121-108
INDIANA PACERS – PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 108-99
SAN ANTONIO SPURS – DETROIT PISTONS 121-109
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER – WASHINGTON WIZARDS 127-110
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES – L.A. CLIPPERS 125-109
PHOENIX SUNS – MIAMI HEAT 96-104
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – ATLANTA HAWKS 130-114.