For the seventh time in his NBA career, Janis Adetokumbo scored more than 50 points in one game, but this time he did not celebrate... More precisely, with a few bad decisions in the finish, he helped Indiana defeat his Milwaukee - 126:124.
His 54-point night was canceled out by Pacers ace Tyrese Halliburton with 29 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.
He was followed by Benedikt Maturin with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Myles Turner with 21 points.
At the Bucks, the "closest" to Janis (who also had 12 rebounds and three assists) in terms of points was Chris Middleton, who scored 19, but also missed the last shot in the match to equalize.
"We had to deal with a player who had an exceptional night. We did the best we could and created some chaos defensively. You have to take chances or he's going to end up with 60 points. I'm very happy that the win is here, though." Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said.
The match in Indianapolis was the only one played in the United States the night before, as the other was a spectacle in Mexico City.
In order to promote the league, the NBA sent Atlanta and Orlando to Mexico, and the "Hawks" celebrated in this country of Central America - 120:119 in the "CMX Arena".
Atlanta was led to victory by Trey Young with 41 points, four rebounds and eight assists, while Jaylen Johnson added 19 points and nine rebounds.
On the other side, Jalen Suggs scored 21 points, Paolo Bankero scored 17, and former Buducnosti center Goga Bitadze had 12 points and five rebounds.
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