The basketball players of Milwaukee beat Houston tonight with 128:119 and achieved their 13th consecutive victory at home in the NBA league, and their center Janis Adetokumbo broke the club record for the number of rebounds.
The Bucks were led by Demian Lillard with 39 points, 11 assists and five rebounds and Adetokumbo with 26 points and 17 rebounds. Chris Middleton scored 20 points and Brooke Lopez scored 18 points.
Adetokumbo broke the franchise record of the famous Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the number of rebounds, after he caught the ball after a shot by Tari Eason in the fourth quarter, and then recorded a total of 17.162 rebounds in 11 seasons in Milwaukee.
The Greek center is also the best scorer and assistant of Milwaukee and joined the company of legends Michael Jordan (Chicago), LeBron James (Cleveland) and Kevin Garnett (Minnesota) who were the best in all three categories in their clubs.
Milwaukee tied 13 home wins where they have a record of 14/1.
Houston ended a streak of five victories, and the most effective player in that team was Fred Vanvleet with 22 points. Alperen Shengun added 20 points and eight rebounds, Dillon Brooks 18 points, and Jalen Green 16 points and seven assists.
Golden State basketball players beat Portland 118:114 in a duel in which their player Stephen Curry broke the streak of 268 games in which he made at least one three-pointer. Curry finished the game with seven points and eight assists on 0-of-8 three-point shooting to snap a three-point hitting streak that began on Dec. 1, 2018, in Detroit.
The Warriors were led by Kyle Thompson with 28 points and Andrew Wiggins with 25 points and seven rebounds. Trace Jackson Davis added 14 points and Jonathan Cumming added 12.
In the Portland team, Jeremy Grant stood out with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Anferni Simmons scored 24 points with seven assists, and Scott Henderson scored 14 points.
Phoenix basketball players beat Washington 112:108 and ended their two-game losing streak. The most effective players in the winning team were Kevin Durant with 28 points and Devin Booker with 27 points and eight assists. Erik Gordon had 13 points, and Jusuf Nurkić had six points, 17 rebounds and five assists.
Washington had a 16-point advantage during the game, but failed to tie two wins for the first time in the season. Daniel Gafford scored 26 points with 17 rebounds, and Tyus Jones scored 22 points with 11 assists and six steals.
In other games, New Orleans basketball players beat San Antonio 146:110, while Boston beat Orlando 114:97.
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