Milwaukee basketball players beat San Antonio tonight 132:119, in a game in which their player Damian Lillard became the eighth active player to score more than 20.000 points in the NBA.
Lillard finished the game with 40 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. He now has 20.034 total points and became the 51st player in league history, and the eighth active player, to score more than 20.000 points in 794 games.
"I don't want to pretend it's nothing. I know it's a big deal, a big accomplishment. I'm in rare company," Lillard said.
Active players who have scored at least 20.000 points are LeBron James, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Steph Curry, DeMar DeRozan and Chris Paul.
Lillard, James, Curry and Harden are the only ones in history who each have at least 20.000 points, 5.000 assists and 2.000 three-pointers.
Bobby Portis contributed to the Bucks' victory with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Middleton with 17 points, and Janis Adetokumbo with a triple-double performance of 11 points, 16 assists and 14 rebounds.
Milwaukee thus achieved its 14th consecutive victory at home, which is the second longest such streak since the team achieved 20 victories from April 19, 1990 to January 8, 1991.
In the San Antonio team, Keldon Johnson had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Zach Collins had 22 points and eight rebounds, and Denis Wessel had 17 points. Victor Vembanjama did not play due to an ankle problem.
Memphis basketball players beat New Orleans 115:113 with a basket by Ja Morant. Morant is back on the court after a 25-game suspension for filming himself holding a gun on social media. He scored 34 points with eight assists and six rebounds.
"I've been working, man. I haven't played in eight months. I've had time to learn a lot about myself. I've been through a lot of tough days. Basketball is my life, it's what I love, it's therapeutic for me. I'm excited to be back," he said. is Morant.
Without Morant, Memphis had six wins and 19 losses. Never in league history has a player scored so many points when returning from a 25-game absence.
Jaren Jackson participated in the victory with 24 points, and Desmond Baynes with 21 points.
New Orleans ended a streak of four victories, and the most effective player in the team was Brandon Ingram with 34 points. Jonas Valanciunas added 22 points and 14 rebounds, and CJ McCallum added 18 points and six assists.
The Golden State basketball players beat Boston after overtime with 132:126. Curry led the Warriors with 33 points, including a 12-pointer with 24 seconds left in overtime to secure the win. Klay Thompson scored 17 points, and Jonathan Cumminga had XNUMX points and seven rebounds.
In the Boston team, which ended a streak of five victories, the most effective players were Derrick White with 30 points with seven rebounds and Jaylen Brown with 28 points with eight rebounds and seven assists. Jayson Tatum added 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Al Horford added 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Portland basketball players beat Phoenix 109:104 and ended their seven-game losing streak. In the winning team, Anferni Simmons scored 23 points with seven rebounds, Jeremy Grant 22 points, and Deandre Ayton 16 points with 15 rebounds.
Phoenix suffered its fifth loss in the last seven games, and Kevin Durant was the most effective with 40 points. Devin Booker added 26 points and seven assists, and Grayson Allen added 11 points and nine rebounds.
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