Damien Lillard Scored 41 Points… NBA Milwaukee Beats Clippers for 6th Straight Win
Minnesota defeats Portland to take sole lead in West.
The Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) won their sixth game in a row, led by Damien Lillard.
Milwaukee defeated the LA Clippers 113-106 with Lillard scoring 41 points in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league home game held at the Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin, USA on the 5th (Korean time).
The Milwaukee’s star Giannis Antetokounmpo was absent due to a left Achilles tendon injury,
but Lillard filled the void well. 파워볼사이트
Milwaukee, who overcame a deficit in the first half and started chasing in the third quarter,
tied the score at 96-96 with Patrick Beverley (12 points)’s 3-point shot with 4 minutes and 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
During the Clippers’ ensuing attack, Beverley intercepted James Harden’s ball and helped Lillard score a layup.
Milwaukee, which succeeded in a comeback, blocked the Clippers’ attack,
with Brook Lopez blocking Kawhi Leonard’s layup.
Then, AJ Green made it 101-96 with a 3-point shot 3 minutes and 34 seconds before the end, and Bobby Portis continued scoring to secure the win.
Paul George and Harden scored 29 points each for the Clippers,
but they could not prevent the Clippers from losing.
Russell Westbrook, who fractured his left hand in the game on the 2nd,
eventually underwent surgery and missed his third game.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 119-114 thanks to the performances of Rudy Gobert (25 points, 16 rebounds) and Michael Conley (19 points).
Minnesota, which won all four meetings with Portland this season,
rose to the sole lead in the Western Conference with 43 wins and 19 losses.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, competing with Minnesota for the lead in the West,
lost 104-116 to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Oklahoma City was tied for second place with the Denver Nuggets with 42 wins and 19 losses, 0.5 games behind Minnesota.
The Lakers won with D’Angelo Russell (26 points), Anthony Davis (24 points),
and LeBron James (19 points, 8 assists) leading the attack, and rose to 9th place in the Western Conference (34 wins, 29 losses). E스포츠