NBA: Giannis’ monster double-double and late layup lifts streaking Bucks, Doncic follows in Magic’s footsteps

Antetokounmpo’s
monster
double-double
and
late
driving
layup
with
2.0
seconds
remaining
lifted
the
in-form
Bucks
(14-8)
to
their
eighth
consecutive
victory
midweek.

Milwaukee’s
Antetokounmpo
had
40
points,
12
rebounds
and
nine
assists
in
a
near
triple-double
performance
at
home
to
the
Hornets.

The
Bucks
withstood
LaMelo
Ball,
who
posted
36
points,
nine
assists
and
five
rebounds
on
the
road
for
the
Hornets
(13-11).

Doncic
flexes
his
muscles

Luka
Doncic
fuelled
the
Dallas
Mavericks’
139-107
victory
at
the
New
Orleans
Pelicans.
He
put
up
28
points
and
14
assists
in
just
27
minutes.
According
to
Stats
Perform,
Doncic
is
the
first
player
to
reach
those
numbers
while
playing
27
minutes
or
less
since
Hall
of
Famer
Magic
Johnson
in
1987.

Jae’Sean
Tate’s
career-high
32
points,
10
rebounds,
seven
assists
and
five
blocks
helped
the
Houston
Rockets
rally
past
the
Oklahoma
City
Thunder
114-110.

The
Rockets
are
the
first
team
in
NBA
history
with
four
straight
wins
immediately
after
a
15-game
losing
streak,
per
Stats
Perform.
As
for
Tate,
he
joined
Hakeem
Olajuwon
as
the
only
Rockets
players
to
record
30-plus
points,
10-plus
rebounds,
five-plus
assists
and
five-plus
blocks
in
a
game.

Embiid
struggles
as
Philly’s
offensive
woes
continue

In
the
absence
of
wantaway
All-Star
Ben
Simmons,
the
Philadelphia
76ers
continue
to
endure
a
topsy-turvy
campaign
following
their
88-87
defeat
to
the
Boston
Celtics.

MVP
runner-up
Joel
Embiid
had
a
double-double
of
13
points
and
18
rebounds,
but
he
was
just
three-of-17
shooting.
Tobias
Harris
was
four-of-11
shooting
–
missing
all
four
of
his
three-point
attempts
–
for
only
eight
points.

Duncan
Robinson
had
a
game
to
forget
as
the
shorthanded
Miami
Heat
went
down
111-85
to
the
Cleveland
Cavaliers.
Robinson
went
scoreless
in
20
minutes
on
0-of-seven
shooting
from
the
floor,
having
failed
to
make
any
of
his
six
efforts
from
beyond
the
arc.