GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO LED the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks past Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans 120-108, while LeBron James inspired the Los Angeles Lakers last night.
Reigning MVP Antetokounmpo put up 34 points and 17 rebounds as the Bucks improved to 43-7 for the season and 20-4 away from home.
The Bucks led by 19 points in the third quarter before withstanding a Pelicans rally in New Orleans on Tuesday.
Pelicans sensation and rookie Williamson scored 20 points – Brandon Ingram topscoring for New Orleans with 32 of his own.
James posted 19 of his 36 points in the final quarter as the Lakers topped the San Antonio Spurs 129-102 in Los Angeles.
Lakers superstar James hit a stunning five three-pointers in three fourth-quarter minutes to propel the hosts at Staples Center, where he added nine assists and seven rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Elsewhere, James Harden had 40 points and 11 assists to guide the Houston Rockets to a 125-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Rockets were without Russell Westbrook and Clint Capela – reportedly set to join the Atlanta Hawks – but they still extended their winning streak to three games.
Nikola Jokic’s 29 points and 13 rebounds set the tone for the Denver Nuggets, who downed the Portland Trail Blazers 127-99.
While Carmelo Anthony has been a fine addition for the Trail Blazers, the veteran endured a tough night in Denver. Anthony was zero of five from the field and missed all three of his attempts from beyond the arc for two points in 26 minutes.
Spurs star LaMarcus Aldridge also struggled. He finished with just seven points on three of 10 shooting in 30 minutes.
Tuesday’s results
Milwaukee Bucks 120-108 New Orleans Pelicans
Houston Rockets 125-110 Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets 127-99 Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers 129-102 San Antonio Spurs
These basketball articles ger very little views or comments. Any chance of some more snooker coverage? Grand prix on this week.
@Brian Dunne: Oh yea I am sure Snooker will get plenty of hits !!!
@Gary O’Rourke: im not saying it will or won’t. My point is basketball has a very small audience on this site so maybe they could cater for other smaller sports
@Brian Dunne: I do agree !!! Its a Soccer/Rugby saturated site. If you put a post up about what Jurgan Klopp had for breakfast or Johnny Sexton walking his dog around Dun Laoiraire it would have 3000 views & 70 comments.
@Brian Dunne: I, for one, enjoy the basketball updates
@Brian Dunne: @Brian Dunne: I don’t think it’s for lack of interest that NBA get smaller views or comments, they’re are a lot of people who follow the NBA, and other smaller sports in Ireland.
I suspect, much like myself, after spending years not getting articles from The42 on the NBA I’m used to reading match review / trade gossip / analysis on another app and don’t bother to click in because I’ve read it elsewhere already.
I only clicked on this because I saw 6 comments posted!!
@Tomas Ryan: no problems at all with basketball being covered chief
@Brian Dunne: fair enough point Brian yeah. Would think the basketball would have a bigger following by some margin than the snooker but could be wrong on that. They generally have an article up on the major events in some of the smaller sports e.g.s the grand slams in tennis and the world championships in darts and snooker, but that’s about it alright. Always enjoy reading what’s going on in other sports though, so the more variety the better, absolutely.
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