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
Fan should be banned for life
@Rudiger McMonihan: Absolutely right. “Ejecting” the “fan” after the game is over doesn’t even amount to a slap on the wrist.
Players are human. This incident was outrageous.
Punishment or not that fan needs to have a long harsh word with himself.
@Gustave H: maybe inconsonant. Would that be long enough?
@Ruairi O’Bric: “cacophonous” would probably be the longest harsh word I know.
@Gustave H: Insubordination
I might be wrong but I believe said fan was roughed up by a Pacific Island looking guy. Not sure where I heard that though.
Should watch the video, said ‘fan’ immediately got tossed around like a rag doll afterward by some massive Pacific Islander looking guy. Aussies…. what more would you expect though?
@mitchellaneou5: You can say that again
Should watch the video, said ‘fan’ immediately got tossed around like a rag doll after the spat by some massive Pacific Islander looking guy. Aussies…. what more would you expect though?
Watch the video, said ‘fan’ immediately gets thrown around afterward by some islander looking guy….. what more would you expect of the Ausssies though?
Watch the video, afterwards, said ‘fan’ immediately gets thrown around by some islander guy.
Watch the video, afterwards, said ‘fan’ immediately gets severely pushed around by some massive islander guy.
Watch the video, said ‘fan’ immediately gets thrown around after by some islander guy….. what more would you expect of Australians though?
Watch the video, afterwards, said ‘fan’ immediately gets thrown around by some islander guy….. what more would you expect of Australians though?