The winners of the day in the NBA.
The Milwaukee Bucks stopped the Atlanta Hawks, who had just beaten the Boston Celtics twice, in this Saturday’s NBA day that had only three games and in which the Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans and the Orlando Magic to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Falcons 113 – 122 dollars
The Atlanta Hawks (34-40) could not repeat against the Milwaukee Bucks (47-27) the feat of the last two days, in which they defeated the Boston Celtics, the best team in the league, twice.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a great game for the Bucks, with 36 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists.
Not far behind the Greek’s numbers was Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic for the Hawks, who contributed 38 points and 10 rebounds.
With their victory in Atlanta, the Bucks move to second position in the East precisely behind the almighty Celtics, while the Hawks are tenth in the same conference, the last team qualified for the play-in.
Pelicans 92 – 104 Celts
The Boston Celtics (58-16) avoided losing three consecutive games for the first time this season by beating the New Orleans Pelicans (45-29), who started winning but had a terrible third quarter with only 11 points.
The Celtics’ best player was Jayson Tatum with 23 points and 9 rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis scored a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Zion Williamson stood out for the Pelicans with 25 points and 9 rebounds. CJ McCollum surpassed 14,000 points in the NBA after scoring 24 against the Celtics.
The Celtics, mathematically first in the East, are also on the verge of finishing the regular season as the best team in the league, while the Pelicans, despite the defeat, maintain fifth place in the West.
Magic 118 – 88 Grizzlies
The Orlando Magic (43-31) reached a difference of 43 points in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies (24-50), who in the final minutes of the game managed to somewhat eclipse the result.
For the Magic, with scoring widely distributed between starters and substitutes, the best was Wendell Carter Jr., with a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Jordan Goodwin stood out for the Grizzlies, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Thanks to their victory this Saturday, the Magic maintain fifth position in the East, while the Grizzlies have already been mathematically eliminated from the postseason for some time now.