Bucks and Kings advanced to quarterfinals of In-Season Tournament
The "deers" finished their matches for the B group of the tournament 4-0 and will face the Knicks with home advantage in the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the other East quarterfinal, the Pacers (4-0) will host the Celtics (3-1) in Indianapolis.
The first scorer for the Bucks was Giannis Antetokounmpo with 33 points (10/14 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers, 10/13 shots), 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and 4 errors in 40 minutes of participation.
His worthy supporter is Damian Lillard, who scored 13 of his 32 points in the 4th period while also having 9 assists.
For the Heat, who were without Jimmy Butler (ankle) and Tyler Hirow (ankle), Bam Adebayo had 31 points while Kyle Lowry and Josh Richardson had 21 and 20 points, respectively.
The Bucks' next opponent is the Bulls in Chicago, in the early hours of Friday (1/12) at 03:00. The quarter-final with the Knicks will take place either in the early hours of Tuesday 5/12, or in the early hours of Wednesday 6/12.
The Sacramento Kings also advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating the Warriors 124-123. The "Kings" (4-0) will face New Orleans (3-1) in the quarterfinals, while the Lakers (4-0) and the Suns (3-1) will face each other in the other pair.
The first scorer of the winners was DeAaron Fox with 29 points, while Kevin Herter and Malik Monk each had 21 points.
As for Sasha Vezenkov, he had 8 points (1/3 two-pointers, 2/6 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks in 15 minutes of participation.
For the "warriors", Andrew Wiggins and Steph Curry each had 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Clay Thompson added 20 points with 9 rebounds.
The pairings of the quarterfinals of the in-season tournament:
EAST
Milwaukee-New York
Indiana-Boston
WEST
Lakers-Phoenix
Sacramento-New Orleans
In games for the NBA basketball championship, the following results were recorded:
Boston-Chicago 124-97
Brooklyn-Toronto 115-103
Cleveland-Atlanta 128-105
Miami-Milwaukee 124-131
New York-Charlotte 115-91
Minnesota-Oklahoma City 106-103
Dallas-Houston 121-115
Sacramento-Golden State 124-123
RATINGS
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EAST REGION
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ATLANTIC DISTRICT
Boston 14-4
Philadelphia 12-5
New York 10-7
Brooklyn 9-8
Toronto 8-10
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Milwaukee 13-5
Indiana 9-7
Cleveland 10-8
Chicago 5-14
Detroit 2-15
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
Orlando 12-5
Miami 10-8
Atlanta 8-9
Charlotte 5-11
Washington 3-14
WESTERN DISTRICT
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NORTHWEST DISTRICT
Minnesota 13-4
Denver 12-6
Oklahoma City 11-6
Utah 6-11
Portland 5-12
PACIFIC DISTRICT
Phoenix 11-6
Sacramento 10-6
LA. Lakers 10-8
Golden State 8-10
LA. Clippers 7-9
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
Dallas 11-6
Houston 8-7
New Orleans 9-9
Memphis 3-13
San Antonio 3-14
