NBA: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks blow up Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors

The match: Milwaukee crushes Golden State at the instigation of Antetokounmpo

Draymond Green‘s absence is starting to take its toll in Golden State. Without him, his teammates took to the water against Milwaukee. The reigning champions walked around, dominating those who aspire to take their place to win 118 to 99 after having a 39 point lead at the break (77-38), in their room this Thursday. The Warriors suffered defensively – where Green’s absence is most critical – without being able to compete with the Bucks offensively. In short, a one-sided shock in favor of Giannis Antetokounmpo and his partners.

The two-time MVP took over everyone else, compiling 30 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in 30 minutes. And without forcing his talent. Then again, Green’s presence could have helped slow the Greek superstar down. The Warriors found themselves without a solution. Especially since Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were once again clumsy. 12 points at 4 out of 11 for the first, 11 points at 3 out of 11 for the second. Too little to keep the California franchise afloat. It concedes its second consecutive defeat here and loses ground on Phoenix while leaving Memphis dangerously close to second place in the West.

The performance: 11 straight wins for the Grizzlies!

The series continues for Memphis. But she was harmed by Minnesota on Thursday night. The Grizzlies ended up winning 116-108 against the Timberwolves, pushing ahead in the dying minutes of the game. Ja Morant and his teammates are starting to show signs of fatigue – winning streaks are a mental strain, even more so when it comes to a franchise record – but they’ve done most of it with this new success, at home. .

Anthony Edwards (30 points), D’Angelo Russell (29) and Karl-Anthony Towns (25) have however tried everything by compiling 84 points. But the Grizzlies came out once again thanks to their collective with 5 players at 15 points or more. Including 21 for Desmond Bane and 20 for Jaren Jackson Jr.

The player: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sends the Nets to the mat!

Oklahoma City, one of the worst teams in the league, which wins very clearly against Brooklyn (109-130), nobody saw it coming. But the Nets played without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, leaving a very clumsy James Harden (7 of 22) in charge. Too bad, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took the opportunity to star in New York. The young Canadian point guard had one of his best games of the season, accumulating 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Lu Dort perfectly supported “SGA” with 27 points and 6 award-winning baskets. The Nets seemed exhausted, like Harden, author of 26 points but without weighing on the game. A clear contrast to the previous match, when they largely took over the Bulls, first in the East.

The French: Nicolas Batum can not prevent the Clippers from sinking

The Los Angeles Clippers lost against New Orleans (113-89), away, and Nicolas Batum finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds in 24 minutes. He also blocked 3 shots but his whole team took the water against the Pelicans.

The results of the night in the NBA

Bucks – Warriors : 118-99
Grizzlies – Wolves : 116-108
Pelicans – Clippers : 113-89
Nets – Thunder : 109-130
Nuggets – Trail Blazers : 140-108