Defending champion Milwaukee Bucks still won the NBA top game against the Miami Heat after a remarkable comeback.
Despite being 15 points down with six minutes remaining, the Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, clinched a 120-119 home win over the Eastern Conference leaders. Greece’s Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 17 rebounds and gave his team a successful start to the Bucks’ top game week with an away game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday and a home game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
The Bulls are second in the Eastern Conference and the Suns are number one in the Western Conference. The Bucks are fourth in the East. The gap to the Philadelphia 76ers in third place remained unchanged despite the win because the 76ers won their home game against the New York Knicks 123-108. Newcomer James Harden scored 26 points, only slightly worse than Joel Embiid with 27 points.
The Orlando Magic missed out on their third win in a row after giving up an 18-point lead against the Indiana Pacers and losing in overtime. After the 114:122, Franz Wagner from Berlin, the best thrower in his team with 28 points, said: “This is a good opportunity to learn something.”
National player Dennis Schröder did not play in the 127:132 of the Houston Rockets after extra time against the Utah Jazz due to an injury to his right ankle.
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