One day after the confirmation of James Harden as the second best three-point shooter in history, only behind Stephen Curry, the two stars faced off with their teams in a game and the Warriors point guard beat the Angeleno in the private duel of outside shots, with six of 15 (40%) and two of six (33.3%) respectively. Now, the Clippers won 102-99. In this way, Steve Kerr’s team misses a great opportunity to take the lead, after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s recent defeat against the Dallas Mavericks.
Curry’s 26 points or Andrew Wiggins’ 22 were not enough to stop the local franchise, led by a masterful Harden who added a double-double (12 points and 16 assists). On the Clippers side, Norman Powell (23 points) and Amir Coffey (15 points) were also key with their scoring.
In the territory of Wisconsin, Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks took flight in the final stages of a gray final quarter against the Houston Rockets 101-100. Giannis was one of the great protagonists, with a complete performance of 20 points and 13 rebounds. The other great figure who contributed to the hosts’ victory was Brook López (27 points and 10 rebounds).
In the Texan franchise, full of young talent such as Alperen Sengun, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason, Fred VanVleet (26 points), Jalen Green (21 points and 9 rebounds) and above all Damien Lillard (18 points), who was the hero, stood out. of the Bucks with a layup with four seconds left in the game.
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