Bucks winning streak ends while Lakers thrashed
The Milwaukee Bucks’ seven-game winning streak fell to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, while the Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Miami Heat.
The Bucks, who have won their last four NBA games and three in the NBA Cup, failed to hold on to an early 10-point lead in a 104-119 loss in Milwaukee.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and teammate Damian Lillard added 25 points, but Jalen Johnson and De’Andre Hunter finished with 23 and 20 points respectively. , Atlanta won five games in a row.
Next up for the Bucks is a road trip to the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics, while the Hawks will face the Los Angeles Lakers, who suffered their worst loss of the season in a 134-93 loss to the Miami Heat.
Miami guard Tyler Herro scored 31 points, 21 of which came in the third quarter. He made 9 three-pointers, tying the Heat’s franchise record of 24 three-pointers.
After leading by 17 points at halftime, the Heat set a franchise record with 42 assists and dealt a new blow to the shaky Lakers.
LeBron James and his teammates have lost six of their past eight games, including being eliminated from the NBA Cup.
The loss came two days after a 29-point blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves, which dropped Los Angeles to 12-10 in the NBA.
First-year Lakers head coach J.J. Redick described the performance as “embarrassing” and criticized his players for a lack of fighting spirit and professionalism.
Elsewhere, NBA champion Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 130-120 despite Jayson Tatum’s absence, while the Orlando Magic beat the injured 76ers 106-102 in Philadelphia, coming from New York The Knicks bounced back from a tough loss. .
The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Timberwolves (80-108) for the second time in five days, while the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers 99-90.
