In a bid to return hungry to win against the Bulls, “Giant” Antoine Gownpo missed his team’s 119-138 defeat on Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to knee pain.
The 27-year-old, who was crowned the best player of the regular seasons in 2019 and 2020, reached the “double-double” and added 17 rebounds and 5 assists, while Crow Holiday was the top scorer. The Bucks are ranked with 27 points, and seven players finished the tournament with more than 10 points.
Bucks dominated the game from start to finish, leading by 35 points in some cases, securing their 45th win against 27 defeats and securing second place in the Eastern Province.
In Florida, German youngster Franz Wagner scored 18 points to lead his Orlando Magic team to 94-90 against the Golden State Warriors.
Wagner played two deflections and a save in the defensive, passing 3 decisive balls, while Wendell Carter Jr. added 19 points and distributor Cole Anthony added 14 points.
Despite the defeat, the Warriors retained third place in the Western Region (47-25), while Orlando dropped out of the qualifying round to the bottom of the playoffs and the Eastern Regional rankings, finishing 14th with 20 wins. 53 failures.
With 26 more points, Clay Thompson, with 15 points, missed the efforts of injured star Stephen Curry and played in the line of losers.
In New York, Trey Young scored 45 points for his Atlanta Hawks and led the New York Knicks to 117-111 at Madison Square Garden.
Young scored 7 three-pointers in 15, adding 8 assists, while Serbia’s Bokhton Boktanovic added 32 points for the tenth-ranked Hawks with 36 wins and the same number of defeats in the Eastern Province, but he improved his chances. Entering the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs. Off. “
While the Knicks finished 12th in the Eastern Province (30-42), he beat RJ with 30 points. The loser, Jared, emerged in line.
In another match, the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 127-115.
