Even 35 points by Adetokunbo weren’t enough to win Memphis, Klay Thompson hits 15,000 points

The Milwaukee Bucks have been in a slump lately, surprisingly unable to keep up with the Memphis team, although Janis Adetokunbo had another above-standard performance. The Bucks lost to the Grizzlies 110 to 113. Klay Thompson missed the starting lineup for the first time in 12 years and had his best performance of the season. He also broke the 15,000 point mark.

Milwaukee fell short as a favorite

Milwaukee came into the game as a paper favorite, but failed. The Bucks are in their second slump of the season. They lost for the seventh time in their last 10 games. For a change, Mepphis enjoyed their second win in a row, although they had previously lost 9 games in a row to their opponents.

Adetokunbo, the third top scorer of the ongoing season, averaging 30.8 points per game, showered the Grizzlies’ basket with 35 points. He added 12 assists and 4 rebounds. He recorded his 43rd double-double this season. In addition, Damian Lillard complemented him with 24 points.

Memphis was surprisingly brave against its opponent. Zaire Williams and GG Jackson contributed 27 points to the home team’s victory. The decisive moment of the game was the 3rd quarter, which the Bucks lost by nine points and the final onslaught from Milwaukee lacked efficiency in the end.

Malik Beasley made two threes just before the end, reducing the score to a three-point difference. However, Damian Lillard let the game down with an inaccurate three-point attempt late in the game, giving Memphis a valuable victory over the favorite.

Klay Thompson breaks the 15,000 mark in the NBA

In the game Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors (137:140), the team from San Francisco confirmed its excellent form. Klay Thompson did not jump into the game for the first time since March 12, 2012. The starting five was replaced by Brandin Podziemski, who scored 13 points in the game.

A situation that Thompson hadn’t known in 12 years spurred him to his best performance of the season. In just 28 minutes on the floor, he was the game’s leading scorer with 35 points and also broke the 15,000 career points mark.

Coach Steve Kerr admitted that the announcement of Thompson missing the starting lineup obviously didn’t make the Warriors players happy. However, he responded in kind.

After his best performance in the next game, this situation can’t happen again. In addition, Kerr recorded his 500th win on the Warriors’ bench and Draymond Green, the guard dog, also had a very good performance, scoring 23 points in the game.

Collin Sexton was the Jazz’s top scorer with 35 points. Keyonte George was also very good with 33 points. However, the Warriors didn’t let the close win take them away and they are fulfilling the goal of getting the team into the playoffs.

Source: NBA