Phoenix Suns’ star trio outlasts Adetokunb’s Milwaukee, Doncic leads Mavericks to important win in Brooklyn

Although Jannis Adetokunbo did everything he could in a Milwaukee Bucks jersey, the Phoenix Suns’ star trio of Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker was more successful. They combined for 85 points. The duo Doncic and Irving calmly led the Dallas Mavericks to an important win.

Phoenix beat Milwaukee at home

The Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks (114:106) was virtually even until halftime. The visitors led by a single point, but the turning point came in the third quarter, when the home team dominated on the boards and took a decisive lead that they would not relinquish for the rest of the game.

The star trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal had already shown great chemistry. It contributed to 85 points and 30 rebounds for their team. It pushed the somewhat lonely Jannnis Adetokunbo on the other side, who scored 34 points and 10 rebounds.

It was on the rebounding end that the home team dominated 49-34. Kevin Durant, who at 35 years old has already been nominated for 14. Devin Booker, who earned four All-Star Game nominations, led the team in scoring with 32 points. Phoenix notched its 30th win of the season, while Milwaukee was coming off its 18th loss.

Doncic missed a triple-double by one assist

In the game Brooklyn Nets vs Dallas Mavericks (107:119) the guests recorded an important win. Once again, the star Slovenian Luka Doncic was a major contributor, missing a prized triple-double by a single pass.

On the home floor, the season’s second-leading scorer scored 35 points, reigned under the basket with 18 rebounds and recorded 9 assists. He also managed to add 2 steals and a block. His teammate Kyrie Irving scored even more points.

This is an important win for the Mavericks as they hold the eighth spot in their conference ahead of a powerfully dating Los Angeles Lakers team, with a 28-23 record.

Mikal Bridges scored 28 points for Brooklyn, but didn’t get much support from his teammates. After a big lead at halftime, Dallas pulled away to a win.

Doncic now leads the scoring charts

The Slovenian is now the leading scorer with an average of 34.5 points per game. Of course, this is due to the fact that Joel Embiid is currently on the sidelines and has already missed a significant number of games. Jannis Adetokunbo is in second place with an average of 31.3 points per game, followed by Oklahoma shooter Shai Gilgeous Alexander with 31.1 points per game.

After that, no other player is shooting above 30 points per game. Interestingly, 39-year-old Lebron James is still ranked 16th with an average of 24.9 points per game.

Source: NBA