Led by towering star players Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics in a spectacular top-flight game. A furious 7:0 run in the last 25 seconds decides the game in overtime.
The Milwaukee Bucks are still unstoppable in the NBA. The team around superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo won the top game against the Boston Celtics with 131:125 (64:63) after overtime and thus achieved their eleventh consecutive victory in the North American basketball league. The Bucks remain hot on the heels of leaders Boston in the Eastern Conference with just one win fewer.
The Celtics made it into overtime with a three in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, where Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday were unstoppable. With a 7-0 run in the last 25 seconds, the duo decided the game in favor of the Bucks. Holiday had a total of 40 points, while Antetokounmpo was just short of a triple-double with 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
The German brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner had to admit defeat to the Toronto Raptors with the Orlando Magic away with 113:123 (70:75). After the last three away wins in a row, the Magic lost again in a foreign hall. The guests allowed the Raptors too high a throw rate from the field. Both Franz (nine points) and Moritz Wagner (two points) fell short of their potential.
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Sacramento Kings 120-109 (62-58) in the top game of the Western Conference. With 32 points, Devin Booker was the top scorer in third place in the Western Conference. Superstar Kevin Durant, who swapped players from the Brooklyn Nets to Phoenix a few days ago, only watched the game from the sidelines due to an injury.
