Published on: Thursday, May 06, 2021
By: AFP
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (left) of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against the Brooklyn Nets. – AFP photo
LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 points as the Milwaukee Bucks punched their playoff ticket with a 124-118 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
The heavyweight showdown between the Eastern Conference rivals did not disappoint, with the two sides matching each other shot-for-shot before the Bucks pulled away in the final quarter.
Antetokounmpo led from the front for Milwaukee, with 12 rebounds, four assists and five turnovers to seal the Bucks win.
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Milwaukee improved to 41-24 with the win to remain in third place in the East just behind second-placed Brooklyn, who dropped a third straight game to fall to 43-23.
Suns beat Cavaliers 134-118 in OT; stay in step with Utah
By The Associated PressMay 5, 2021 GMT
Phoenix Suns Cameron Payne, left, passes around Cleveland Cavaliers Dean Wade and Kevin Love in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Phoenix Suns Cameron Payne, left, passes around Cleveland Cavaliers Dean Wade and Kevin Love in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
CLEVELAND (AP) Devin Booker scored 31 points, Chris Paul had 23 and 16 assists and the Phoenix Suns stayed in step with Utah atop the Western Conference by outlasting the under-manned Cleveland Cavaliers 134-118 in overtime on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Booker scores 31, Suns dominate OT to beat Cavs 134-118
By TOM WITHERSMay 5, 2021 GMT
Did they ever.
“We stayed the course,” Chris Paul said. “We came out and put the game away.”
Devin Booker scored 31 points, Paul added 23 and 16 assists and Phoenix scored the first 15 points of OT to outlast the under-manned Cleveland Cavaliers 134-118 for their fifth straight win, keeping the Suns even with Utah atop the Western Conference standings.
Mikal Bridges made two 3-pointers, dunked, had a block and assist in the opening minutes of overtime and Phoenix outscored Cleveland 20-4 in the extra five minutes.
“We punched them first, jumped out to that lead and kept going,” said Bridges, who scored 22 and made four 3-pointers.
The Cavs took the Phoenix Suns a Finals hopeful with the Western Conference’s second-best record, and winners of four straight games into overtime before being smothered and losing, 134-118.