Lillard smashed the whistle with a three-point shot to beat the Bucks in overtime and narrowly beat the Kings in overtime
On January 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Bucks played against the Kings at home, of which the Bucks were the second game in a back-to-back. The first three quarters of the battle between the two sides against the Bucks only led by 4 points, the Bucks at the beginning of the fourth quarter in a wave of double-digit advantage, Kings coach Brown was dissatisfied with the penalty and ate two T in a row and was ejected, Brother Alphabet hit two key free throws, Fox equalized and dragged into overtime, Lillard pressed the whistle three-point kill, and finally the Bucks narrowly beat the Kings 143-142 overtime to win three consecutive wins to consolidate the second place in the East, the Kings suffered two consecutive defeats in the first defeat in four overtime games this season, and were overtaken by the Pelicans and fell to sixth in the West. Brother Alphabet 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Lillard 29 points, leading the Bucks 6 to score double-doubles, including 4 to score 20+, Sabonis Jr. 21 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists and Fox 32 points, leading the Kings 5 to score double-doubles, 4 of which scored 20+.
For one, Sabonis Jr. has reached 10 triple-doubles this season, setting a career record in a single season.
Second, Sabonis Jr. has 10 triple-doubles this season, the second-highest in the league, behind Jokic's 12 triple-doubles.
Third, Sabonis Jr. became the third center in NBA history to have at least 10 triple-doubles in a single season, the first two being Chamberlain and Jokic.
Fourth, Sabonis Jr. has contributed his 42nd career triple-double to rank 12th all-time, just one triple-double away from Lafayette Liver.
Fifth, he completed his fifth triple-double this season and ranked fourth in the league.
Sixth, Brother Alphabet completed the 40th triple-double of his career, becoming the 13th person in history, the previous one was Sabonis Jr., who had 42 triple-doubles.
The two sides ushered in the first meeting of the season, in which the Bucks were the second game of a back-to-back, they beat the Curry-missing Warriors 129-118 the day before, and the Bucks led 7 players to score double-doubles with 33+9+5, three of which scored 20+ points to win.
The Kings are all healthy, and the Bucks are missing Middleton, Crowder and Livingston. When the Bucks trailed by 1 point at 25-26, the Kings scored consecutive points to expand their 9-point advantage, and the Bucks scored 4 points in a row, and the Bucks trailed the Kings by 5 points at 32-37 at the end of the first quarter.
The Bucks' offense continued to escalate in the second quarter, with them outscoring the Kings by seven points at 36-29 in the first quarter, and the Bucks outscored the Kings by two points at 68-66 at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Bucks made 19-5 free throws and hit 14 more three-point shots, 8-9 from three-point range. The Bucks had four players in double figures in the first half, with Antetokounmpo 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Lillard 10 points and 4 assists, Beasley 13 points on 3 three-pointers and Portis 4 of 4 for 11 points. The Kings had three players in double figures, with Sabonis Jr. finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists on 5-of-5 shooting, while Fox had 14 points and Monk had 11 points.
Kings player Murray retired early due to injury, the Bucks won by 2 points in the first quarter 27-25, and the Bucks led the Kings 95-91 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, the Bucks hit 12-11 more three-pointers on three-point shooting, and both sides had five players score in double figures. Antetokounmpo had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Lillard had 16 points and 7 assists, Beasley had 5 three-pointers and 21 points, Sabonis Jr. had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to complete his 10th triple-double of the season, and Fox had 17 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Bucks led a wave of 12-4 offensive to extend a 12-point lead of 107-95, and Kings coach Brown was dissatisfied with the penalty and rushed into the court angrily, and the referee was ejected from the game after eating two T in a row. The Kings scored consecutive points to chase points, with 4 minutes and 50 seconds left, the Bucks were chased to 115-111 and only led by 4 points to request a timeout, Brother Alphabet assisted Lopez to hit an inside shot, Brother Alphabet then steals and dunked and layup inside, and the Bucks extended their 8-point advantage with a wave of 6-2 offense. Monk and Fox chased the points inside and out, Sabonis Jr. caused his fourth offensive foul, and Monk made both free throws to chase down only 3 points. Lillard broke through to make a layup to stabilize the situation, Fox threw back, Brother Alphabet missed, Monk continued to hit two free throws to chase only 1 point, the Bucks were fouled Brother Alphabet hit both free throws, both sides then were tactical fouls to compete for free throws, Brother Alphabet hit one of the key two free throws, Fox hit a tie layup, Lillard missed a three-point shot from a long distance, and the two sides tied 128-128 in regular time.
Entering overtime, the Kings took the lead by Fox and Monk hitting the inside line and hitting one shot each, Fox then steals and dunks, and the Kings scored six points in a row to stop the Bucks. Lillard and Connaughton each hit a three-pointer to tie it at 134-134, Fox scored on a mid-range shot, and Lillard made a three-point foul and made three free throws to lead by one point. Huerter answered with a three-pointer to regain the lead, Lillard missed a three-pointer, and Monk made a four-point shot from the middle. Lillard continued to miss three-point shots, Monk missed two free throws, Da Lopez chased three points to only one point, the Kings continued to hit one free throw by Fox, and Lillard won the three-point game.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)