The absences bent the Bucks, “double” with 43 points, Giannis

After the triumph in Brooklyn, the Bucks could not stand Charlotte and were defeated in the early hours of Sunday with 114-106 by the Hornets.

Giannis Antitokoumbo (along with Middleton and Portis) fought as hard as they could against the hosts, but the absences of Jru Holliday, George Hill, Grayson Allen, Dode DiVincenzo, Pat Connaton and Brooke Lhanes in the second place. match.

The Greek superstar made another MVP appearance, since in 37 minutes he had 43 points (18/20 shots, 8/14 two points, 4/6 three points), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

.@ Giannis_An34 dropped 21 points in the 4th quarter & tallied 43 tonight. #NBAAllStar

43 PTS | 12 REB | 3 AST | 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/o35qRlB1II

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 9, 2022

Middleton stood by his side once again, who had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

.@Khris22m with an all-around great night. #NBAAllStar

27 PTS | 10 REB | 9 AST | 4-6 3PM pic.twitter.com/FfWTbRCm0D

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 9, 2022

The 14th double-double this season was made in Charlotte by Bobby Portis, who scored 19 points and collected 13 rebounds.

14th double-double of the season for @BPortistime!! #NBAAllStar

19 PTS | 13 REB | 2 STL pic.twitter.com/YFpmBQahSs

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 9, 2022

The Hornets, for their part, had Terry Rosier on a great night with 28 points (5/9 two points, 6/10 three points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals), LaMelo Ball “touched” the triple-double ( 19 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists), while important solutions were given by Kelly Umbre (18 points) and Miles Bridges (21 points and 8 rebounds).

Detailed results in the NBA

Hornets-Bucks 114-106

Pistons-Magic 97-92

Pacers-Jazz 125-113

Suns-Heath 100-123

Celtics-Knicks 99-75

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