In turn, Antetokounmpo resolved his personal conflict with Cameroonian Joel Embiid in a magical moment, after he managed to block the latter’s ball two seconds before the end of the match, and added to his points 14 rebounds and 6 rebounds, while the 76ers scored 29 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists.
It is the second loss in a row for the Sixers after falling to the Phoenix Suns, to fall to fourth place with 46 wins and 29 losses, behind the Boston Celtics (47-29), while the second-placed Bucks achieved their 47th victory this season against 28 defeats.
In the Western District and in Dallas, the Lakers suffered their third loss in a row after falling to the Mavericks.
Los Angeles Lakers lost again to the Dallas Mavericks
The champion of the 2020 season played the match without his two stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, because he was unable to match the superiority of Slovenian Luka Doncic, who achieved “Triple-Double” with 34 points, 12 rebounds and the same assists.
The Lakers trailed at the break 56-82 and almost broke a negative record dating back to 1956 when their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics, scored 83 points in their basket before the break.
With this loss, the Lakers fell to the eleventh place behind the San Antonio Spurs, the tenth with the same record (31 wins against 44 defeats), to dwindle his hopes of reserving the last place, which would allow the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
Lakers coach Frank Vogel expressed his regret after the loss, saying, “We did not play well all over the field.”
In other matches, the Los Angeles Clippers, whose star Paul George regained (34 points) after three months of absence due to injury, beat the Utah Jazz 121-115, and the Brooklyn Nets over the Detroit Pistons 130-123, while the Washington Wizards lost to its guest Chicago Bulls 94- 107.