Giannis back in business, Bucks take down Bulls

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted yet another double-double in his return to action from a back injury to lead Bucks to their 30th win this season with 123-102 over Chicago Bulls. The Greek Freak exited the court with 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in 27 minutes.

At the same time, Ersan Ilyasova posted 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bucks.

On the other end of the court, Lauri Markkanen added 18 points, six rebounds, while Tomas Satoransky had 10 points and seven assists.

Alex Len paced Atlanta Hawks to a 101-93 victory over Orlando Magic with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds coming from the bench. The Ukrainian big man overshadowed a big night for Nikola Vucevic, who posted 27 points, followed by Evan Fournier’s 22-point performance.

Bojan Bogdanovic and Rudy Gobert paced Jazz to a 104-81 victory against Detroit Pistons, with 17 and 13 points each. Pistons‘ Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 points, three rebounds.

Dario Saric contributed 2 points and 2 rebounds in Suns‘ 122-116 victory against Portland Trail Blazers.

Goran Dragic had 10 points in Miami Heat‘s 105-123 defeat to Washington Wizards, while Rodions Kurucs added 2 points for Brooklyn Nets in their 115-122 loss to Minnesota Timberwolves.

 

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