Golden State Warriors ' tremendous beating of
Milwaukee Bucks at the Chase Center by 125-90 and a tremendous 32-9! in the last quarter that gives morale to
Stephen Curry's team after the tough defeat in Boston.
After the beating received at the TD Garden against the Celtics, Steve Kerr's team came out with the clear idea of not repeating the ridiculousness and at halftime they had practically sentenced the duel with two almost perfect first quarters. In the third quarter, the Bucks' defense worked and left the Bay Area team with 15 points. However, Doc Rivers' team was slaughtered in the last period with a historic 32-9 partial that sentenced the game.
Curry was the best with 29 points, 6 three-pointers, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Jonathan Kuminga contributed 20 units and
Draymond Green 12 points and 6 assists. From the bench, Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 15 points,
Klay Thompson contributed 10 and Chris Paul 9 assists;
For the Bucks, who after a good streak of 6 consecutive victories after the All-Star yesterday,
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points and
Damian Lillard 20, while Bobby Portis scored 20 points off the bench. They wrecked in defense and offense during the whole duel.
FIGHT FOR PLAYOFFS.
Despite the loss, the Bucks remain second in the East fighting neck and neck with Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors, meanwhile, are ninth in the West, although they are half a game behind Dallas Mavericks in the fight for eighth place. They are 2.5 games behind the sixth direct playoff spot currently held by the Phoenix Suns;