06h39 CEST
06/04/2025
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his second straight triple-double and Kevin Porter Jr. had 24 points off the bench to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 121-115 victory over the Miami Heat in overtime Saturday night.
Porter had 12 rebounds, eight assists and a layup with 11 seconds left in overtime for a 119-115 lead.
Bam Adebayo tallied 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for Miami, which got a season-high 24 from Alec Burks and 20 from Davion Mitchell.
The Bucks (43-34) clinched a playoff berth earlier Saturday when New York beat Atlanta, then moved past Detroit - which lost to Memphis - into the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference.
Miami (35-43) fell a half-game behind Chicago in the race for No. 9 in the East. The Heat are 1 1/2 games behind No. 8 Atlanta and three games behind No. 7 Orlando.
Antetokounmpo notched the NBA’s first-ever 35-point, 20-assist and 17-rebound game in Thursday’s win over Philadelphia.
Porter Jr.'s layup was immediately followed by a Heat turnover, and that was it.
Goodnight. pic.twitter.com/WLQZvn3V8j
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 6, 2025
Edwards paces surging Wolves
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, Rudy Gobert added 23 points and 19 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to five games with a 114-109 victory over the reeling Philadelphia 76ers.
Julius Randle chipped in 15 points and Donte DiVincenzo 13 for the Timberwolves, who won for the sixth time in seven games.
Quentin Grimes led Philadelphia with 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting, including 6 for 10 from long distance. Guerschon Yabusele scored 19 points, Lonnie Walker IV had 18 and Jared Butler 16 as the Sixers lost their 11th straight and 14th in 15 games.
After Philadelphia rallied to within 111-109 with just under 15 seconds remaining, Edwards fought off a double-team, rising up to hit a 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer, making it 114-109. Yabusele missed a 3 with 5 seconds left and Edwards grabbed the rebound, sealing the win.
Edwards shot that gave Minnesota a 114-109 lead was his sixth 3, making him the third player in league history to post 300 3s in just 75 games. The others are Stephen Curry, who did it twice, and James Harden.
Philadelphia's 11 straight losses matches the 15th-longest skid in franchise history. It’s also the Sixers' longest since a 12-game skid in March and April 2016.
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 6, 2025
Bane’s big game carries Grizzlies
Desmond Bane scored 38 points, Zach Edey had a career-high 21 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Detroit Pistons 109-103.
Ja Morant was a late scratch for the Grizzlies, who had lost seven of nine because of an illness. Jaren Jackson had 27 points and 11 rebounds.
Cade Cunningham, returning after missing six games with a calf strain, had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who have lost three of four overall and nine straight to the Grizzlies. Ausar Thompson added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Detroit trailed 91-85 when center Isaiah Stewart sat with five fouls. With Detroit's usual starter, Jalen Duren, missing the game with an injury, the Pistons were forced to use 6-foot-6 Thompson against the 7-3 Edey.
The Pistons were as close as 93-91 with four minutes left but struggled to stop the Grizzlies around the rim. Bane hit a 3-pointer to make it 104-98 with 56 seconds left and Memphis wrapped it up at the free-throw line.
Big Time Players. Big Time Plays. pic.twitter.com/ASHQR3Qor5
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) April 6, 2025