PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were on their way to another loss on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Once again missing so many pieces and just playing out the string, the Sixers fell 126-113, but coach Nick Nurse was still fighting for his guys out on the floor.
Adem Bona, who had a helluva night, was called for a goaltend on a Taurean Prince layup for the Bucks. Nurse didn’t like the call and he was hit with a first technical foul.
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Barcelona’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski netted a brace against Girona last weekend to keep his advantage on Kylian Mbappe (LLUIS GENE)
Just three points separate leaders Barcelona from Real Madrid at the top of La Liga in a gripping campaign and three goals also divide their main marksmen.
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski is the division’s top goalscorer with 25 and Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe trails him on 22, adding another facet to the engrossing battle.
Liverpool are moving closer to the Premier League title (Paul ELLIS)
Liverpool can move closer to the Premier League title when the leaders face Fulham on Sunday.
Manchester City will look to bolster their bid to qualify for the Champions League against arch rivals Manchester United, while Southampton bid to stave off relegation.
AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of the weekend’s action:
Van Dijk issues Liverpool challenge
Virgil van Dijk has challenged Liverpool to out-work the teams that stand between the Reds and a record-equalling 20th English title.
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Edwards, who also added five rebounds, appeared to avoid serious injury when he briefly left the game after he stepped backward onto the foot of Nets coach Jordi Fernandez while making a 3-pointer late in the second quarter. Edwards was helped off the court, but returned for the start of the second half.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo became the first player in NBA history to have 35 points, 17 rebounds and a career-high 20 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-113 Thursday night.
Antetokounmpo helped the Bucks shoot 51.6% from 3-point range. The Bucks are coming off a win Tuesday against Phoenix in which they shot 68.9% from the field, the highest in an NBA game since 1998, and 58.6% from 3-point range.
Brook Lopez scored 17 points, Kyle Kuzma had 16 and AJ Green hit four 3-pointers for 12 points.
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Ja Morant flamed the Miami Heat both on and off the court on Thursday night.
Ja Morant dropped 30 points against the Heat to give the Memphis Grizzlies a much-needed win as they look to stay afloat in the Western Conference playoff picture, but that wasn’t the most ruthless thing he did in Miami on Thursday night.
Morant was seemingly looking to make a statement in his first game since making headlines earlier this week when the NBA warned him about doing a finger-gun celebration in a game against the Warriors.
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