In the duel at the top in the East between Milwaukee and the Sixers, and between two contenders for the title of MVP - best player - of the season, it was finally the "Greek Freak" who won against Joel Embiid.

Forty points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Bucks star, against 29 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists for the Sixers pivot.

But the difference was especially made in the last moments of the meeting, with this counter of the Greek on the Cameroonian, who offered the victory to his people.

In an extremely tight Eastern Conference, where the places of the leading quartet change after each game, Milwaukee (47 v.-28 d.) is now second behind Miami (48 v.-28 d.), and Philadelphia (46 v. -29 d.) fourth, behind Boston (47 v.-29 d.).

In the West, however, nothing is going well for the Lakers, who suffered a humiliating defeat – the third in a row – 128-110 in Dallas.

Without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, both injured, the Angelenos could not do anything against Luka Doncic (34 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists) and his partners.

Led 82-56 at halftime, the Lakers even came close to breaking a record dating back to … 1956, when they had conceded 83 points in one half against the Celtics.

But above all, with this new setback, they slip to 11th place in the Western Conference, and abandon the Spurs, who have the same record (31 v.-44 d.), 10th place, the last qualifier for the play-offs. accession to the play-offs.

Luka Doncic scored a triple-double in the Mavericks' 128-110 win over the Lakers on March 29, 2022 in Dallas.

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"Not good enough in all areas," Lakers coach Frank Vogel lamented after the loss.

Paul George back

The only good news for basketball fans in Los Angeles, the return of Paul George with the Clippers after three months of absence.

With 34 points, he was the great architect of the comeback of his team, led by 25 points in the third quarter, but which finally won 121-115 against the Utah Jazz at home.

With 37 wins and 39 losses, the Clippers, 8th in the Western Conference, have a very good chance of playing in the play-offs to reach the play-offs.

In the other games of the evening, the Nets won 130-123 in Brooklyn against Detroit, offering his first home victory of the season to Kyrie Irving (24 points), long barred from playing in New York. because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19.

Kevin Durant scored 41 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Nets' 130-123 win over the Pistons on March 29, 2022 in New York.

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With 41 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Durant recorded another high-flying performance for the Nets, leading a time of 12 points and 8th in the Eastern Conference (40 v.-36 d.).

Finally, in the East also, Chicago went to win 107-94 in Washington, thus offering a small lead in 5th place in the conference in front of the Raptors (44 v.-32 d., against 43 v.-32 d. for Canadians).

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