![]() They trailed by three at halftime before giving up 19 of the first 21 points of the third.Brendan Rodgers will welcome a united atmosphere among Leicester City fans even if it’s in opposition to returning players Wesley Fofana and Ben Chilwell.Īfter sections of the away end at Southampton called for Rodgers’ head, the manager asked supporters to get behind his squad no matter what they thought of him. Steven Adams had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Darius Bazley had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder. Tucker in the groin Tucker also was ejected after retaliating with a head-butt. 4 because of a quadriceps injury - missing the Rockets' first four playoff games - had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in 23 minutes.ĭennis Schroder led the Thunder with 19 points despite being ejected midway through the third quarter for hitting P.J. Westbrook, who had played played just one game since Aug. The Rockets can advance to the conference semifinals with a victory Monday. Robert Covington added 22 points and Eric Gordon had 20. James Harden scored 31 points and Russell Westbrook returned to face his former team in the playoffs for the first time, helping Houston beat Oklahoma City for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series. "I told them I want to stand with them just as much as they stood with me the other day." "As much as sometimes I didn't want to be out there today, I can't give up on my team," Hill said. Milwaukee's George Hill, who was among the catalysts for Wednesday's boycott, could be seen on camera standing in a corridor near the locker rooms during the anthem before walking out to the court. Players and staff knelt, many with arms locked, during the national anthem. "There's only a few people you can say you wouldn't be where you are today without them and he's one of them." "We thought we could make more of a statement staying here and playing in front of the world instead of going home to our respective cities, our respective communities, you know, doing it by ourselves," Middleton said.īefore tipoff, a moment of silence was held to honor former NBA player Clifford Robinson, long-time college basketball coach Lute Olson and Black actor Chadwick Boseman, who all passed away in the past few days.īudenholzer, an Arizona native, choked up before the game while talking about what Olson, who coached more than two decades at Arizona, meant to him. Milwaukee's boycott led to a pause in all NBA play for two days while players convened to consider abandoning the remainder of the season before ultimately deciding to resume the postseason. ![]() Nicola Vucevic had 22 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, while Evan Fournier added 18 points. "Hopefully, it can carry over to the next round." "We did a great job, just from Game 1 until Game 5, just improving," Antetokounmpo said. Williams scored all 12 of his points on three-pointers for Milwaukee, which won four in a row after dropping the opener. The Bucks had a 21-point lead trimmed to three in the fourth quarter before regaining control with the help of Marvin Williams' timely outside shooting. Khris Middleton had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee. "Our players, their professionalism and their ability to come out and play today, it's what we expect from each other, but it's still hard to do." "Trying to end racial injustice and end racism and make this world a better place is still more important than anything we did today," Bucks Coach Mike Budenholzer said. ![]() Before long, games were being postponed in the NHL and in Major League Baseball, while some NFL teams chose to call off training camp practices. Their decision not to play came in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who is Black, in Wisconsin. But they showed little interest in congratulating themselves or talking about basketball after the first NBA game played since they declined to take the court on Wednesday night, when Game 5 was originally scheduled. The Bucks advanced to face Miami in the second round, beginning Monday. "We're still out there on the floor taking care of our mission and what we want to achieve, but I think being through all this brought us together even more." "You could just feel the closeness," said Lopez, who had 16 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 118-104 on Saturday to close out the Eastern Conference series in five games. Brook Lopez sensed bonds between Milwaukee Bucks players strengthening after their decision to boycott a playoff game sent ripples across the NBA and other major pro sports leagues, which joined in suspending play to protest against racial injustice.Īnd when it was time to return to the court, they were in sync.
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