Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday 12/20/19
20 December 2019 Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 Thursday night in a showdown of the NBA’s top teams. Antetokounmpo had seven assists and a career-best five 3-pointers, and George Hill added 21 points off the bench for the Bucks. Milwaukee improved to 25-4 after ending an 18-game winning streak against Dallas on Monday night. James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and Anthony Davis had 36 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles. The Lakers dropped to 24-5 largely because their bench was outscored 34-4 by the Bucks’ reserves. Milwaukee led by six after the first quarter then opened the second with a 20-7 run. Davis and James combined to shoot 6 for 20 in the first half, and the Lakers had 10 turnovers. The Bucks led 65-46 at the break. The Bucks improved to 3-0 against the two teams from Los Angeles, including a dominant 119-91 win over the Clippers at home on December 6th. The last time two teams that were 20 games over .500 played each other before Jan. 1 was 1980. The Boston Celtics (28-8) played the Suns (32-8) in Phoenix. Boston won 116-97. The Bucks play the Knicks Saturday at New York.
The Minnesota Vikings are expected to be without Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook for Monday night’s NFC North matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Cook injured his shoulder in the third quarter last Sunday in a 39-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. ESPN’s Courtney Cronin is also reporting the Vikings could shut down Cook for the remainder of the regular season to save him for the playoffs. Cook leads the Vikings in rushing this season with 1,135 yards. He had been dealing with a shoulder injury since Week 11. Cook and his backup, rookie Alexander Mattison did not practice on Thursday. He has been dealing with an ankle injury.
Meanwhile the Packers were back on the practice field on Wednesday. The Packers are 0-3 at U. Bank Stadium. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was asked what makes playing there so tough. He said the crowd noise is one big factor and the speed of the defense. Coach Matt LaFleur said Mike Zimmer’s defense is always well prepared and they play fast.
Boys Basketball (Thurs.)
Sheboygan Falls 61, Laconia 39
Lomira 53, St. Mary’s Springs 51
Columbus 57, Mayville 47
Omro 74, North Fond du Lac 32
Lourdes Academy 88, Dodgeland 30
Oakfield 59, Valley Christian 46
Hustisford 95, Wayland Academy 40
Markesan 63, Fall River 48
Cambria-Friesland 81, Princeton/Green Lake 61
Rio 83, Montello 63
(Fri.)
Campbellsport @ Ripon
Waupun @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Kewaskum @ Winneconne
Fond du Lac @ Kimberly
Appleton North @ Hortonville
Oshkosh North @ Kaukauna
Appleton East @ Appleton West
New London @ Seymour
Shawano @ Menasha
Wautoma @ Nekoosa
Mauston @ Adams-Friendship
Wisconsin Dells @ Westfield
Girls Basketball (Thurs.)
Campbellsport 54, Ripon 43-Celina Lopez scored 14 points and Elle Lewis 13 for the Tigers.
Kewaskum 49, Winneconne 38
Kaukauna 76, Oshkosh North 19
Seymour64, Shawano 47
Beaver Dam 73, Mt. Horeb 46
(Fri.)
Kimberly @ Fond du Lac
Hortonville @ Appleton North
Oshkosh West @ Neenah
Appleton East @ Appleton West
Wautoma @ Nekoosa
Adams-Friendship @ Mauston
Westfield @ Wisconsin Dells
Waterloo @ Dodgeland
Hustisford @ Oakfield
HOPE Christian @ Horicon
Manawa @ Lourdes Academy
Fall River @ Cambria-Friesland
Markesan @ Montello
Princeton/Green Lake @ Pardeeville
Rio @ Randolph
Menasha @ New London
(Sat.)
Martin Luther @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran
College Men’s (Sat.)
U-W Milwaukee @ Wisconsin
Ripon College @ Northern Michigan University
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