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The Best of the Day: June 10th, 2021
See the best of the day in sports from June 10, 2021, including the Bucks-Nets thrilling Game 3, the Jazz's elite 3-point shooting, and more!
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The Bucks won a thrilling Game 3 after a spectacular performance from Khris Middleton and Giannis, while the Nets were still without James Harden, topped off with a Jrue Holiday GW layup. The Jazz are proving to be the greatest 3PT shooting team ever with another historic performance. This season’s NBA All-Stars missed the highest percentage of games in NBA history, as June 10th also marked the second anniversary of KD‘s Achillies injury in the 2019 NBA Finals.
Here is the best of the day from June 10, 2021:
Giannis & Middleton put the team on their back to save the Bucks season
Khris Middleton finally made his mark on the series, recording a game-high 35 points and 15 rebounds. Giannis added 33 and 14. These two combined for a whopping 79% of the team’s points, an NBA playoff record. They also scored all 30 of Milwaukee’s first-quarter points, which gave them more than a 20-point lead in the first, however, the Nets stormed back still without James Harden.
In the third quarter, PJ Tucker got called for a foul on KD after which both players started jawing at each other before being separated and drawing a double technical. With 11.4 seconds left and the Bucks down by one point, Jrue Holiday spun around Bruce Brown to get the GW layup and Milwaukee’s defense prevented a Nets game-winner on the other end.
▪️ KD & Khris trade clutch buckets
— NBA (@NBA) June 11, 2021
▪️ Jrue spins in for the go-ahead ✌️
▪️ Milwaukee 🔒 late to seal the W@Bucks vs. @BrooklynNets was INTENSE down the stretch! #ThatsGame
Game 4 - Sunday, 3 PM ET, ABC 🍿 pic.twitter.com/71yv40QEBt
Giannis throwing it DOWN early to get the @Bucks crowd UP on ESPN! #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/RFqx05KVPr
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2021
Milwaukee #Bucks PF Giannis Antetokounmpo & SF Khris Middleton scored the highest % (79.1) of a team's PTS during a playoff game by a duo in NBA history pic.twitter.com/aYuG5UYKq6
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 11, 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) and Khris Middleton (15) scored the first 30 points of the game for the @Bucks.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2021
That's the most consecutive points scored by two teammates to start a playoff game in the last 25 years.
h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/c3PL7erW7l
The Bucks are the only NBA team in the last 15 years to have two players score 15+ points in a quarter with no other teammates scoring a point (regular season or postseason).
— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) June 11, 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton just did it in the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/Jxedtq2OJj
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UTAH JAZZ ARE THE GREATEST 3-POINT SHOOTING TEAM OF ALL-TIME
Game 2 featured plenty of back and forth action in the second half until Utah slightly pulled away late in the fourth in large part due to their sharpshooting. They made 20 3PM, which is tied for the single-game franchise record in a playoff game. Donovan Mitchell went off again for 37 points including six trey balls. Jordan Clarkson had 24 off the bench and cashed in six long-range shots as well. As a team, the Jazz shot 51.3% from beyond the arc. Reggie Jackson led the Clippers in scoring with 29, but the Jazz’s elite shooting was the difference-maker.
Another game and the Jazz have recorded another 3PM record as they tied their playoff franchise record for 3PM during one game as they extended their NBA record for consecutive games (6) with 17+ 3PM. This comes after shattering an abundance of 3PM records like 3’s per game (16.7), most players (7) with 100+ 3PM, and the first team to hit double-digit trey balls in every single game.
The James Harden-led Rockets and Steph Curry-led Warriors set plenty of 3PM records as well but not to the level of this Jazz team who have a team full of sharpshooters and Rudy Gobert in the middle as the leader of the defense. The combination is what elevated them to the No.1 seed in the West and their ability to hit from deep is translating to winning playoff games as they’re 6-0 this postseason with Donovan Mitchell in the lineup.
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Jordan Clarkson connects from downtown 🎯 pic.twitter.com/jYopG4E7tG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 11, 2021
ANOTHER ONE FOR SPIDA 😱
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 11, 2021
That's his 6th 3PM of the night! pic.twitter.com/UVyNA4FmiG
The Jazz have made 20 three-pointers, tied for the most in a playoff game in franchise history. pic.twitter.com/r2M53wFnlA
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2021
Donovan Mitchell becomes the first Jazz player with 35 points in back-to-back playoff games since Karl Malone in 1988. pic.twitter.com/el8dxNLoMx
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 11, 2021
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Jrue Holiday hit the GW layup
JRUE COMES UP BIG 🥶 pic.twitter.com/JgJtKKtwq6
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 11, 2021
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SF Khris Middleton, MIL (W v.BKN): 35 PTS (12-25 FG | 3-6 3P), 1 AST, 15 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 3 TO
#PlayerOfTheDay (6/10/21) - SF Khris Middleton, MIL
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 11, 2021
TOP FACTS:
- Most % (79.1) of PTS by a duo in NBA playoff history
- Most PTS (30) by a duo to start playoff GP in 25 yrs
- 1st Bucks duo w/ 30+ PTS & 10+ REB in a playoff GP
KEY STATS:
35 PTS & 15 REB on 12-25 FG/3-6 3P/8-9 FT https://t.co/RmFdOkvXtE
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Brooklyn Neys (83) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (86)
[Highlights] #3 @BUCKS (-160; $9.48) d. #2 NETS (+140; $11.03) 86-83 (GW-FG) [BKN +3.5 | u233.5] (BKN 2-1)
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With this year’s shortened offseason, the NBA’s stars had more injuries and sat out more games than ever.
2020-21 NBA All-Stars missed the highest percentage (19%) of possible games (1,944) in NBA history pic.twitter.com/Kf7CvijrT7
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 10, 2021
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DATE: June 10, 2019
SIGNIFICANCE: Kevin Durant ruptured his Achillies in NBA Finals Game 5
FULL story on KD's Achilles injury in NBA Finals Game 5 that would have significant ripple effects https://t.co/6X2ClrEanO
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 10, 2021
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