NBA Top Five Performances, March 22: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 31 Points Keeps Milwaukee Bucks On Top Of East

TOP PLAYERS OF THE DAY:

The Milwaukee Bucks had to rally Sunday night in their victory against the Toronto Raptors. They got a comfortable win Wednesday over the San Antonio Spurs behind a 31-point performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo had his 36th 30-point game of the season, ranking fifth in the league. Milwaukee has won seven of their last nine games. They are 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Celtics for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. With 10 games left for them in the regular season, the goal is to maintain consistency heading into the postseason.

“I've never in my career believed in seeding,” Antetokoumpo said. “But we're No. 1 right now, so we should just take it. We should keep on building good habits, and maybe it helps us in a playoff run.”

OTHERS:

- Despite the loss, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic returned from injury with 30 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds against the Golden State Warriors.

- The Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the Houston Rockets behind Jaren Jackson Jr.’s 37 points and 10 rebounds. Ja Morant was headlined in his return to the Grizzlies lineup but it was Jackson who was the center of the spotlight Wednesday night.

- Karl Anthony-Towns returned to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup for the first time since November, putting up 22 points in the victory against the Atlanta Hawks.

- Austin Reaves had another impressive performance with 25 points and a career-high 11 assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Phoenix Suns.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.

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