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Nigerian NBA star Nnamdi Vincent was the star of the show as the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Miami Heat recorded a 108-102 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA fixture played in the early hours of Friday, January 13.
Nigerian-American professional basketball player Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent was the star of the game, recording a career-high points tally to lead the Miami Heat to victory.
The 26-year-old Nnamdi, born in California, is a key player for Nigeria's senior men's basketball team, known as D'Tigers.
Nnamdi Vincent inspires Heat to victory
Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra named Vincent in the starting lineup for the game against a Milwaukee Bucks side missing star Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player Giannis Ugo Antetokounmpo.
Vincent formed a lethal combination with two players of Nigerian descent for the Miami Heat, Bam Adebayo and Victor Oladipo.
Vincent featured for 41 minutes, knocking down shots while also being active on defense. He recorded 28 points, three rebounds, six assists, and two steals.
He made 10 of his 17 shots, five of 11 from three-point range, and all three from the free throw line.
Nwora fills it up for Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Mike Budenholzer opted to give extended minutes to another Nigerian-American NBA forward Jordan Ifeanyi Nwora in the absence of Antetokoumpo.
Nwora came off the bench to contribute 16 points, five rebounds, and one assist in 28 minutes of action.
He made six of 12 shots, four of eight from the three-point line.
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Nnamdi Vincent on Miami Heat victory
Vincent spoke to the media on his big night, praising Adebayo for his rebounding and overall contribution to the victory.
He said, "I think a lot of that can go towards our Center being back and one of our max players obviously he makes the game easy on both sides of the floor for a lot of us myself included.
"I think, uh, you know whether he was setting screens or rolling he freed me to open a lot tonight. I think I just was the one that had the favorable matchup a few of the times as I got rolling you know the basket got big for me."
Vincent returns to action for the Miami Heat when they take on the Milwaukee Bucks in the rematch scheduled for Saturday, January 14.
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