Lillard scores 26 points, Antetokounmpo adds 25 points and 16 rebounds as Bucks beat Spurs 121-105
MILWAUKEE (AP) Damian Lillard had 26 points and eight assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the San Antonio Spurs 121-105 on Wednesday night.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points, including 17 in the first half, and AJ Green and Gary Trent each added 14 as the Bucks won their second consecutive game after losing four of five.
Keldon Johnson scored 24 points to lead the Spurs. Chris Paul added 18 points, Harrison Barnes had 14 and Devin Vassell 11. Victor Wembanyama had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks
With the score tied at 33 early in the second quarter, the Bucks went on a 32-13 run to close the first half, led by the 3-point shooting of Green, Lopez and Lillard. The Spurs opened the second half on a 16-5 run to pull within 10 and Paul’s third 3-pointer of the quarter pulled San Antonio within eight. However, Milwaukee pushed the lead back to 13 by the end of the third quarter.
The Bucks led by 26 in the fourth.
Milwaukee shot 19 for 42 on 3s.
Starting forward Jeremy Sochan (back), averaging 13.4 points per game, sat for the Spurs.
Spurs: San Antonio had no players in double figures in the first half. Spurs finished 18 for 52 on 3-pointers.
Bucks: Antetokounmpo had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists in the first quarter. Lillard didn’t score his first points until making a layup with 10:46 left in the second quarter.
With 30 seconds left in the second quarter, Antetokounmpo blocked Vassell’s dunk attempt and Lopez made a 3 at the other end to close out the half and give Milwaukee a 19-point advantage.
The Bucks were 12 for 24 on 3s in the first half with Green making 4 of 5, including a 30-footer.
Spurs visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, and Bucks play at Orlando on Friday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Victor Wembanyama vs. Brook Lopez (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | |||
11:48 | Bucks technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
11:48 | +1 | Chris Paul makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 1-0 | |
11:40 | Stephon Castle misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:34 | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | |||
11:34 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point tip layup | 3-0 | |
11:22 | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | |||
11:06 | Brook Lopez blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving layup | |||
11:01 | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point driving layup | |||
10:57 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
10:50 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 3-2 | |
10:39 | Stephon Castle turnover (double dribble) | |||
10:30 | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:27 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 6-2 | |
10:01 | Andre Jackson Jr. misses two point alley-oop dunk | |||
9:58 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
9:52 | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | |||
9:47 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | |||
9:40 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:40 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:36 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
9:23 | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | |||
9:19 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 6-4 | |
8:50 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:47 | Chris Paul offensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:43 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
8:33 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 6-7 | |
8:14 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | |||
8:11 | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | |||
7:57 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
7:52 | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point pullup jump shot | 9-7 | |
7:39 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
7:35 | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point running dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 11-7 | |
7:11 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 11-10 | |
6:47 | Chris Paul misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:45 | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | |||
6:38 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists) | 13-10 | |
6:16 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 13-13 | |
6:16 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
6:04 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 15-13 | |
5:48 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
5:44 | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | |||
5:42 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:39 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 17-13 | |
5:10 | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:05 | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | |||
5:05 | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point putback layup | 17-15 | |
4:50 | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point floating jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 19-15 | |
4:28 | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | |||
4:28 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:28 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
4:28 | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 | |
4:13 | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | |||
4:10 | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | |||
4:06 | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 19-19 | |
3:50 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 22-19 | |
3:37 | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 22-22 | |
3:18 | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:14 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
3:09 | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 22-25 | |
2:47 | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:43 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | |||
2:32 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
2:29 | Keldon Johnson misses two point running layup | |||
2:27 | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | |||
2:09 | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:06 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 22-27 | |
2:06 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
1:49 | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
1:40 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
1:22 | Bobby Portis misses two point driving hook shot | |||
1:17 | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point putback dunk | 22-29 | |
1:00 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving hook shot (Tre Jones assists) | 24-29 | |
0:50 | Khris Middleton misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
0:48 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Stephon Castle misses two point driving layup | |||
0:25 | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | |||
0:20 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 24-31 | |
0:02 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 27-31 | |
0:01 | AJ Green misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:01 | Bucks offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-33 | |
11:29 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 30-33 | |
11:14 | Damian Lillard misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:11 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | Khris Middleton shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | |||
11:10 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
11:10 | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-33 | |
11:10 | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-33 | |
10:58 | Brook Lopez misses two point floating jump shot | |||
10:56 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:55 | Khris Middleton shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | |||
10:55 | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-33 | |
10:55 | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:52 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
10:46 | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 33-35 | |
10:31 | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 33-38 | |
9:52 | Victor Wembanyama misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:49 | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Brook Lopez misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:30 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
9:26 | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 35-38 | |
9:06 | Bobby Portis turnover (lost ball) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | |||
8:57 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | Stephon Castle personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | |||
8:42 | Bobby Portis misses two point driving hook shot | |||
8:40 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:36 | Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:32 | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | |||
8:20 | Bobby Portis misses two point driving layup | |||
8:19 | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | |||
8:19 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Bobby Portis's two point tip layup | |||
8:18 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | Julian Champagnie turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Portis steals) | |||
7:55 | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | |||
7:50 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
7:38 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 37-38 | |
7:38 | Bucks 60 second timeout | |||
7:26 | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 37-41 | |
6:57 | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses two point jump shot | |||
6:56 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point cutting layup | |||
6:43 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | |||
6:28 | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | |||
6:24 | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-42 | |
6:24 | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-43 | |
6:11 | Keldon Johnson misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:08 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:50 | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:48 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | |||
5:25 | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | |||
5:18 | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 37-45 | |
5:18 | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | |||
5:18 | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-46 | |
5:05 | Charles Bassey misses two point cutting layup | |||
5:02 | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | |||
4:57 | +2 | AJ Green makes two point running layup (Taurean Prince assists) |