Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed at the gates of a triple-double in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 104-114 away win against the Charlotte Hornets, a team that had the previous two games this season.
The Greek MVP contributed 29 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals while the pivot Brook Lopez added 22 points and the Bucks broke the streak of two losses in a row they had accumulated against the Hornets in the duels this season between the two teams.
The Greek player finished with 11 of 19 shooting baskets from the field and 5 of 5 from the personnel line.
Milwaukee built a 45-62 lead at halftime with 15 points and 8 rebounds from Antetokounmpo, while the Bucks defense held the Hornets on 4 of 18 shots from outside the perimeter.
The Hornets struggled to cut the deficit and went 99-103 with four minutes left, but the shooting guard Terry Rozier missed a triple key and Antetokounmpo responded with a spectacular mate.
The base D
evonte ‘Graham ,, with 25 points he was the leading scorer for the Hornets (30-31), who are still in the fight to be in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The eaves Miles BridgesWith 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, he finished as the Hornets’ second-best scorer.