With 32 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists, Giannis Antetokounmpo helped the Milwaukee Bucks defeat the Chicago Bulls 133-129 on Monday night in overtime.
Damian Lillard scored 14 points, Bobby Portis Jr. added 17, Brook Lopez and Malik Beasley each scored 19 points, and Khris Middleton contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds. Before Chicago forced overtime with 3.7 seconds left in regulation on a floating jumper by DeMar DeRozan, Milwaukee had a 14-point lead in the second quarter.
After Milwaukee scored eight of the first nine baskets in overtime, DeRozan’s dunk with 12.8 seconds remaining allowed Chicago to close the gap to 131-129. The winning margin came from two free throws made by Lillard.
Chicago, whose winning streak was cut to four games, featured a season-high 41 points from DeRozan and a season-high 33 from Coby White. Andre Drummond recorded nine points and sixteen rebounds, Nikola Vucevic contributed 14 points and ten rebounds, while Patrick Williams scored fifteen points.
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With a season-high 12 points, AJ Green helped the Bucks exact revenge on the Bulls, whom they defeated 120-113 in overtime on November 30.
Milwaukee shot 51.2 percent from the field and 15 of 37 (40.5 percent) from 3-point range to start its six-game homestand. This season, the Bucks have improved to 11-2 at home.
White had another excellent game, going 12 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, but Chicago was not able to win. For the first time in his career, White has at least three 3-pointers made in 11 successive games.
With a season-high 12 points, AJ Green helped the Bucks exact revenge on the Bulls, whom they defeated 120-113 in overtime on November 30.
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Milwaukee shot 51.2 percent from the field and 15 of 37 (40.5 percent) from 3-point range to start its six-game homestand. This season, the Bucks have improved to 11-2 at home.
White had another excellent game, going 12 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, but Chicago was not able to win. For the first time in his career, White has at least three 3-pointers made in 11 successive games.