No Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to have a ‘HELPLESS’ effort in the Bucks’ loss to the Jazz despite having a triple-double

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Bucks.

Một hình ảnh minh họa bức ảnh Giannis đang duỗi người để thay đồ.  Dòng chữ trên hình ảnh có nội dung "Người chơi của trò chơi. Giannis Antetokounmpo. 25 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB."

Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen had 21 points apiece and the Utah Jazz staved off a second-half rally for a 132-116 victory over Milwaukee, the Bucks fourth loss in five games.

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John Collins, Collin Sexton and Keyonte George each had 19 points for Utah, which has won five of its last six and is 11-4 over its last 15 games.

Milwaukee was without guard Damian Lillard, averaging 25.1 points per game, who was out for personal reasons. Khris Middleton added 23 points and Malik Beasley 17 for the Bucks.

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The Bucks, who trailed 77-46 at the half, scored 44 points in the third quarter to pull within 100-90 entering the final period.

After spending all that energy to get the deficit within reach, the Bucks simply didn’t have enough left in the tank to secure this one. It was a valiant effort, but they ultimately fell short and were defeated, 132-116.

The Jazz opened the fourth quarter with a 9-2 run, going in front 109-92 on a drive by Jordan Clarkson. Brook Lopez scored on a dunk to pull the Bucks within 111-103 with 6:52 remaining.

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The Jazz, who were 14 of 64 from 3-point range in their two previous games, hit 11 of 17 from beyond the arc in the first quarter en route to a 41-23 lead.

The Jazz hit 28 of 53 shots for 52.8%, including 16 of 30 from deep, and had five players score in double figures by halftime.

The Bucks opened the third quarter with a 15-4 run, pulling within 81-16 on a 3-point play by Antetokounmpo. In a hot-shooting night, the Utah Jazz knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks, 132-116, despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s triple-double.

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Clarkson, Markkanen each score 21 to lead Jazz past Bucks 132-116 - The San  Diego Union-Tribune

All night long, the Bucks seemed out of sorts. You could tell right from the opening tip. The perimeter defense was non-existent all night and it resulted in sloppiness. The Jazz finished with 20 threes on the night at a clip of 45.5 percent. Yikes. Gonna be tough to win any game with hot shooting and perimeter defense like that.

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