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Ball's career-high 50 points not enough as Antetokounmpo, Lillard lead Bucks past Hornets 125-119
MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 11 rebounds and Damian Lillard added 31 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Charlotte Hornets 125-119 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Milwaukee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-5 spurt for a 110-90 lead, but the Hornets got it to 121-119 on Brandon Miller’s 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.
Taurean Prince answered with a pair of free throws for the Bucks to make it a two-possession game, and Charlotte missed a pair of 3-pointers on the ensuing possession. Antetokounmpo hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds left to make it 125-119.
LaMelo Ball had a career-high 50 points for the Hornets, and Brandon Miller added 32. Ball hit 17 of 38 shots, including 6 of 17 beyond the arc, and 10 of 13 free throws.
Milwaukee, which completed a 4-0 homestand, has won six of its last seven. The only loss in that span was a 115-114 loss to the Hornets on Nov. 16 following a controversial foul call.
Charlotte’s Grant Williams went to the locker room late in the fourth quarter with an apparent leg injury and did not return.
Hornets: Charlotte has lost five of its last seven.
Bucks: Lillard, who did not play in the Bucks' last game against Charlotte, hit 9 of 21 shots, including 10 of 11 free throws.
Milwaukee hit four consecutive 3-pointers for a 12-3 run and a 96-83 lead late in the third quarter.
The Bucks were 18 of 37 from beyond the arc, matching their season high in 3-pointers made.
The Hornets host the Orlando Magic on Monday, and the Bucks are at the Miami Heat in NBA Group Play on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moussa Diabate vs. Brook Lopez (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:56 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Grant Williams blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:40 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Taurean Prince turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point running jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 0-6 |
| 10:20 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Loose ball) (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Brook Lopez steals) | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-8 |
| 9:42 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 3-8 |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-11 |
| 9:06 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 6-11 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point pullup jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 6-13 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-13 |
| 8:07 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:55 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 7:55 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Andre Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Taurean Prince misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Grant Williams misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:36 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 8-15 |
| 7:28 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 11-15 |
| 6:35 | | Brook Lopez offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Brook Lopez turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:18 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 6:05 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 13-15 |
| 5:46 | | Andre Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 15-17 |
| 4:45 | | Grant Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot | 18-17 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point layup (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 18-19 |
| 4:02 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 21-19 |
| 3:46 | | +3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-22 |
| 3:29 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-22 |
| 3:07 | | Andre Jackson Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:48 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running finger roll layup | 23-24 |
| 2:37 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 2:26 | | Delon Wright blocks LaMelo Ball's two point running layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:21 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:01 | | Taj Gibson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Damian Lillard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Cody Martin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | Taj Gibson shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 1:28 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 1:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | AJ Green personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | AJ Green personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 |
| 0:55 | | Damian Lillard turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Taj Gibson makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 26-26 |
| 0:25 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:25 | | Damian Lillard misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:25 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 26-27 |
| 0:25 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 26-28 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 28-28 |
| 0:00 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point tip layup | 28-30 |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Taj Gibson makes two point cutting dunk (Cody Martin assists) | 30-30 |
| 11:04 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Seth Curry misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-33 |
| 10:05 | | Bobby Portis blocks Vasilije Micic's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:00 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-35 |
| 9:57 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:47 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 9:34 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-36 |
| 9:28 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-37 |
| 9:17 | | Brook Lopez personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-37 |
| 8:48 | | Josh Green personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 32-39 |
| 8:26 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 35-39 |
| 7:59 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-39 |
| 7:33 | | Bobby Portis misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 37-42 |
| 7:11 | | Brook Lopez blocks Moussa Diabate's two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Bobby Portis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot |