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Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked Alperen Senggun, Damian Lillard made the winning basket, and the Bucks knocked off the Rockets (101-100) in a thrilling game in Milwaukee.
Another match, another thriller early on Tuesday (11/19) for the Bucks, who with a big block by Giannis Antetokounmpo and a winning basket by Damian Lillard beat the Houston Rockets (101-100) at the Fiserv Forum.
Milwaukee went up to 5-9 (4-3 at home and 1-6 away) trying to gather the lost ground, with the Greek Freak filling his statistics (20 points, 9/17 two-pointers, 14 rebounds, 3 assists , 3 blocks, but also 8 errors in 35:35) and Brook Lopez to be the leader of the match. The Bucks center had a stunning first half, before the night-time scoreless Lillard (18 points, 0/6 3-pointers) stepped forward to tie the game with a big layup on his return. Positive Gary Trent (12 points, 4/6 three-pointers), Pat Connaughton was not used, Chris Middleton remains out.
The Rockets fell to 10-5 (6-2 at home and 4-3 away), who in the finale could have stolen the match if Alperen Sengun received the ball better than a throw-in at two seconds. Fred VanVleet and Jaylen Green together with the Turkish center took 68 of the 100 shots of the Houston team, which this year is aiming even for the top six in the West for direct entry into the playoffs. The truth, however, is that Ime Udoka had to manage the great strain of his players, as the night before they had beaten the Bulls in Chicago and scored 143 points.
38-56 racket points, 14-21 surprise points, 34-26 substitute points, 12-24 opponent foul points, 6-15 second chance points (offensive rebounds) for two groups. The Bucks shot 63.2% from the line, the Rockets shot 28.1% from three.
The Bucks’ next opponent is the Chicago Bulls, in the early hours of Thursday (11/21 at 02:30) in Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo’s account
He didn’t enter the match ideally, he had 0/2 shots but also an impressive block midway through the first period that led to Lopez’s three-pointer off his own assist. In 9:58 of the twelve minutes he had 2/2/2, but also three errors. He came up midway through the second for his second basket of the game, a mid-range shot against Senghun, read the Rockets’ defense perfectly and balanced scoring and creation, closing out the first half with 10/5/3 in 18:45.
He didn’t get carried away at the beginning of the second part, created phases for those around him, scored a foul shot to take Dillon Brooks’ fourth (67-55 at 28′), came back in the middle of the fourth to score for 92-95 , but with 2:21 left in the final he was charged with an offensive foul as the score was tied at 94-98. At 20″ he made an epic block on Sengun with the score at 99-100, before Lillard scored for the lead (101-100) at 3.9″.
- 20 points
- 9/17 two points
- 2/7 shots
- 14 rebounds
- 4 assists
- 3 blocks
- 8 mistakes
- 3 fouls
- -3 to +/-
- in 35:35
THE DODECALEPTA: 27-28, 57-45, 83-80, 101-100
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (Doc Rivers): Prince 2 (0/5 shooting, 3 steals), Antetokounmpo 20, Lopez 27 (6/7 2-pointers, 5/8 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 4 blocks), Jackson, Lillard 18 (6/12 2-pointers, 0/6 3-pointers, 6/7 shots, 4 rebounds, 10 assists), Trent 12 (4/6 3-pointers), Green 5 (1/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), Wright 6 ( 2 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Portis 11 (1)
HOUSTON ROCKETS (Ime Udoka): Brooks 5 (2/8 shooting, 4 rebounds), Smith 4, Shengun 18 (8/19 2-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers), Jaylen Green 21 (6/16 2-pointers, 3/8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 2 assists), VanVleet 26 (6/12 2-pointers, 3/11 3-pointers, 5/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Eason 9 (1 3-pointer, 14 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 block), Thompson 10 (4/5 2-pointers, 2/3 shots, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Adams 2, Jeff Green, Shepard, Holliday 5 (1)
Milwaukee Bucks team stats: 25/50 2-pointers, 13/33 3-pointers, 12/19 shots, 53 rebounds, 21 assists, 8 steals, 8 blocks, 15 turnovers, 18 fouls
Houston Rockets team stats: 31/68 2-pointers, 9/32 3-pointers, 11/13 shots, 61 rebounds, 19 assists, 9 steals, 6 blocks, 12 turnovers, 15 fouls
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