Giannis erupts for 50 points in Bucks' victory; Celtics win ninth straight
LOS ANGELES – Giannis Antetokounmpo led a potent Milwaukee attack, scoring a season-high 50 points Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) as the Bucks snapped a modest two-game losing skid with a 128-119 win over the Indiana Pacers.
The teams went back and fourth in the third quarter before the Bucks outscored the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth for the win and a four-game sweep of the season series.
Antetokounmpo grabbed 14 rebounds and had 17-of-21 shooting and Khris Middleton contributed 19 points and eight assists for Milwaukee, who shot 50 percent from the field for the fifth time in the last seven games.
Jrue Holiday notched 14 points and eight assists and reserve Lindell Wiggington had a career-high 12 points in the win.
Buddy Hield paced Indiana with 36 points and hit eight of 12 shots from behind three point range. Tyrese Haliburton recorded 17 points and eight assists. Goga Bitadze chipped in 12 points, and Jalen Smith added 11.
Milwaukee jumped out to an early seven-point lead thanks to 12 points from Antetokounmpo and a 56.5% shooting from the field in the first quarter. Eighteen of their first 34 points came inside the paint.
The Bucks attacked the basket throughout the first half, hitting 28 of 46 shots (60.9%).
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