Charlotte Hornets at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball AssociationBall's career-high 50 points not enough as Antetokounmpo, Lillard lead Bucks past Hornets 125-119
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.
Bucks: Lillard, who did not play in the Bucks' last game against Charlotte, hit 9 of 21 shots, including 10 of 11 free throws.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 119 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 119 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot | 119 - 125 | |
4th 3.1 | Gary Trent Jr. personal take foul | 119 - 125 |
Statistics
CHA | MIL | |
---|---|---|
41-100 | FG | 43-89 |
41.0 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
19-47 | 3PT | 18-37 |
40.4 | Three Point % | 48.6 |
18-21 | FT | 21-26 |
85.7 | Free Throw % | 80.8 |
48 | Rebounds | 51 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
22 | Assists | 20 |
6 | Steals | 3 |
5 | Blocks | 9 |
10 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
21 | Fouls | 22 |
2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
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