NBA

Milwaukee Bucks at Dallas Mavericks

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34-25, 13-16 Away
Final
132 - 117

32-29, 19-12 Home

Antetokounmpo and Lillard lead Bucks to 132-117 victory over short-handed Mavericks

Giannis Antetokounmpo skies for big flush

Gary Trent Jr. added 20 points as the Bucks won for the sixth time in seven games, surging into fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Kyrie Irving scored 31 points for the short-handed Mavericks, who are trying to stay afloat in the West playoff race until Anthony Davis returns from a groin injury, possibly by mid-March. The star forward got hurt in his Dallas debut after the seismic trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Irving made all 11 of his free throws, but was just 2 of 9 from 3-point range as the Mavs shot 28% (11 of 40) from beyond the arc.

Takeaways Bucks: Milwaukee improved to 21-1 when scoring at least 120 points, which they did for the third time in the past four games.

Mavericks: Moses Brown had 18 points and nine rebounds on the final day of the 7-foot-2 center's 10-day contract. That was after Brown had 20 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Charlotte. The Mavericks badly need his size with Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford sidelined by injuries, but they can't sign him to another 10-day deal because of salary cap restrictions.

Key moment Lillard and Antetokounmpo combined to score Milwaukee's final 13 points before the break, turning a one-point deficit into an eight-point edge. Lillard made the first bucket of the second half, which started with a 10-2 Milwaukee run for an 81-65 lead.

Key stat Antetokounmpo, who entered shooting 58% on free throws, was 11 of 13 from the line.

Up next Milwaukee is at Atlanta on Tuesday, while Dallas is home against Sacramento on Monday. The Bucks and Mavs meet again in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MIL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 132 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 132 - 117
4th 12.1 Jaden Hardy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Klay Thompson assists) 132 - 117
4th 23.0 Brook Lopez makes layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) 132 - 114
4th 44.0 Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound 130 - 114

Statistics

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44-87 FG 43-91
50.6 Field Goal % 47.3
13-39 3PT 11-40
33.3 Three Point % 27.5
31-35 FT 20-25
88.6 Free Throw % 80.0
52 Rebounds 33
14 Offensive Rebounds 8
38 Defensive Rebounds 25
33 Assists 25
6 Steals 7
6 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
17 Fast Break Points 13
46 Points in Paint 58
19 Fouls 23
23 Largest Lead 10
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kyrie Irving, PG Out Apr 16
Olivier-Maxence Prosper, F Out Mar 13
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Smith, F Day-To-Day Apr 19
Damian Lillard, PG Out Apr 19

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,272 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7
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