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Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks

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32-31, 13-18 Away
Final
107 - 137

36-25, 22-9 Home

Antetokounmpo joins 20,000-point club as Bucks roll past short-handed Mavericks 137-107

Giannis Antetokounmpo skies for big slam dunk

The 30-year-old Antetokounmpo has scored 20,010 career points, becoming the 52nd player to reach 20,000. The only players to get to the 20,000-point mark at a younger age were LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan.

Antetokounmpo, who played less than 25 minutes, also had 15 rebounds as the Bucks won for the eighth time in their last nine games.

Porter had 10 points and 11 rebounds while playing 26 minutes off the bench, and he matched a career high with 14 assists. His previous triple-doubles came in March 2022 and March 2023 with the Houston Rockets.

Klay Thompson scored 28 for the Mavericks, who had only eight available players in their first game since Kyrie Irving tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on Monday.

Takeaways Mavericks: Dallas simply didn't have enough players suited up to have much of a chance in this one.

Bucks: Milwaukee was playing for a second straight night after winning 127-101 at Atlanta on Tuesday, but the one-sided nature of this win enabled Antetokounmpo and Lillard to get some needed rest. Both sat out the entire fourth quarter. Milwaukee has gone 7-1 since Bobby Portis began serving a 25-game suspension. Before this suspension, the Bucks had been 2-5 in games Portis had missed.

Key moment Dallas led 19-18 just over seven minutes into the game before the Bucks went on an 18-3 run. Lillard scored eight points during that stretch and capped the spurt by hitting a jumper with 1:13 left in the opening period.

Key stat The Bucks posted their highest point total and most lopsided victory of the season.

Up next The Mavericks host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The Bucks host the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MIL wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Bucks: 82.1%
Mavericks: 17.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 137
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 137
4th 21.1 Brandon Williams bad pass (Jamaree Bouyea steals) 107 - 137
4th 25.1 Kessler Edwards defensive rebound 107 - 137
4th 28.1 Stanley Umude misses 23-foot three point shot 107 - 137

Statistics

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45-98 FG 52-89
45.9 Field Goal % 58.4
13-39 3PT 16-35
33.3 Three Point % 45.7
4-10 FT 17-19
40.0 Free Throw % 89.5
30 Rebounds 55
5 Offensive Rebounds 8
25 Defensive Rebounds 47
30 Assists 29
13 Steals 6
3 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
14 Fast Break Points 22
48 Points in Paint 52
13 Fouls 9
2 Largest Lead 36

Game Information

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Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 38 24 .613 - L4
Houston 37 25 .597 1 L3
Dallas 32 31 .508 6.5 L3
San Antonio 26 34 .433 11 W1
New Orleans 17 45 .274 21 L1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 52 10 .839 - W12
Milwaukee 36 25 .590 15.5 W4
Indiana 35 25 .583 16 W2
Detroit 35 28 .556 17.5 L1
Chicago 24 38 .387 28 L2
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