Giannis Antetokounmpo triple-double not enough as Wizards beat Bucks


Eric Nehm: FINAL: Wizards 117, Bucks 113 – Antetokounmpo 35pts/15reb/10ast – Middleton 24pts/9reb/6ast – Connaughton 15pts/8reb/5ast – Portis 12pts/12reb/3ast The Bucks are now 47-28 on the season with that 1-2 road trip.
Source: Twitter @eric_nehm

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Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
This was Giannis’ 10th triple double this season. The Bucks are 5-5 in those games. – 9:29 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Wizards 117, Bucks 113
– Antetokounmpo 35pts/15reb/10ast
– Middleton 24pts/9reb/6ast
– Connaughton 15pts/8reb/5ast
– Portis 12pts/12reb/3ast
The Bucks are now 47-28 on the season with that 1-2 road trip. – 9:24 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Huge defensive play by Jordan Poole to strip Giannis with about 45 seconds to go. pic.twitter.com/4vdfS3QmEE – 9:20 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After a 3-pointer from Jae Crowder to end the third quarter, the Wizards lead, 91-86, heading to the final quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo already has a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. – 8:50 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
The Wizards, playing without Kyle Kuzma and many others, now lead Giannis and the Bucks by 15 in the third quarter. – 8:30 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
Halftime: Wizards 58, Bucks 54
Kispert: 15 pts., 2 rebs.
Avdija: 11 pts., 6 rebs., 2 assts.
Vukcevic: 9 pts., 4 rebs., 1 asst.
G. Antetokounmpo: 11 pts., 7 rebs., 7 assts.
Bagley III: Injured in 2Q – 8:07 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Wizards 58, Bucks 54
– Middleton 15pts/3reb/4ast
– Antetokounmpo 11pts/7reb/7ast
– Portis 8pts/4reb/2ast
– Lopez 6pts/2reb/3blk
The Bucks were only four of 17 from 3-point range in the first half. – 8:06 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo is coming back on the floor with two fouls and 7:59 remaining in the second quarter.
The Wizards lead, 37-34, but Marvin Bagley is being helped off the floor. – 7:51 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bucks lead, 28-27.
Pat Connaughton, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo all have five points each thus far.
Antetokounmpo has five assists and five rebounds to go along with his five points. – 7:41 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
With 4:26 left in the first quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo picks up his second foul and it is Danilo Gallinari time. – 7:30 PM
Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo finds Brook Lopez working the dunker for a dunk and the Bucks have their first basket of the night. – 7:11 PM
Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s PPG/FG% the last five months:
🎯 30.3/61.1
🎯 32.5/61.6
🎯 30.8/60.8
🎯 29.3/65.5
🎯 31.8/60.3
He’s the only player in NBA history to average 25 PPG with 60% shooting from the field for five straight months.
More on March’s best: statitudes.com/p/marchs-top-p… pic.twitter.com/ugeCptArbu – 6:13 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Milwaukee #Bucks take on the Wizards tonight.
🚫 Damian Lillard is out
⛑ Giannis Antetokounmpo & rest of the injury report on front end if a back-to-back.
⛹ Patrick Baldwin Jr. update
💸 Odds
status, starting lineup, odds? jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel pic.twitter.com/5QazZWUTnl – 5:23 PM

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