Hornets beat Bucks 98-95
Cody Zeller scored a season-high 23 points (16 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 98-95 for their fourth straight win.
Zeller’s three-point play put the Hornets ahead for good with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bucks got within 96-95 on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s driving dunk with 18 seconds to play, but Kemba Walker answered with 2 free throws, and the Bucks got no closer.
Marvin Williams’ 10-foot floater with 24.9 seconds left made it 96-93. The Bucks had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Khris Middleton missed a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Bucks 14-11. Williams scored 5 of the Hornets’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Jeremy Lamb had 3 steals, 2 of them during a 10-0 Hornets run, and the Hornets scored 7 points off them.
Walker scored 25 points.
For the Bucks, Jabari Parker had a season-high 23 points (16 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and Middleton added 20 points and 7 assists.
The Bucks turned it over 22 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks’ starters outscored the Hornets 40-30 in 17 minutes together.