Eric Bledsoe had 26 points and 5 steals, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 20 points down in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-96.
The Bucks trailed 56-46 at halftime and 74-54 with 7:13 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves 48-22 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 10-3. Bledsoe scored 6 of the Bucks’ 10 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 8 for 12 shooting, and Andrew Wiggins added 21 points. Jimmy Butler III had 20 points and 7 assists. Tyus Jones had 6 points and 5 steals. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks shot 54.7% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 47.9% and 32.1%. The Timberwolves turned it over 19 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 62-32 in the paint. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 31-12 in 13 minutes with Bledsoe, Henson, Middleton, Antetokounmpo and Brogdon on the floor together.