Giannis Antetokounmpo had 50 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Utah Jazz 122-118 for their eighth straight win.
Antetokounmpo’s 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good with 4:57 left in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got within 120-118 on Donovan Mitchell’s driving layup with 43 seconds to play. They had the ball down 2 with 19 seconds left, but Brook Lopez blocked Mitchell’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Bucks’ chance to win from 89% to 95%. It would have tied the game. Pat Connaughton followed with 2 free throws, and the Jazz got no closer.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Jazz 14-4. Antetokounmpo scored 8 of the Bucks’ 14 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
For the Jazz, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting, and Mitchell added 20 points. Joe Ingles scored 15 points off the bench.
The Jazz made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Bogdanovic. They gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Bucks missed. The Bucks outscored the Jazz 58-38 in the paint.