Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points (22 in the paint), and the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-112.
The Bucks led by as many as 29, pulling away with a 25-5 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Bryn Forbes scored a season-high 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. The Bucks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points, 8 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists, and Malik Beasley added 26 points on 10 for 16 shooting.
The Bucks shot 53.5% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 42.9% and 35.2%. The Bucks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Forbes. The Timberwolves forced 8 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 54-34 in the paint.