Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points (14 in the paint) and a season-high 15 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-113 for their sixth straight win.
Jrue Holiday’s 11-foot pull-up jumper put the Bucks ahead for good with 30 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Spurs got within 88-87 on Keldon Johnson’s three-point play with 11:12 to play, but Brook Lopez answered with a 3-pointer, and the Spurs got no closer than 91-89.
Khris Middleton scored 23 points, and Holiday added 21 points. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Spurs, Lonnie Walker IV scored a career-high 31 points (13 in the third quarter) on 13 for 21 shooting, and Derrick White went 0 for 8 from 3. DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and a season-high 13 assists.
The Bucks shot 48.9% from the field and 36.8% from 3 to the Spurs’ 47.9% and 36.4%. The Spurs got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.