Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points (22 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 26 points down in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-102.
The Bucks trailed 68-52 at halftime and 81-55 with 9:09 left in the third quarter. Their chance to win fell to 4.2% with 8:58 left in the third quarter, and they outscored the Trail Blazers 53-21 the rest of the way.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 2 with 18 seconds left, but Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked Malcolm Brogdon’s driving layup. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Trail Blazers 14-7. Damian Lillard (No. 3 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 9 of the Bucks’ 14 on 1 for 4 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line.
Lillard scored 31 points but shot 7 for 21. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant had 22 points and 4 steals. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Bucks missed.