Giannis Antetokounmpo had 44 points (32 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the San Antonio Spurs 125-121.
Antetokounmpo’s driving dunk put the Bucks ahead for good with 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Pat Connaughton’s free throw with 1.8 seconds left made it 125-121 and put it away. The Spurs had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Tre Jones missed a corner 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Spurs 13-8. Antetokounmpo scored 12 of the Bucks’ 13 on 4 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Cedi Osman had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Devin Vassell’s corner 3-pointer that put the Spurs ahead 109-106, and the Spurs scored 4 points off them.
Damian Lillard had 25 points (14 in the paint) and 10 assists. Antetokounmpo and Lillard set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Spurs, Vassell scored 34 points on 14 for 21 shooting, and Victor Wembanyama added 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.
The Bucks shot 53.3% from the field and 35.3% from 3 to the Spurs’ 48.4% and 35.0%. The Spurs outscored the Bucks 27-12 off turnovers. The Bucks’ starters outscored the Spurs 33-22 in 10 minutes together.