Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points (7 during a 23-0 run in the fourth quarter), 13 rebounds and 10 assists, his 10th triple-double of the season, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 24 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103 for their fifth straight win.
The Bucks trailed 56-45 at halftime and 95-71 with 10:09 left in the fourth quarter. They were still down 95-74 with 9:53 left in the fourth quarter, with a 2.2% chance to win, and outscored the Timberwolves 36-8 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 15-3. Kevin Porter Jr. scored 6 of the Bucks’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Porter had 4 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to AJ Green’s corner 3-pointer that tied the game at 97, and the Bucks scored 7 points off them. With 3:07 left, Bobby Portis stole the ball from Anthony Edwards, and Porter’s driving dunk off it put the Bucks ahead 99-98.
Porter had 21 points and a career-high 5 steals on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Antetokounmpo scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Edwards scored 25 points, and Donte DiVincenzo added 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench. Naz Reid scored 17 points off the bench.
The Bucks shot 47.6% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 46.1% and 32.5%. They outscored the Timberwolves 16-3 on the fast break. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 54-22 in 16 minutes with Antetokounmpo, Portis, Trent, Porter and Green on the floor together.