Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points (18 in the paint), and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Utah Jazz 113-99 to end a 4-game losing streak.
AJ Green’s 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good with 1:34 left in the third quarter.
The Jazz got within 91-90 on Kyle Filipowski’s 9-foot floater with 6:44 to play, but Antetokounmpo answered with a cutting layup, and the Jazz got no closer than 97-95.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Jazz 6-4.
For the Jazz, Keyonte George scored 22 points (8 during a 10-0 run across the second and third quarters) but shot 4 for 17, and Ace Bailey went 1 for 9 from 3. Brice Sensabaugh scored 17 points off the bench.
The Bucks shot 48.2% from the field and 34.1% from 3 to the Jazz’s 34.4% and 24.5%. They outscored the Jazz 23-11 on the fast break. Bailey fouled out.