National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 122, Indiana 101
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#64 Justin Van Duyne, #38 Michael Smith, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance:
15613
By Field Level Media
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Khris Middleton added 27 and the Milwaukee Bucks extended the Indiana Pacers' losing streak to five games with a 122-101 victory Wednesday night at the Bradley Center.
Antetokounmpo and Middleton combined to hit 21 of 32 shots, with Middleton knocking down 3 of 4 from beyond the arc. Overall, the Bucks shot 58.7 percent from the field and were 9-for-17 from distance as they scored 100 points or more for the 19th time in their last 20 games and hit the 120-point mark for the third time this season.
Thon Maker and Malcolm Brogdon had big nights off the bench for Milwaukee, combining for 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting. Brogdon added five assists while Maker grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot in 22 minutes of work.
Matthew Dellavedova finished with eight points but dished out nine assists, marking his third consecutive game with nine or more assists, and the Bucks set a season-high with 33 assists on 44 makes.
Indiana fell to 0-6 on the season without leading scorer Victor Oladipo, who missed a fourth straight game because of soreness in his left knee.
Domantas Sabonis made 10 of 13 shots and led Indiana with 24 points. Darren Collinson had 17 and Lance Stephenson added 15 with seven rebounds and five assists for the Pacers, who shot 48.8 percent but were just 3-for-15 on 3-point attempts.
Antetokounmpo hit 8 of 11 shots and scored 21 points in the first half as Milwaukee only hit 2 of 3 3-pointers but shot 62 percent from the floor to go into halftime with a 62-52 lead.
The Bucks held Indiana to 21 points in the third while stretching their lead to 17 to open the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo spent all of the final period on the bench but that wasn't enough to help the Pacers, who fell behind by 23 with six minutes to play.
With the loss, Indiana fell to .500 (19-19) but still holds a one-game lead over Philadelphia for the eighth place in the East. Milwaukee (20-16) began the day sixth in the conference, holding a tiebreaker over Miami.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Milwaukee |
Domantas Sabonis 24 |
Scoring |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 |
Cory Joseph 6 |
Assists |
Matthew Dellavedova 9 |
Lance Stephenson 7 |
Rebounds |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |
Darren Collison 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 |
Darren Collison 3 |
Steals |
Matthew Dellavedova 2 |
Myles Turner 1 |
Blocks |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
101 |
48.8 |
3-15 |
16-19 |
24 |
30 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
Milwaukee
|
122 |
58.7 |
9-17 |
25-28 |
33 |
34 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Bucks have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .562 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Pacers have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .474 after a loss.