NBA: Bucks come back to complete season sweep of Mavericks
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Brook Lopez sank the winning lineup as the Milwaukee Bucks won the game against the Dallas Mavericks 106-105 on Friday.
With less than 10 seconds to go, George Hill made a tire pass to Lopez from the touchline, with a slam dunk giving the Bucks a one-point lead. After the Mavericks’ wait, Luka Doncic missed a 3-point shot that was likely to win the game.
The decisive finish was Lopez’s only goal of the night.
Giannis turned it on in Q4 down 15 points.
28 points | 10 AGAIN | 3 AST pic.twitter.com/bQLSHdYRIW
– Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 10, 2022
Doncic scored 33 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, scoring 13 to 28 from the field. Spencer Dinwiddie and Christian Wood also had strong performances for the Mavericks, scoring 15 and 14 points respectively, and Wood led the team with nine rebounds.
Antetokounmpo scored five points in the first half. His night ended with 2:55 to start in the fourth inning as he fouled, picking up two points after his ninth straight game scoring more than 30 points.
Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday step up with Antetokounmpo when it comes to trouble. The break ended with 17 points and Middleton on 19, both scoring 12 in the first half.
The Bucks find their way and take the lead with a 106-105 win over the Mavs. pic.twitter.com/2wnyx1qIWT
– Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 10, 2022
The Bucks came back strong, ending the game 8-0 with less than seven minutes left after being 11 behind at the end of the third inning. They were able to quiet an energetic Dallas crowd after Doncic’s third-quarter promotional poster during the Holiday put the Mavericks to 75-66.
Doncic got off to a good start to this section, scoring 16 points in the first quarter. He scored or assisted 25 of the Mavericks’ 33 points in the inning, but Dallas took a one-point lead at the end of the opening bracket. Doncic is leading the NBA in points and assists in the first quarter.
Milwaukee made it past a two-game series in the season against Dallas for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
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