Giannis Antetokounmpo leads ways as Bucks rally to beat Kings

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Giannis Antetokounmpo dominates in the third quarter as the Bucks, sitting at fifth in the Eastern Conference, win back-to-back games

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings, 114-108, on Saturday, March 22 (Sunday, March 23, Manila time).

Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 off the bench, and Taurean Prince had 15 for Milwaukee (40-30), which outscored the Kings 28-19 in the fourth quarter. Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Gary Trent Jr. added 11 points.

Sacramento (35-35) was held scoreless over the final 4:24 after DeMar DeRozan’s jumper gave the Kings a 108-107 edge. The Bucks regained the lead on Trent’s three-pointer with 3:40 remaining and Trent drilled another trey with 1:01 left to extend the Bucks’ advantage.

DeRozan led Sacramento with 22 points, while Keon Ellis had 20 points, 6 assists, and a career-high 9 rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 points, Zach LaVine added 16, Keegan Murray had 13 and Jake LaRavia contributed 11.

Damian Lillard missed his second straight game with a right calf injury for Milwaukee, which shot 52.4% from the field and 41.9% (13-of-31) from beyond the arc.

Sacramento jumped to a 24-11 lead and held a 25-17 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Ellis scored 15 of his 18 first-half points in the second quarter to help the Kings head into the half on top 61-49. Sacramento led despite shooting 4-of-20 (20%) from three-point range.

Antetokounmpo was held to 9 points in the first half before spearheading the Bucks’ comeback with 22 points in the third quarter. He played the entire period and scored with 3:14 left in the period to tie the game at 80-80.

Sacramento led 89-86 at the end of the third quarter after being outscored 37-28 for the period.

Milwaukee took its first lead since early in the first quarter at 100-97 on Porter’s three-pointer with 6:59 left in regulation.

Sacramento played without guard Malik Monk, who was scratched before the game due to illness. – Rappler.com