Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-110 victory over the Utah Jazz.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each hit the 30-point mark in the same game for the sixth time this season as the Milwaukee Bucks routed the Utah Jazz 125-110 on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 19 points and ... extending the Bucks’ lead to 93-69 late in the third quarter. Bucks: Milwaukee shot 61% from the field and had 33 assists on 52 baskets.
Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz ... for back-to-back layups to put the Bucks up 51-38 midway through the second. Utah twice cut the deficit to three, but Milwaukee pulled away for good after halftime.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks ... Article continues below this ad Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 19 points ...
Markkanen won't play Tuesday against the Warriors for rest purposes. Tuesday's game is the second leg of a back-to-back set and the Jazz will be holding out several of their key contributors. Markkanen finished Monday's 125-110 loss to the Bucks with 19 points (8-18 FG,
Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered another impressive double-double (35 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists) and found strong support from Damian Lillard (35 points) as the Milwaukee Bucks cruised to an easy
Giannis Antetokounmpo is not listed on the Milwaukee Bucks' injury report for Tuesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Markkanen ended Monday's 125-110 loss to the Bucks with 19 points (8-18 FG, 2-12 3Pt, 1-2 FT), nine rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes.
The Jazz struggled defensively, allowing the Bucks to shoot 60.5-percent from the field in the defeat. Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton had 19 points apiece to lead Utah. Brice Sensabaugh chipped in 17 points and two steals off the bench. The Jazz have lost six straight games and are 10-34.
In particular, at the Jazz’s practice in between their two games against the New Orleans Pelicans, I went up to Lauri Markkanen and just asked him frankly: “What do you think about tanking?” He
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