Utah Jazz vs Milwaukee Bucks Match Player Stats On Dec 09, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 9, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo flirted with a triple-double, scoring 37 points with 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Utah Jazz 117-100 Saturday night at the Bradley Center.

Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton put together another big night offensively, combining for 77 points on 29-of-49 shooting while the Bucks shot 54.3 percent overall.

The Jazz, who set a franchise record for 3-pointers when they hit 18 against the Bucks two weeks ago, were 8-for-23 from beyond the arc Saturday and shot just 43.4 percent overall.

All five Utah starters scored in double figures with Rudy Gobert and Alec Burks each finishing with 20 points.

Down 16 early in the second quarter, the Jazz used a 19-5 run to trim the deficit to a bucket with 1:50 left until halftime.

Milwaukee recovered and rattled off seven straight points to go into the break with a 51-42 lead.

Utah went 13-for-33 from the floor in the opening half but the Jazz stayed in the game from the free throw line where they hit 12 of 16 attempts while the Bucks made just five trips.

Antetokounmpo took over in the third. He hit 4 of 6 shots and made 4 of 5 from the free throw line to score 12 of Milwaukee's 32 points. The Bucks led by as many as 21 in the quarter and opened the fourth up 83-66.

A Henson hook two minutes into the final quarter to put Milwaukee ahead by 22 but the Jazz made one more push, using a 10-0 run to get within 12 with 7:51 to play and crept as close as nine before Bledsoe's 3-pointer restored a double-digit cushion.

NOTES: Bucks G Matthew Dellavedova was listed as questionable but missed his 11th game because of tendinitis in his left knee. Milwaukee was also without G Tony Snell, who sat for a second straight night because of his own bout of left knee tendinitis. ...Utah G Raul Neto left the game with a possible concussion after colliding with Bucks C Thon Maker while grabbing a rebound with 42 seconds left in the opening quarter and did not return. ... The Jazz have won seven straight in the series and 21 of the last 25 meetings with the Bucks overall, including a 121-108 victory in Salt Lake City earlier this season. ... The Bucks are 11-4 since Eric Bledsoe joined the team following a trade with Phoenix on Nov. 7.