Charlotte Hornets vs Milwaukee Bucks Match Player Stats On Oct 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 23, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and Khris Middleton added 20 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 103-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night at the Bradley Center.

Antetokounmpo surpassed 30 points for the fourth time in four games this season. With 147 combined points in those games, he passed Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- who scored 146 to open the 1972-73 season -- for the most points through four games in franchise history.

Middleton had struggled to find his shot through Milwaukee's first three games. He then missed his first four 3-point attempts against the Hornets but finally hit one with under a minute to play, giving the Bucks a much-needed cushion for the final moments.

Mirza Teletovic hit five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points as Milwaukee (3-1) went 9 of 26 from long distance and shot 47.1 percent overall.

Frank Kaminsky hit three of his four 3-point attempts led Charlotte (1-2) with 18 points off the bench. Jeremy Lamb added 17, and Kemba Walker and former Bucks player Johnny O'Bryant finished with 15 and 14, respectively.

Charlotte center Dwight Howard grabbed a game-high 22 rebounds. Antetokounmpo pulled down 14 boards.

Down one at halftime, Milwaukee knocked down five 3-pointers in the third quarter, with Teletovic responsible for three of them. The Bucks also went 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to take an 83-77 lead into the fourth quarter.

Kaminsky tied the score at 94 on a 3-pointer with 3:05 to play. Milwaukee came up empty on its next two possessions before Antetokounmpo sank two free throws to put the Bucks up 96-94 with 94 seconds to play.

Middleton connected from the top of the key with 43.5 seconds left, extending the lead to five. Thon Maker hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to close out Milwaukee's third victory of the season.

NOTES: Milwaukee was without PG Malcolm Brogdon, who sprained an ankle in the Bucks' 113-110 victory over Portland on Saturday. Brogdon started Milwaukee's first three games this season, averaging 16.0 points on 47.2 percent shooting with 3.7 assists. ... Charlotte C Cody Zeller missed his second straight game because of right knee bone bruise. The Hornets were also without F/G Nicolas Batum (sprained left elbow), G Julyan Stone (hamstring) and PG Michael Carter-Williams (knee). ... Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo was named Eastern Conference player of the week for the third time in his career on Monday after averaging a league-best 38.3 points on 67 percent shooting from the field with 9.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.7 blocks and a steal in his first three games.