“I was just trying to make a difference however I could,” Lopez said. Hill tallied 13½ minutes on the court and Lopez played for 14½ minutes.īoth players made a positive impact in their limited time: Lopez finished with six points and while Hill didn’t score, he had two rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Lopez and Hill both played on a minutes restriction in their first game back from injury. House finished with three points and a rebound in seven minutes. exited with a knee injury in the first quarter and did not return. Jazz: Bojan Bogdanovic (left calf strain), Trent Forrest (right wrist sprain), and Udoka Azubuike (right ankle sprain) were inactive for Utah … Danuel House Jr. … Holiday finished with a season-high five steals.
“I thought the way we closed the third quarter was a big, big difference in the game,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said.īucks: Milwaukee snapped a 19-game losing streak to Utah in Salt Lake City dating back to the 2002-03 season. Utah scored just four baskets over a nine-minute stretch when the Bucks went back in front for good. Milwaukee rallied before the end of third quarter and surged ahead 107-100 midway through the fourth quarter following back-to-back baskets from Antetokounmpo. The Jazz used a 14-1 run, punctuated by a driving floater from Jordan Clarkson, to extend their lead to 91-80. The Jazz countered with a pair of big runs to surge back ahead in the third quarter, including 3s Mitchell and Conley to cap a 16-3 run. Utah fell behind after it didn’t score for five minutes, and Milwaukee led by as many as 12 points before halftime, going up 65-53 after Holiday made one 3-pointer and assisted another to finish off a 14-5 run. “I think those 10 3s, they got a couple of open ones, but for the most part there was some that were contested, tough 3s,” Holiday said. Holiday ignited the spurt late in the first quarter with back-to-back baskets. The Bucks led the entire second quarter after Middleton opened with a 3-pointer in the midst of a 22-6 run that put Milwaukee up 51-43. Utah made 10 3-pointers in the first quarter to offset 60% field-goal shooting from Milwaukee, including four 3s in a row - three from Mitchell - to take a 34-27 lead late in the quarter. “We made mistakes, had missed shots and turnovers,” Mitchell said. Utah struggled to generate shots inside the perimeter and missed six of their final seven shots.
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But the Bucks’ Jevon Carter made a pair of free throws with 12.9 seconds remaining to seal it. The Jazz shaved a seven-point deficit to two on Gobert’s putback layup that made it 113-111 with 22 seconds left. “I think this is only place (where) I haven’t won at in my career, so to scratch that one off feels great,” Middleton said.ĭonovan Mitchell led Utah with 29 points and eight assists, while Mike Conley added 29 points and seven assists and Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
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The Bucks earned their first road win in the series since 2001. Hill sat out 16 games with neck soreness. Lopez had been sidelined with a back injury since the season opener and missed 67 games. Jrue Holiday had 29 points and seven assists, and Khris Middleton scored 23 for Milwaukee, who saw Brook Lopez and George Hill both return to the lineup. SALT LAKE CITY - Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and had 15 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks rally and then fend off the Jazz in the final seconds for a 117-111 victory on Monday night. Antetokounmpo, Bucks rally past Jazz for 117-111 victory
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