Jazz topple Bucks 123-108 with big fourth quarter comeback
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Doc Rivers, Lillard and Giannis speak on Bucks win over the Mavericks
Doc Rivers, Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo speak about the Bucks’ win over the Mavericks on Feb. 3, 2024.
SALT LAKE CITY – In a game that featured two lengthy runs by each team, the Utah Jazz had its in the fourth quarter to come from 19 points down and beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 123-108, Sunday night at the Delta Center.
The Utah Jazz snapped a three game losing streak by using a 16-0 run to start the fourth quarter – a streak that it stretched to 21-3 – to outlast the Bucks (33-17), who were playing the second night of a back-to-back.
A Lauri Markkanen three-pointer capped that run for Utah, which gave it a 104-102 lead with 6 minutes, 23 seconds left in the game, and though a Giannis Antetokounmpo basket briefly put the Bucks back in front at 105-104, the momentum was too much to overcome.
In the final 5:37, Utah outscored the Bucks 18-3.
BOX SCORE: Jazz 123, Bucks 108
The Bucks (33-17) led by as many as 19 in the first half thanks to a 14-0 run to start the second quarter – a streak they stretched to 19-2 – to knock the Jazz on its heels. But the Jazz didn’t fold and it looked like the Bucks ran out of gas in the altitude of the Rocky Mountains.
While the Bucks won their first game under Doc Rivers on Saturday in Dallas, they have lost three of four on the road trip since he took over on the bench on Jan. 29 in Denver.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard play through injuries
Less than 24 hours after combining for 78 points on an incredible 30-for-39 shooting (76.9%) from the field in Dallas, Bucks star duo Giannis Antetokounmpo (right patella tendinitis) and Damian Lillard (sprained left ankle) hobbled into the Delta Center on Sunday as, essentially, game-time decisions for the Bucks.
Lillard seemed at less than full strength in going 5 for 16 from the field, including 1 for 6 from behind the three-point line, through three quarters – but when he threw down a dunk to end the third quarter he landed and immediately came up limping on that ankle.
The Bucks’ all-star point guard played 38 minutes and scored 12 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
Early on it looked like Antetokounmpo did not have his usual burst against Jazz big men Lauri Markkanen and Walker Kessler, but he did dominate at times. Yet he, too, looked to fall victim to the schedule – and the work load with two late fourth quarter turnovers and a missed layup as the Jazz swarmed him.
Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points, 13 assists, seven rebound and five turnovers.
Malik Beasley shoves Collin Sexton after Giannis Antetokounmpo hit in face
With 1:14 to go in the first half and the Bucks leading 61-46, Collin Sexton drove to the basket on Antetokounmpo. And as the 6-foot, 3-inch guard got into the paint, it appeared that his left shoulder caught the Bucks’ forward in the face. Antetokounmpo hit the court and grabbed his face. Sexton finished the play with a bucket and Antetokounmpo stayed…
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