Overview
- Antetokounmpo finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for his 158th 30-10-5 game, surpassing Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in NBA history.
- A frantic finish featured Kyle Kuzma’s go-ahead three, Miles Bridges’ and-one with 8.8 seconds left, and Kevin Porter Jr.’s lob to Antetokounmpo for the decisive dunk with 4.7 seconds remaining.
- Ryan Rollins delivered 29 points and eight assists for Milwaukee, and Bobby Portis added 20 points.
- Kon Knueppel led Charlotte with 26 points, Bridges scored 25, and Brandon Miller’s driving attempt at the buzzer did not fall.
- Charlotte lacked frontcourt depth with Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Grant Williams out, Bridges returned from an ankle issue, and Milwaukee remained without Taurean Prince following neck surgery as the Bucks turn to a West Coast trip and the Hornets visit Chicago.