![]() In the first half we didn’t do that, the second half was able to go back, lock in, regroup as a team and came out and I think me and Jrue set the tone and we played harder.” We move the ball offensively together, anybody that’s open is going to get the open shot but defensively we’ve got to do it together. They had so many second chance, so many times they drove the ball and nobody helped. "I think in the first half we wasn’t competing. We have to focus on ourselves as much as possible. At the end of the day we’ve got to keep doing a better job just focusing on ourselves. "Sometimes when the best player is on the team does not play, people step up, they play harder, play together, they move the ball better, they play for one another. "Obviously ‘AD’ is one of the best players out there. “Obviously LeBron didn’t play but they had great players out there," Antetokounmpo said. Davis did pull down a game-high 16 rebounds. Davis scored 23 points on 9 of 22 shooting and he battled foul trouble as well. Austin Reaves (18) and Lonnie walker IV (15) provided a punch off the bench.ĭavis was the lone star available for the Lakers, and Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez made it tough on him all night. The Lakers were paced by Schröder, who had 25 points and 12 assists. Holiday had 18 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds. Middleton scored 22 on 10-of-18 shooting off the bench in 25 minutes, his most action since Dec. Los Angeles hung around in the fourth quarter – Milwaukee never led by double digits – but whenever the Lakers trimmed the lead back to a possession or two, Antetokounmpo, Middleton or Holiday were there to create a basket.Īntetokounmpo finished with a game-high 38 points on 14-of-23 shooting, and went 9 for 13 the free throw line. I think defensively it kind of started, we got some stops, got out in transition and then the energy just flows from there and we’re knocking down shots.” Even though all the craziness today, that doesn’t give you an excuse not to compete. "‘Bud’ kind of got on us about competing. “I think we were just aggressive coming out of the half," Holiday said. ![]() There were only three lead changes in the game, and the Bucks trailed for most of it – including being down 11 at point in the first half – but the Big Three put their stamp on the game in the third quarter by combining for 33 points and setting the Bucks back on a path to victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday play big roles in win over the Lakers It wasn’t the prettiest game after two days off in sunny California, but Milwaukee’s star trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday combined for 78 points and 16 assists in helping the Bucks outlast a game Lakers squad. ![]() (Anthony) Davis and (Dennis) Schröder had a little two-man game going and Austin Reaves was great for them off the bench. (Lakers head coach) Darvin (Ham) does a great job with them. “They played well,” Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said. The Lakers had only nine players available after several trades while the Bucks had a dozen after their acquisition of Jae Crowder earlier in the afternoon. LOS ANGELES – The Milwaukee Bucks won their ninth straight game, tying their season-best streak, with a 115-106 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at Arena. Watch Video: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on watching Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo ![]()
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