Antetokounmpo stars as Bucks beat Lakers in possible NBA finals preview
- Milwaukee star scores 34 points and grabs 11 rebounds
- Bucks bench is the difference in 111-104 victory
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 on Thursday night in a showdown of the NBA’s top teams.
Antetokounmpo had seven assists and a career-best five three-pointers, and George Hill added 21 points off the bench for the Bucks. Milwaukee improved to 25-4 after ending an 18-game winning streak against Dallas on Monday night. James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and Anthony Davis had 36 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles. The Lakers dropped to 24-5 largely because their bench was outscored 34-4 by the Bucks’ reserves.