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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks takes the court for the game against the Washington Wizards at Fiserv Forum on January 03, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 55 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 123-113 on Tuesday.
With Antetokounmpo out of the lineup Sunday because of a sore knee, Milwaukee dropped the first of two straight home games against Washington. However, the two-time Most Valuable Player was back in top form on Tuesday.
His fourth career 50-plus-point game came on 20-of-33 shooting from the floor and 15-of-16 at the free-throw line. Antetokounmpo attempted all but one of the Bucks’ foul shots.
55 PTS (career high)
10 WED
7 AST
20-33 FGM
15-16 FTM@Giannis_An34‘s career night and third-straight 40-point game powers @Bucks! pic.twitter.com/C04P9yfXUh— NBA (@NBA) January 4, 2023
Coming into the contest, Antetokounmpo and teammate Bobby Portis were tied for the third-most double-doubles in the NBA with 21 apiece. Portis kept pace with teammate Buck, coming off the bench for 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez shot 10 of 13 from the floor for 21 points and chipped in with a double-double with 12 rebounds. He also matched a season high with six blocked shots.
Kristaps Porzingis led the Wizards with 22 points, and he grabbed nine rebounds. Kyle Kuzma added 20 points, and Daniel Gafford had 11 points and 12 boards.
Washington’s Bradley Beal scored eight points in 13:18 before his night ended in the second quarter with a hamstring injury.
The win was just the Bucks’ second in the past seven games. Conversely, Washington saw its end of a five-game winning streak.
The Wizards fell behind late in the first quarter and were left to play catch-up, trailing by 14 points. Milwaukee never trailed in the second half.
Washington shot just 8 of 27 (29.6 percent) from 3-point range and 42 of 97 (43.3 percent) from the floor overall. Milwaukee went 11 of 40 (27.5 percent) from long range and 48 of 100 from the field.
The Wizards have held their opponents to an average of 107.8 points over their previous nine games. The Bucks topped 120 points for the second time in seven games.
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