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Giannis, Bucks top Hawks 110-102, earn spot in NBA Cup championship game vs. Thunder
LAS VEGAS (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.
The Bucks will meet Oklahoma City, which beat Houston in the other semifinal, for the title on Tuesday night.
Antetokounmpo finished with 14 rebounds, nine assists and four blocks for the Bucks, who improved to 11-1 all-time in NBA Cup games - the only loss coming in last year’s semifinals.
Brook Lopez scored 16 for Milwaukee.
Trae Young had 35 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Hawks, who got 15 points and 10 rebounds from Jalen Johnson and 15 points from De’Andre Hunter.
Hawks: Young drew 11 fouls in the game, a season-high. He drew 10 fouls in two other games this season; the Hawks won both of those. Since Young joined the NBA, he's drawn at least 10 fouls in a game 52 times. Every other Hawk, combined, in that span has done it once.
Bucks: Antetokounmpo was brilliant, shooting 10 of 15 from the field and 12 of 18 from the foul line. And Bobby Portis provided his usual boost off the bench with 10 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes.
Antetokounmpo blocked an alley-oop dunk try by Capela at the rim with 2:35 left, preserving what was a five-point Bucks lead.
Going back to last season, including playoffs, Milwaukee had lost 20 consecutive games when trailing entering the fourth quarter. The Bucks trailed 83-82 going into the fourth on Saturday.
The Bucks will play Oklahoma City in Tuesday's championship game - which does not count in the standings - before returning to regular season play on Friday at Cleveland. The Hawks return to regular season play Thursday at San Antonio.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Brook Lopez (Dyson Daniels gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup | 0-2 |
| 11:21 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:28 | | Dyson Daniels turnover (bad pass) (Andre Jackson Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 0-7 |
| 10:23 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:02 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Jalen Johnson personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Bucks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-7 |
| 8:41 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running alley-oop layup (Trae Young assists) | 5-7 |
| 8:17 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:11 | | Brook Lopez blocks Clint Capela's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:55 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:52 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Clint Capela blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:29 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Trae Young misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Damian Lillard misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point alley-oop dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 7-9 |
| 6:37 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:18 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | Damian Lillard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point cutting layup (Trae Young assists) | 9-11 |
| 5:49 | | Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 5:49 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:46 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Onyeka Okongwu's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:29 | | Trae Young offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 5:29 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-12 |
| 5:15 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Andre Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:05 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-12 |
| 5:05 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 |
| 4:48 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point running layup (Trae Young assists) | 15-12 |
| 4:41 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:21 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | AJ Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 17-12 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point floating jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 17-14 |
| 3:08 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 20-14 |
| 2:53 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-16 |
| 2:30 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Loose ball) (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 2:30 | | Trae Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:28 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 21-18 |
| 2:00 | | Bobby Portis blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:57 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running dunk (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 21-20 |
| 1:50 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 24-20 |
| 1:40 | | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-23 |
| 1:30 | | Trae Young misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 24-26 |
| 1:09 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:05 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-26 |
| 0:51 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-26 |
| 0:33 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 28-26 |
| 0:00 | | AJ Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Vit Krejci shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 11:25 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 11:16 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | AJ Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:05 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 28-30 |
| 10:34 | | Brook Lopez blocks Bogdan Bogdanovic's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:32 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point running pullup jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 28-33 |
| 10:15 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Vit Krejci personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Zaccharie Risacher turnover (lost ball) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-36 |
| 9:47 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:31 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point floating jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 28-38 |