Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball Association
Antetokounmpo scores 59 and Bucks beat Pistons 127-120 in overtime
It was a league-high for points by an NBA player this season and the second-highest single-game total for Antetokounmpo, who had 64 against Indiana last season.
Antetokounmpo hit 21 of 34 shots and 16 of 17 free throws and added 14 rebounds and seven assists as the Bucks rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit.
Brook Lopez added 29 points for the Bucks. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 35 points and Malik Beasley had 26 against his former team.
Detroit's Ron Holland II was fouled by Antetokounmpo with one second left in regulation and the score tied at 111, but Holland missed both free throws.
The Pistons were without starters Jaden Ivey and Tim Hardaway Jr. Ivey was out with a toe injury and Hardaway missed the game after taking stitches to the head following a fall in Tuesday’s game against Miami.
Milwaukee played without Damian Lillard (concussion protocol), Ryan Rollins (left shoulder instability) and Bobby Portis (right elbow contusion).
Bucks: Antetokounmpo made every basket for Milwaukee in the first quarter, hitting 7 of 10 field-goal attempts and all eight of his free throws for 22 of the team’s 24 points.
Regular Season Series
MIL leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 127 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 120 - 127 |
| 5th 14.1 |  |
Taurean Prince defensive rebound | 120 - 127 |
| 5th 18.0 |  |
Malik Beasley misses 24-foot three point shot | 120 - 127 |
| 5th 30.1 | |
Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Pat Connaughton | 120 - 127 |
Statistics
 DET |
 MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-100 | FG | 45-95 |
| 46.0 | Field Goal % | 47.4 |
| 18-38 | 3PT | 15-35 |
| 47.4 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 10-13 | FT | 22-25 |
| 76.9 | Free Throw % | 88.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 31 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Sears, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Jamaree Bouyea, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| Isaiah Stewart, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Jaden Ivey, PG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
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