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Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks

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27-26, 12-13 Away
Final
125 - 111

28-24, 18-9 Home

Curry scores 38 points as Warriors win 125-111 at Milwaukee

From downtown, Damian Lillard hits the deep 3-pointer

Jimmy Butler had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his second game with the Warriors. Buddy Hield added 16 points, while Quinten Post and Moses Moody added 13 each.

The Bucks were playing for a second straight day after Philadelphia 76ers 135-127 at home on Sunday.

Milwaukee also was playing a sixth straight game without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will be out through the All-Star break as he deals with a left calf strain.

Damian Lillard scored 38 points for the Bucks after collecting 43 on Sunday. Kyle Kuzma scored 21 and Taurean Prince added 19.

Golden State is 2-2 during a stretch of seven straight away games.

Takeaways Warriors: Butler continues to make the transition to his new team seem easy. He scored 25 points in a 132-111 victory at Chicago on Saturday.

Bucks: Milwaukee has allowed at least 123 points in six of its last eight games. The Bucks also hurt themselves by committing 20 turnovers.

Key moment Butler scored the final six points of the third quarter to give the Warriors an 89-83 advantage heading into the final period. Golden State stayed in front the rest of the way.

Key stat Golden State had a season-high 16 steals and ended up with 17 more field-goal attempts than Milwaukee.

Up next Both teams play again Wednesday, with the Warriors visiting Dallas and the Bucks traveling to Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 111
4th 22.1 Pat Spencer defensive rebound 124 - 111
4th 23.1 Gary Trent Jr. misses running pullup jump shot 124 - 111
4th 28.1 Taurean Prince defensive rebound 124 - 111

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gs.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originGS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mil.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIL
41-93 FG 38-76
44 Field Goal % 50
13-45 3PT 10-33
29 Three Point % 30
30-38 FT 25-34
79 Free Throw % 74
48 Rebounds 37
15 Offensive Rebounds 5
33 Defensive Rebounds 32
27 Assists 18
16 Steals 5
2 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 20
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
2 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 31
15 Fast Break Points 10
50 Points in Paint 40
23 Fouls 25
19 Largest Lead 5
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Myles Turner, C Day-To-Day Mar 26
Bobby Portis, F Day-To-Day Mar 26
Kyle Kuzma, F Out Mar 25
Gary Harris, G Out Mar 24
Kevin Porter Jr., G Out Mar 24
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Curry, G Out Mar 26
Quinten Post, C Out Mar 26
Al Horford, C Out Mar 26
Stephen Curry, G Out Mar 25
Moses Moody, G Out Mar 24

Game Information

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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 47 26 .644 - W1
Phoenix 40 33 .548 7 L1
LA Clippers 37 36 .507 10 W3
Golden State 35 38 .479 12 W2
Sacramento 19 55 .257 28.5 L2

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 53 20 .726 - W1
Cleveland 45 28 .616 8 L1
Milwaukee 29 43 .403 23.5 L2
Chicago 29 43 .403 23.5 L1
Indiana 16 57 .219 37 L1
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