Charlotte Hornets at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball AssociationAntetokounmpo's dunk in closing seconds gives Bucks 122-121 win over Hornets
Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for his NBA-leading 158th game with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Antetokounmpo overtook Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who each accomplished that feat 157 times.
The lead changed hands three times in the last 10 1/2 seconds.
Milwaukee’s Kyle Kuzma sank a 3-pointer to put the Bucks ahead 120-118 with 10.3 seconds left.
After Charlotte called a timeout, Sion James inbounded the ball to Miles Bridges, who was heading toward the basket. Bridges laid the ball in while drawing Kuzma’s sixth foul with 8.8 seconds left. Bridges then hit the ensuing free throw to complete a 3-point play that put Charlotte back ahead.
Milwaukee called a timeout, then Porter threw an inbounds pass to Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo passed to Porter and then headed toward the basket and caught the lob to dunk home the winning basket.
Charlotte still had one more timeout. LaMelo Ball inbounded to Brandon Miller, whose contested driving layup attempt bounced off the backboard and didn’t go through as the buzzer sounded.
Kon Knueppel scored 26 points, Bridges 25, Miller 19 and Collin Sexton 16 for Charlotte. Ryan Rollins had 29 points and eight assists for Milwaukee, while Bobby Portis scored 20 points.
Milwaukee’s dramatic victory came two nights after the Bucks lost 114-113 to the Washington Wizards on a last-second jumper from CJ McCollum.
The Bucks and Hornets were facing off for the second time in five days, as the Bucks won 123-113 at Charlotte on Monday.
Milwaukee was playing its final home game before starting a four-game trip west.
Bucks: At Sacramento on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
MIL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 121 - 122 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 121 - 122 |
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Hornets offensive team rebound | 121 - 122 |
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Brandon Miller misses two point shot | 121 - 122 |
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LaMelo Ball enters the game for Josh Green | 121 - 122 |
Statistics
CHA |
MIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 40-82 | FG | 45-87 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 18-40 | 3PT | 16-37 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 23-28 | FT | 16-18 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 10 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Nance, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Gary Harris, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Myles Turner, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Gary Trent Jr., G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Ryan Rollins, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| PJ Hall, C | Out | Apr 9 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,673 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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