{"id":7157,"date":"2024-11-21T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/giannis-antetokounmpo-scores-41-points-as-milwaukee-bucks-beat-chicago-bulls\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:50:07","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-scores-41-points-as-milwaukee-bucks-beat-chicago-bulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/giannis-antetokounmpo-scores-41-points-as-milwaukee-bucks-beat-chicago-bulls\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 41 points as Milwaukee Bucks beat Chicago Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Giannis Antetokounmpo put in a dominant performance as he scored 41 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Antetokounmpo, who has scored 40 points or more on three occasions this season, added eight rebounds and nine assists, while team-mates Brook Lopez and Damian Lillard contributed 21 and  20 points respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Zach LaVine top scored with 27 points for the Bulls, who reduced their deficit to 104-102 with just under eight minutes left before the Bucks pulled away.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The victory continued a resurgence for the Bucks as they claimed a fourth triumph in five games after winning just two of their first 10 and they are now ninth in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from their first defeat of the season with a convincing 128-100 win over the New York Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ty Jerome scored a team-high 29 points for the Cavaliers, who had their 15-game winning streak ended by the Boston Celtics in their previous game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jerome landed six of his seven three pointers for the Eastern Conference leaders in a second quarter in which he scored 20 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was great. Those moments don&#8217;t happen a lot in the NBA,&#8221; said Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It was a superstar performance. It was great for the crowd, great for the group and great for Ty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Golden State Warriors, who are top of the Western Conference, beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 to record a fifth straight home win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Andrew Wiggins scored a game-high 27 points for the Warriors, while team-mate Stephen Curry added 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/basketball\/articles\/cz6jvxwv6p6o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo put in a dominant performance as he scored 41 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls. 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