National Basketball Association
Utah 107, Milwaukee 95
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 31, 2021
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #40 Leon Wood, #44 Brett Nansel
Attendance:
17341
By Field Level Media
Donovan Mitchell scored 28, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and Mike Conley Jr. netted 20 points in his return to the lineup as the visiting Utah Jazz defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 107-95 on Sunday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists, but Milwaukee still fell at home for the third time in its three-game homestand. Kris Middleton didn't play because of a non-COVID-19 illness.
Utah led for most of the game -- and never trailed -- but the Bucks got within four points late in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 17. Grayson Allen's hot hand played a big role in that rally, as the former Jazzman scored seven of his 18 points in the final minutes.
Jordan Clarkson, who had 15 points despite an 0-for-7 night from beyond the arc, put Utah up 84-67 late in the third quarter.
The Bucks chipped away at the lead to get within seven after two George Hill baskets made it 86-79 with eight minutes to go. A Bobby Portis Jr. jumpshot cut the deficit to five a minute and a half later.
That's when Mitchell went to work, scoring seven points in just over two minutes as Utah pulled ahead 99-87 with just over three minutes remaining.
The Bucks weren't quite finished, though.
Allen, the former Jazz player who replaced Giannis Antetokounmpo late in the game, sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a Thanasis Antetokounmpo dunk as Milwaukee clawed back to make it a four-point game, 99-95, with 1:39 remaining.
Mitchell padded the Jazz's lead to six with an 8-foot shot, and Royce O'Neale made a huge defensive play by blocking an Allen 3-point attempt to all but end the Bucks' comeback effort.
The victory was the fifth in six games for Utah, which suffered its first loss of the season in Chicago on Saturday night. The defending champion Bucks, meanwhile, dipped below .500 with a third-straight loss.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Utah |
|
Milwaukee |
Donovan Mitchell 28 |
Scoring |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 25 |
Mike Conley 2 |
Assists |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 |
Rudy Gobert 13 |
Rebounds |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 9 |
Bojan Bogdanovic 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
Jordan Clarkson 2 |
Steals |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 3 |
Rudy Gobert 4 |
Blocks |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah
|
107 |
46.7 |
12-37 |
25-27 |
13 |
44 |
10 |
6 |
13 |
Milwaukee
|
95 |
40.6 |
12-41 |
5-6 |
16 |
44 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Bucks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Jazz have a W/L % of .800 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.