Washington, Jan. 14 (BUS): Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and won his hat-trick of the season to help Milwaukee defeat the Golden State Warriors 118-99 Thursday night as Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer returns from COVID-19. protocols.
An Associated Press report said Antetokounmpo scored 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his 28th career three-pointer.
Budenholzer missed four games while on health and safety protocols, with assistant Darvin Ham taking over as acting head coach. Bucks went 1-3.
Chris Middleton added 23 points, Bobby Portes 20 and Grayson Allen 15.
Milwaukee was never behind and raced for 77-38 in the first half. Antetokounmo scored 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the first half.
The Bucks were just two points shy of their biggest first-half lead in franchise history, a record they’ve achieved this season. Milwaukee led 77-36 in the first half, beating Orlando 123-92 on November 22. Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors with 16 points.
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