![]() ![]() I didn’t know it was going to be a three, but I knew he was going to make it. Gilgeous-Alexander’s step-back 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left in the first overtime gave the Thunder a 126-125 lead. Carter missed a fadeaway at the buzzer to force overtime. Lu Dort made an open layup off an inbounds pass under the hoop to tie the game at 119. Milwaukee led 112-100 with just under five minutes remaining before the Thunder rallied. The Thunder led by six late in the third quarter before George Hill hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to trim Oklahoma City’s edge to 87-84. ![]() That’s just one of those games that both teams battled, somebody wins, somebody loses.” “Guys were out there for long stretches of time. “Thought both teams were exhausted by the second overtime,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points, Tre Mann had 21 and Josh Giddey added 18 points, 15 rebounds and six assists for the Thunder, who lost their fourth straight. With 'Air,' Affleck tells lesser-known Michael Jordan story He’s one of those guys, I think, when you give him a look, give him a crack, he’s going to come busting through it.” It’s great to see him take advantage of this opportunity, every opportunity. “He’s a guy that loves to play basketball, loves to compete,” Budenholzer said. Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer said the performance was special. “They told me to go out there and be me and be free.” “They put a lot of trust in me,” he said. ![]() Still, his teammates encouraged him to go make things happen. Carter filled the scoring void by making 15 of 27 field goals, including 5 of 10 3-pointers.Ĭarter entered the game averaging 5.3 points and hadn’t scored more than 18 in a game this season. Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out with a sore left knee and Jrue Holiday was out with a sprained right ankle. The Bucks were missing their top two scorers. Assistant coach Maurice Cheeks was back after missing Game 3 with a non-COVID-19 illness.OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Jevon Carter had career highs of 36 points and 12 assists, and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-132 in two overtimes on Wednesday night. Chicago dropped that series in six games. Chicago has lost six straight home playoff games since beating Cleveland in Game 3 of the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals. Milwaukee's Jevon Carter inadvertently hit Caruso in the face as Caruso tried to get around a pick by Antetokounmpo. The 26-year-old Argentinean played eight minutes in Game 3 in his NBA debut, after signing with the Bucks on April 6.īulls: Caruso was being evaluated for a concussion after exiting the game late in the first half with a bleeding nose. G Luca Vildoza was unavailable because of a non-COVID illness. G George Hill (abdominal strain) missed his fifth game in a row. Portis suffered an abrasion in Game 2 when he was hit by Chicago’s Tristan Thompson as they went for a rebound. Portis wore goggles again to protect his right eye. And you could kind of sense that a little bit.”īucks: Portis and LaVine had to be separated in the closing minutes after they got tangled and had a heated exchange near the Bulls' basketball. ![]() "I think there were times we moved the ball and generated pretty good looks for each other and the ball didn't go in the basket. Sure, the Dort foul was questionable, as was a moving screen in double overtime against Mike Muscala which wiped out a Mann 3-pointer as was a Gilgeous-Alexander and-one that the Bucks challenged for an offensive foul. “There were times where we gave really, really good effort and they still scored," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. Officials Natalie Sago, Danielle Scott and Pat Fraher weren’t on their A-game. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 24 points and 13 assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 23 and Patrick Williams finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Holiday made five 3s.īobby Portis added 14 points and 10 rebounds in his second straight start with Middleton out, and the Bucks beat the Bulls for the 19th time in 21 games. It's always there, but maybe it's a little heightened when we're here.”Īntetokounmpo had seven assists. I think it's just the competitor in him, the fight in him. “I think some of it's his best basketball. “He's played well here in Chicago,” coach Mike Budenholzer said. With Khris Middleton expected to miss the remainder of the series after spraining his left knee in Game 2, the Bucks needed it. Allen is 18 of 24 from the field and 11 for 14 on 3-pointers over the past two games. ![]()
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