Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-110 victory over the Utah Jazz.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor had a lighthearted moment with NBA player Brook Lopez during the Milwaukee Bucks matchup against the Utah Jazz. In the second quarter, McGregor spotted the towering 7-foot-1 Lopez on the Bucks' bench and struck up a conversation.
Antetokounmpo 16-23 3-10 35, Prince 2-6 0-0 6, Lopez 4-8 1-1 10, Jackson Jr. 3-3 0-0 6, Lillard 14-22 3-4 35, Middleton 10-13 0-0 22, Connaughton 1-2 0-0 3, Rollins 0-0 0-0 0, Trent Jr. 2-9 2-2 8. Totals 52-86 9-17 125.
Totals 41-100 10-13 110. 3-Point Goals_Milwaukee 12-34 (Lillard 4-10, Middleton 2-5, Prince 2-5, Trent Jr. 2-7, Connaughton 1-2, Lopez 1-4, Antetokounmpo 0-1), Utah 18-54 (Sensabaugh 5-8 ...
Percentages: FG .605, FT .529. 3-Point Goals: 12-34, .353 (Lillard 4-10, Middleton 2-5, Prince 2-5, Trent Jr. 2-7, Connaughton 1-2, Lopez 1-4, Antetokounmpo 0-1 ...
In a 125-110 victory in which the Milwaukee Bucks led fairly comfortably throughout — especially in the second half — Lillard and Antetokounmpo combined to score 70 points as they coasted past the Jazz to their 26th win. The loss dropped Utah to 10-34 and notched the Jazz’s sixth consecutive loss and their ninth defeat in the last ten games.
McGregor has been linked to several fights since a gruesome leg injury halted his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Most notably, McGregor was scheduled to finally fight Michael Chandler after the pair coached TUF 31 against each other in the spring of 2023.
Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered another impressive double-double (35 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists) and found strong support from Damian Lillard (35 points) as the Milwaukee Bucks cruised to an easy
Milwaukee Bucks (25-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-33, 15th in the Western Conference)
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