Milwaukee Bucks
ORLANDO, FL (WSAU) — Another 35-point outing from Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 121-107 win in Game Three of their first-round series with the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
The Greek Freak added 11 rebounds on 12-14 shooting in the win. Three other players finished in double figures followed by Khris Middleton with 17, Brook Lopez with 16, and Eric Bledsoe with 14.
The only starter to score fewer than 10 points was G Wesley Matthews who finished with 9. Kyle Korver also added 9 points off the bench.
As a team, the Bucks shot 56.1% from the field and 46% from three-point range. Orlando shot 44.7% in the contest and 47.5% from long-range. D.J. Augustin led the Magic with 24 points.
Milwaukee won the rebounding battle 44-35 and also beat Orlando in the assists category 27-24.
The Bucks now lead the best-of-7 series 2-1 with Game Four set to tip-off at 12:30 CT Monday. Game Five has also been scheduled, with the two sides meeting in what could be the deciding contest of the series Wednesday at 3:00 CT.
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