Without Antetokounmpo and Lillard, the Bucks beat the Timberwolves 103-101
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks won without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-101 on Wednesday night.
Anthony Edwards’ jumper in the final seconds was off for Minnesota and Kuzma - playing his fourth game for Milwaukee after being acquired from Washington - came down with the rebound.
Gary Trent Jr., who went to high school in a Twin Cities suburb, had 21 points off the bench for the Bucks in their final game before the All-Star break. They had lost six of eight.
Antetokounmpo missed his sixth straight game because of a strained left calf and Lillard was rested because of a strained right hamstring.
Edwards scored 28 points for Minnesota, but shot 10 of 33 from the field and 4 of 16 from 3-point territory. At one point, Edwards missed 15 straight shots. Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 14 rebounds, Naz Reid had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Minnesota was without Mike Conley (right index finger strain), Donte DiVincenzo (left great toe sprain) and Julius Randle (right groin strain).
Bucks: Keeping pace in a game without Antetokounmpo and Lillard is a good sign of the team’s depth and Kuzma has provided a scoring punch after his trade from Washington.
Timberwolves: Another slow start and tough shooting night for Minnesota led to another disappointing loss.
Reid hit a 3 to give the Timberwolves a 101-99 lead with 47.6 seconds left, but Kevin Porter knocked down a mid-range jumper for Milwaukee to tie the game and Brook Lopez drew a foul and knocked down both free throws for the final margin.
The Timberwolves, who shot 40% in each of the two previous games, finished a season-worst 37.9% from the field and were 10 of 44 (22.7%) from 3.
The Bucks host the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 20. The Timberwolves host NBA-leading Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Brook Lopez vs. Rudy Gobert (Nickeil Alexander-Walker gains possession) | Â | |
11:46 | Â | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 0-3 | |
11:10 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Ryan Rollins offensive rebound | Â | |
10:55 | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 3-3 | |
10:37 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 3-5 | |
10:37 | Â | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
10:37 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-6 | |
10:28 | Â | Ryan Rollins misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â | |
10:21 | Â | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:03 | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
9:50 | Â | Ryan Rollins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
9:27 | Â | Naz Reid shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | Â | |
9:27 | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 | |
9:27 | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 | |
9:15 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point reverse dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 5-8 | |
8:58 | Â | Taurean Prince misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:54 | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point tip layup | 7-8 | |
8:43 | Â | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Rollins steals) | Â | |
8:31 | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists) | 10-8 | |
8:18 | Â | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | Â | |
7:57 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving hook shot (Taurean Prince assists) | 12-8 | |
7:41 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 12-10 | |
7:30 | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists) | 14-10 | |
7:09 | Â | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Naz Reid personal foul (Ryan Rollins draws the foul) | Â | |
6:55 | Â | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Taurean Prince steals) | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Anthony Edwards kicked ball violation | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Jaylen Clark shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Bucks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:22 | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-10 | |
6:07 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 15-13 | |
5:48 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 17-13 | |
5:36 | Â | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. misses two point running reverse layup | Â | |
5:27 | Â | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | Â | |
5:23 | Â | Jaylen Clark misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Ryan Rollins misses two point driving layup | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Timberwolves defensive rebound | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | Â | |
5:03 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-14 | |
5:03 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-15 | |
4:46 | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 20-15 | |
4:27 | Â | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Ryan Rollins defensive rebound | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Taurean Prince misses three point running jump shot | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Jaylen Clark misses two point cutting layup | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | Â | |
3:57 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 20-17 | |
3:43 | Â | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving hook shot | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Rob Dillingham misses two point running pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 23-17 | |
3:05 | Â | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:02 | Â | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Jaden McDaniels blocks Bobby Portis's two point running layup | Â | |
2:54 | Â | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Rob Dillingham misses three point running pullup jump shot | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Ryan Rollins defensive rebound | Â | |
2:47 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running layup (Ryan Rollins assists) | 25-17 | |
2:31 | Â | Jaylen Clark misses two point driving reverse layup | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Bucks defensive rebound | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Bucks 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:16 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 27-17 | |
2:00 | +2 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 27-19 | |
1:51 | +2 | Ryan Rollins makes two point driving layup | 29-19 | |
1:37 | Â | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Rudy Gobert misses two point tip layup | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Rudy Gobert misses two point putback layup | Â | |
1:33 | Â | AJ Green defensive rebound | Â | |
1:29 | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot (AJ Green assists) | 32-19 | |
1:14 | +3 | Terrence Shannon Jr. makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 32-22 | |
1:02 | Â | Ryan Rollins misses two point driving layup | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Rob Dillingham defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Rob Dillingham misses two point driving layup | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | Â | |
0:51 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 32-24 | |
0:35 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point driving floating jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 34-24 | |
0:32 | Â | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | Â | |
0:12 | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 36-24 | |
0:06 | Â | Terrence Shannon Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jaylen Clark offensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jaylen Clark misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |