The San Antonio Spurs dropped their third consecutive game against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, losing 121-105. Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and Brook Lopez combined for 73 points, leading the Bucks to victory. Despite a competitive start, the Spurs fell behind by 19 points at halftime and couldn't recover. The loss sends the Spurs back below .500 and out of the In-Season Tournament.
, in the middle of a four-game road trip they hoped would bear more fruit than the one they embarked on over Christmas, dropped their third straight game against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks , 121-105.
A trio of Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Brook Lopez paved the way for the Bucks, finishing with a combined 73 points. Lopez connected from beyond the arc five times and Lillard four, while Antetokounmpo grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out eight assists. Meanwhile, Wembanyama scored just 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting and two 3s — relatively low, by his standards — though he did manage to convert a one-footed 3-pointer and put on a show against his Eastern Conference rival.From the jump, the Spurs played competitively with the Bucks and managed to fall behind by only four points at the end of the first quarter. Keldon Johnson produced well from the bench, finishing with 24 points on the night, but his efforts were offset by A.J.
At halftime, that was clear. The Bucks took a 19-point lead to the locker room and for the entirety of the second half, that number only dropped to single digits once in the third quarter as San Antonio ultimately fell short. With the loss, the Spurs are back below .500 for the first time since Dec. 6, 2024 and fall out of the In-Season Tournament as their road trip continues.Next up for them is a trip to Los Angeles for a pair of games against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. Currently, tipoff for Game 1 is set for Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Central.Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas.
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