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3-5-25 surging bucks beat hawks

todayMarch 4, 2025

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks to pass in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-121. Damian Lillard scored 23 points for the Bucks, who have won three straight and seven of eight. Milwaukee remained in fourth place in the Eastern Conference at 35-25. Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 13 assists. Caris LeVert scored 21 points. Neither team led by more than eight. The game was tied at 121-all when Brook Lopez dunked to give Milwaukee the lead, and the Bucks scored the final six points.

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