Antetokounmpo Scores 59 And Bucks Beat Pistons 127-120 In Overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 59 points to pace Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-120 overtime victory over Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

It was a league-high for points by an NBA player this season and second-highest single-game total for Antetokounmpo, who h 64 against Indiana last season.

Antetokounmpo hit 21 of 34 shots and 16 of 17 free throws and ded 14 rebounds and seven assists as Bucks rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit.

Brook Lopez ded 29 points for Bucks. Ce Cunningham led Detroit with 35 points and Malik Beasley h 26 against his former team.

Detroit's Ron Holland II was fouled by Antetokounmpo with one second left in regulation and score tied at 111, but Holland missed both free throws.

Pistons were without starters Jen Ivey and Tim Hardaway Jr. Ivey was out with a toe injury and Hardaway missed game after taking stitches to he following a fall in Tuesday’s game against Miami.

Milwaukee played without Damian Lillard (concussion protocol), Ryan Rollins (left shoulder instability) and Bobby Portis (right elbow contusion).

Pistons: Beasley was hot from 3-point range, hitting 4 of 5 in first half as Detroit shot 61.5% from beyond arc (8 of 13). He finished 8 of 16.

Bucks: Antetokounmpo me every basket for Milwaukee in first quarter, hitting 7 of 10 field-goal attempts and all eight of his free throws for 22 of team’s 24 points.

Detroit's Isaiah Stewart pulled down Antetokounmpo by jersey and was assessed a flagrant foul 2 and ejected with 3:02 left in third quarter. Antetokounmpo me both free throws.

Bucks improved to 22-1 against Detroit since 2018-19 season and won ir 10th straight in series.

Pistons visit Toronto on Friday night and Bucks visit Charlotte on Saturday.