Lillard, Antetokounmpo Lead The Way As Bucks Snap 6-game Skid With 123-100 Victory Over Jazz

Damian Lillard scored 34 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo h 31 points and 16 rebounds and Milwaukee Bucks snapped a six-game skid, beating Utah Jazz 123-100 on Thursday night.

Antetokounmpo was back in action after missing a 116-114 loss at Cleveland on Monday night because of a right ductor strain.

Bucks hn’t lost six straight games since March 2015. y avoided ir first seven-game skid since March 2014, when y dropped eight in a row.

Jordan Clarkson h 18 off bench to le Jazz.

Utah led 71-70 before Bucks took command with a 17-1 run late in third quarter. Lillard and Antetokounmpo combined to score Milwaukee’s first 15 points in that spurt.

Jazz: Utah entered night ranked 27th in NBA in 3-pointers per game (11.3) and 29th in 3-point percent (30.3%), but Jazz went 14 of 26 from beyond arc in first half to le 61-57 at break. y were 3 of 15 in second half.

Bucks: Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers shuffled his lineup by giving Andre Jackson Jr. his first start of season and moving Gary Trent Jr. to a bench role.

Utah led 61-60 when Antetokounmpo picked up his fourth foul with 10:26 left in third quarter. Antetokounmpo never left floor until 43.1 seconds remained in period, but he didn't pick up ar foul during that stretch and helped spark 17-1 run that gave Bucks some breathing room.

Antetokounmpo h six offensive rebounds to increase his career total to 1,469 and become Milwaukee's career leer. Marques Johnson, w part of Bucks' television brocast team, h 1,468 offensive rebounds with Bucks from 1977-84.

Jazz are at Sacramento on Saturday. Bucks are at New York on Friday night.