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Lillard scores 29 points as Bucks beat Hornets 112-102 to snap a 4-game losing streak
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Damian Lillard had 29 points and 12 assists, Bobby Portis had 23 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since Jan. 23 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 112-102 on Wednesday night in their first game since trading longtime guard Khris Middleton.
Brook Lopez added 14 points on four 3s as the Bucks snapped a four-game losing skid.
Nick Smith Jr. had 23 points on four 3s for Charlotte, which has lost six straight.
The Bucks pushed their lead to 21 in the third quarter, repeatedly getting open looks from beyond the arc against a depleted Hornets roster.
Charlotte had no answers for Lillard, who finished 9 of 18 from the field and 8 of 9 from the foul line, while setting up teammates with open looks with penetration and kickouts.
Lillard was forced to carry the load for the Bucks, who played without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo went through pre-game warmups and was introduced before being scratched due to left calf soreness minutes before tipoff.
Bucks: Lopez set the tone for the Bucks making four 3s in the opening quarter, forcing Hornets center Mark Williams out of the middle of the paint and opening space for his teammates to operate. Williams was ineffective all night.
Hornets: Charlotte was without seven players due to injury, including LaMelo Ball who is still nursing an ankle injury. Ball's primary backup Vasa Micic also sat out, leaving the Hornets particularly young and thin at the point guard spot, which made things pretty easy for Lillard.
After the Hornets cut the lead to seven early in the fourth quarter Portis knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 13.
Milwaukee finished 18 of 42 on 3s; Charlotte was 11 of 34.
Both teams are in action Friday night. The Bucks visit the Hawks, while the Hornets close a nine-game homestand against the Spurs.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Mark Williams (Nick Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:15 |  | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-5 |
| 10:36 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-8 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 8-8 |
| 10:07 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | KJ Simpson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-10 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point stepback jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 10-10 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 10-12 |
| 8:55 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-12 |
| 8:46 | | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Portis steals) | ||
| 8:42 | | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (KJ Simpson steals) | ||
| 8:37 | | KJ Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 15-12 |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 15-14 |
| 7:59 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 18-14 |
| 7:14 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-16 |
| 7:04 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 21-16 |
| 7:03 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 23-16 |
| 6:13 | | KJ Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point running dunk | 25-16 |
| 5:51 | | Bobby Portis blocks Mark Williams's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 25-19 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-19 |
| 5:20 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 29-19 |
| 4:40 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Mark Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-19 |
| 4:28 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-19 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (DaQuan Jeffries assists) | 31-21 |
| 3:56 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:53 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 31-23 |
| 2:40 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | AJ Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists) | 33-23 |
| 2:11 | | Bucks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Seth Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 33-24 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Isaiah Wong makes two point stepback jump shot | 33-26 |
| 1:48 | | Pat Connaughton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:46 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving layup (AJ Green assists) | 35-26 |
| 1:12 | | DaQuan Jeffries turnover (kicked ball violation) | ||
| 0:58 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:31 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | Isaiah Wong misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 38-26 |
| 0:00 | | Isaiah Wong misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 11:38 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point driving layup (KJ Simpson assists) | 38-28 |
| 10:58 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Ryan Rollins shooting foul (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | +1 | Tidjane Salaun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-29 |
| 10:18 | | Tidjane Salaun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:15 | | Ryan Rollins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Nick Smith Jr. personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | Pat Connaughton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving dunk (DaQuan Jeffries assists) | 38-31 |
| 9:41 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:38 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Tidjane Salaun personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 41-31 |
| 9:06 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 8:48 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 41-34 |
| 8:14 | | Pat Connaughton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Bobby Portis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:08 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 41-36 |
| 8:03 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:46 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point driving dunk | 41-38 |
| 7:23 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Damian Lillard misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 7:23 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 42-38 |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 43-38 |
| 7:08 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 6:51 | | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 46-38 |
| 6:27 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point putback layup | 48-38 |
| 5:58 | | Mark Williams misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 51-38 |
| 5:48 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup (Isaiah Wong assists) | 51-40 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point pullup jump shot | 54-40 |
| 5:02 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | DaQuan Jeffries offensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists) | 54-42 |
| 4:41 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 54-44 |
| 4:12 | | Isaiah Wong shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-44 |
| 4:12 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-44 |
| 3:59 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Isaiah Wong draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point driving reverse layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 56-46 |
| 3:34 | | Josh Green kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:23 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-47 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-48 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 58-48 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 58-50 |
| 2:11 | | Brook Lopez turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Wong steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-51 |
| 2:05 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:02 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 60-51 |
| 1:45 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 61-51 |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 61-53 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 63-53 |
| 1:02 | | Josh Green turnover (lost ball) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 66-53 |
| 0:34 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point stepback jump shot | 66-56 |
| 0:21 | | Damian Lillard misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:18 |