Amidst the hoopla of deadline day, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers actually played a basketball game! Though recently christened all-time leading scorer LeBron James sat with “ankle soreness,” the Bucks utilized a big second half to win their ninth straight game behind Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 38 points on 23 shots.
Milwaukee struggled to shoot the ball for much of the first, and while LA was content to let them bomb away from deep, their 5/28 mark on three-point attempts was pretty gross. The Lakers led 31-26 after one as the Bucks couldn't generate much in the halfcourt aside from Giannis getting to the rim.