In a hotly-contested matchup of Eastern Conference title hopefuls, the Milwaukee Bucks needed overtime to edge by the Brooklyn Nets by a 120-119 final. Along the way, Giannis Antetokounmpo surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Bucks’ all-time leading scorer with 44 points. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 26.
It was a sloppy beginning for both squads, with turnovers galore as the Nets led 30-23 after one. No single Net (not even Durant, who the Bucks ferociously double-teamed) had a big offensive half, but they still led 60-54 going into the locker room. Giannis abused the Brooklyn interior defense for 20 points on dunk after dunk, puting him 19 shy of the franchise scoring record.