Antetokounmpo returns to help Bucks outlast Knueppel and Hornets, 147-134 in overtime

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 18 assists and 7 rebounds successful his instrumentality and the Bucks outlasted erstwhile Milwaukee precocious schoolhouse prima Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets 147-134 successful overtime Friday nighttime successful an NBA Cup game

MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 18 assists and 7 rebounds successful his instrumentality and the Bucks outlasted erstwhile Milwaukee precocious schoolhouse prima Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets 147-134 successful overtime Friday nighttime successful an NBA Cup game.

The teams divided a home-and-home set, with some besides playing the beforehand extremity of a back-to-back. On Wednesday nighttime successful Charlotte, with Antetokounmpo sidelined due to the fact that of patellar tendinopathy successful his near knee, the Hornets bushed the Bucks 111-100.

Knueppel scored a season-high 32 points successful his archetypal NBA crippled successful his hometown. Drafted 4th overall, helium spent past play astatine Duke aft starring undefeated Wisconsin Lutheran High School to the 2024 Wisconsin Division 2 title.

Knueppel deed 2 precocious tying 3-pointers successful regulation, the archetypal pulling the Hornets adjacent astatine 125 with 1:34 to spell and the 2nd squaring it astatine 129 with 21 seconds left. The second came aft Knueppel grabbed the rebound aft Miles Bridges missed a dunk. Antetokounmpo — who besides had 7 turnovers — changeable an air-ball astatine the buzzer for Milwaukee, sending it to overtime.

Kyle Kuzma led Milwaukee with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Rollins added 20 points.

Bridges besides had 32 points for Charlotte. LaMelo Ball had 16 points and 10 assists, and Moussa Diabate added 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Pat Connaughton besides had a homecoming, but failed to people successful 10 minutes successful his archetypal crippled successful Milwaukee since being traded to the Hornets successful the offseason.

Milwaukee improved to 8-5 wide and 2-0 successful NBA Cup play. Charlotte is 4-8 wide and 0-2 successful the in-season tournament.

Hornets: Host Oklahoma City connected Saturday night.

Bucks: Host the Los Angeles Lakers connected Saturday night.

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