ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-121 on Tuesday night.
Damian Lillard scored 23 points for the Bucks, who have won three straight and seven of eight. Milwaukee remained in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, with the same record as fifth-place Indiana (35-25).
Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 13 assists. Caris LeVert — who made the game-winning layup at the buzzer in Atlanta's 132-130 victory at Memphis on Monday night — scored 21 points.
Neither team led by more than eight points. Following the final tie at 121, the Bucks scored the final six.
Takeaways
Bucks: Brook Lopez scored 13 points and had a season-high 13 rebounds. F Kyle Kuzma (right ankle) started and had 17 points and 10 rebounds after initially being listed as doubtful.
Hawks: Atlanta signed F Dominick Barlow to a multi-year contract. Barlow signed a two-way deal on July 30, 2024. The team terminated the 10-day contract G Kevon Harris signed on Saturday and signed F Jacob Toppin to a two-way contract. F Zaccharie Risacher, named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month on Tuesday, was held to seven points.
Key moment
LeVert's 3-pointer tied the game at 121-all before a jam by Lopez gave Milwaukee the lead. Following a missed jumper by Young, Lillard's layup gave the Bucks a 125-121 advantage.
Key stat
Milwaukee's Kevin Porter Jr. scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Up next
Milwaukee hosts Dallas on Wednesday to begin a string of six of seven games at home. Atlanta plays Indiana at home on Thursday night before again facing the Pacers at home on Saturday.
Hawks coach Quin Snyder sits out loss to Bucks with illness. Igor Kokoskov fills in
Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder sat out Tuesday night's 127-121 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks with an illness, forcing assistant Igor Kokoskov to serve as acting coach.
Snyder was with the team for pregame functions, including his regular media availability. His absence with flu-like symptoms was a surprise to his players.
“None of us knew until right before tipoff,” point guard Trae Young said. “He was here early. It kind of surprised us but we still had a game to go play. It sucks we couldn't get him the win.”
Young led the Hawks with 28 points and 13 assists.
The Hawks don't have a designated top assistant but Kokoskov, a native of Serbia who has coached in the NBA for 19 years, was the choice to fill in.
“I think the game plan is the same,” forward Mouhamed Gueye said. “It's just a different person.”
Kokoskov joined Snyder's staff in Atlanta in 2023 after previous stints as an assistant with Brooklyn, Dallas, Sacramento, Phoenix, Utah, Cleveland, Detroit and the Los Angeles Clippers.
When hired by the Clippers in 2000, Kokoskov became the first non-American to be hired as a full-time assistant. He spent one season as a head coach, going 19-63 with Phoenix in 2018-19 and getting fired afterward.
