On Friday night, the Milwaukee Bucks easily defeated Charlotte 120-84, sending the Hornets to their tenth consecutive loss. Damian Lillard scored 26 points in his comeback after missing two games due to injury, while Doc Rivers won his 1,099th regular-season game to move into seventh place on the NBA’s chart.
With nine 3-pointers made, Malik Beasley finished with 21 points to lead Milwaukee, which is now 2-5 under Rivers, Adrian Griffin’s replacement. In terms of victories throughout the regular season, Rivers surpassed Larry Brown.
In just 24 minutes, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 points and pulled down 15 rebounds; Bobby Portis chipped in with eighteen points and seven rebounds.
At the half, the Bucks had a 28-point advantage, which they stretched to 42 points in the second half.
Due to a sprained left ankle, Lillard missed the previous two games, both of which were losses, but he appeared healthy on Friday. In just 29 minutes, he made 9 of 18 shots and provided 8 assists.
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For the Hornets (10-41), who had just 10 players available and utilised them all after making multiple deals at the trade deadline on Thursday, Brandon Miller and Nick Richards each scored 16 points.
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