Giannis Antetokounmpo overcame poor free-throw shooting to score 31 points, Khris Middleton hit two late 3-pointers and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Dallas Mavericks 112-109 on Friday night. The Bucks improved to 9-4, winning their fourth straight and snapping the Mavericks’ winning streak at four.MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton made a couple of huge 3-pointers and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame poor free-throw shooting to snap the Dallas Mavericks' four-game winning streak.
Middleton's 3-pointer put the Bucks ahead for good at 106-105 with 2:21 left. Middleton hit another 3-pointer 34 seconds later to make it 109-105. He also hit a pair of free throws with 7.8 seconds remaining to finish with 25 points. “He's just got to keep working through the free-throw line, continue to put the time in, grow his confidence and step up and make them,” Budenholzer said.
Milwaukee went 0-2 against Dallas and 56-15 against the rest of the NBA during the 2019-20 regular season.