National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 138, Golden State 99
When: 2:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2020
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #56 Mark Ayotte, #72 JT Orr
Attendance: N/A

Khris Middleton scored a game-high 31 points and the Milwaukee Bucks used brilliant shooting from 3-point range to gradually pull away from the visiting Golden State Warriors for a 138-99 blowout win Friday afternoon.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to 15 points on 4-for-14 shooting, but Middleton and four other teammates scored in double figures as the Bucks (1-1) quickly erased the bad taste of a last-second loss at Boston with their first win of the season.

Stephen Curry had a team-high 19 points and rookie James Wiseman 18 for the Warriors (0-2), who have been outscored by a combined 65 points in their first two games.

Middleton made 6-of-8 3-pointers, including two straight in a 19-7 Bucks' burst in the third period that turned a competitive 72-64 game into a 91-71 laugher.

Donte DiVincenzo and D.J. Augustin each connected on three 3-pointers in 13-point performances, while D.J. Wilson also hit three treys to account for all nine of his points for the Bucks, who were the NBA's winningest team in the regular season last year.

Jrue Holiday totaled 12 points and a team-high six assists, while Bobby Portis logged a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double for Milwaukee, which shot 54.9 percent overall and 20-for-37 (54.1 percent) from beyond the arc.

The Bucks also outrebounded the Warriors 69-43, with Antetokounmpo complementing his 15 points with a game-high 13 boards.

Andrew Wiggins (12 points), Brad Wanamaker (11) and Jordan Poole (11) also scored in double figures for the Warriors, who shot just 34.3 percent overall and 10-for-45 (22.2 percent) on 3-pointers.

Wiseman, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, had a team-high eight rebounds and three blocks.

Antetokounmpo struggled in the first half, missing five of his six shots and seven of his 11 free throws, but the Bucks nonetheless managed a 66-56 lead at the break. Middleton was the driving force with 21 points.

Milwaukee's biggest lead of the half was 13, held on three occasions.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Milwaukee
Stephen Curry 19 Scoring Khris Middleton 31
Stephen Curry 6 Assists Jrue Holiday 6
James Wiseman 8 Rebounds Giannis Antetokounmpo 13
Stephen Curry 5 Free Throws Made Giannis Antetokounmpo 7
Stephen Curry 1 Steals Donte DiVincenzo 2
James Wiseman 3 Blocks Jrue Holiday 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 99 34.3 10-45 21-25 14 43 6 5 11
Milwaukee 138 55.6 20-36 18-26 25 60 4 6 18
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against New York. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Warriors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.