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Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks

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27-26, 12-13 Away
Final
125 - 111

28-24, 18-9 Home
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Curry scores 38 points as Warriors win 125-111 at Milwaukee

From downtown, Damian Lillard hits the deep 3-pointer

Jimmy Butler had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his second game with the Warriors. Buddy Hield added 16 points, while Quinten Post and Moses Moody added 13 each.

The Bucks were playing for a second straight day after Philadelphia 76ers 135-127 at home on Sunday.

Milwaukee also was playing a sixth straight game without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will be out through the All-Star break as he deals with a left calf strain.

Damian Lillard scored 38 points for the Bucks after collecting 43 on Sunday. Kyle Kuzma scored 21 and Taurean Prince added 19.

Golden State is 2-2 during a stretch of seven straight away games.

Takeaways Warriors: Butler continues to make the transition to his new team seem easy. He scored 25 points in a 132-111 victory at Chicago on Saturday.

Bucks: Milwaukee has allowed at least 123 points in six of its last eight games. The Bucks also hurt themselves by committing 20 turnovers.

Key moment Butler scored the final six points of the third quarter to give the Warriors an 89-83 advantage heading into the final period. Golden State stayed in front the rest of the way.

Key stat Golden State had a season-high 16 steals and ended up with 17 more field-goal attempts than Milwaukee.

Up next Both teams play again Wednesday, with the Warriors visiting Dallas and the Bucks traveling to Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bucks: 27.2%
Warriors: 72.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 111
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 111
4th 22.1 Pat Spencer defensive rebound 124 - 111
4th 23.1 Gary Trent Jr. misses running pullup jump shot 124 - 111
4th 28.1 Taurean Prince defensive rebound 124 - 111

Statistics

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41-93 FG 38-76
44.1 Field Goal % 50.0
13-45 3PT 10-33
28.9 Three Point % 30.3
30-38 FT 25-34
78.9 Free Throw % 73.5
48 Rebounds 37
15 Offensive Rebounds 5
33 Defensive Rebounds 32
27 Assists 18
16 Steals 5
2 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 20
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
2 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 31
15 Fast Break Points 10
50 Points in Paint 40
23 Fouls 25
19 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

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2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 33 21 .611 - W1
LA Clippers 31 24 .564 2.5 L1
Golden State 29 27 .518 5 W2
Sacramento 28 28 .500 6 L2
Phoenix 26 29 .473 7.5 L4

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 10 W6 0.8214286 46
Indiana 14 23 W2 0.5740741 31
Milwaukee 14.5 24 W3 0.56363636 31
Detroit 16 26 W5 0.53571427 30
Chicago 24 34 L5 0.39285713 22
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