{"id":264696,"date":"2021-05-13T21:45:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T21:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/giannis-antetokounmpo-carries-bucks-closer-to-2nd-in-east\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:06:09","slug":"giannis-antetokounmpo-carries-bucks-closer-to-2nd-in-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/giannis-antetokounmpo-carries-bucks-closer-to-2nd-in-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis Antetokounmpo carries Bucks closer to 2nd in East"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s<\/a> 40 points, 15 rebounds and six assists led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 142-133 victory over the host Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.<\/h1>\n

The Bucks (45-25) pulled to within one game of the Brooklyn Nets, who hold second place in the Eastern Conference.<\/h2>\n
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Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pacers (33-37) remained tied with the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> for eighth place in the East, but their lead over the 10th-place Washington Wizards<\/a> is now one game with two left to play.<\/p>\n

Indiana continued to struggle at home falling to 13-22 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n

The Bucks swept the season series against the Pacers for the first time since 2010.Milwaukee <\/a>outscored Indiana 39-38 in the first quarter while shooting 61.5 percent. The Pacers shot 51.9 percent, as Justin Holiday kept them in it with 18 points in the period on six 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

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tough bucket from @dougmcdermott \ud83d\ude4c pic.twitter.com\/5W8Y72IDHm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n