:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/grupoclarin/7CLAL4ROLBFMVG2WM2JQHYPURI.jpg "Bucks beat Timberwolves, leaders of the West, 112-107")
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 13 rebounds for the Milwaukee Bucks, who returned from the All-Star break with a 112-107 victory over the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
Anthony Edwards hit three triples in the last 1:58 minutes, to give the Wolves one last chance, but Damian Lillard put the game on ice for the Bucks, with a shot about six meters from the rim and 10.3 seconds left. , for the definitive advantage of five units.
Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists, in addition to achieving his highest number of rebounds in the season with nine, to qualify a night in which he made eight of 23 shots.
The Bucks (36-21) improved to 4-10 under new coach Doc Rivers. Malik Beasley scored all 14 of his points in the third quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns (22 points and 14 rebounds), as well as Rudy Gobert (12 points and 19 rebounds), helped the Wolves (39-17) control the rim. But Minnesota couldn’t recover from its poor performance in the third quarter.