INDIANAPOLIS โ The Milwaukee Bucks held back the pesky Indiana Pacers Wednesday night at Gainbridge FieldHouse, winning 149-136 to improve their NBA-best ...
It is a crucial game in the Bucks' quest to capture the top seed in the East. Former Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon is a sixth man of the year candidate while averaging 14.6 points and 3.7 assists off the bench. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference is the combination of Bucks wins and Boston Celtics losses. With 8:37 to go in the game, Grayson Allen got out into open space and elevated for a monster dunk over former teammate Jordan Nwora. Defensive plays were few and far between Wednesday night, but Lopez still protected the rim at a high level and he got back in transition to swat an Andrew Nembhard layup attempt. He moved to the front office after that and played a key role in the team acquiring Oscar Robertson in 1970, which helped the franchise win its first title. And the fact that he worked with the Bucks and everything heโs meant to the league. The Bucks lead 73-69 at the half by shooting 60.4% from the field overall and 42.9% from behind the three-point line. By the time the Bucks pulled their starters, they were up 145-126. The Pacers averaged 129.7 points, including two of the top 10 highest-scoring games an opponent has had against the Bucks. He also went 10 for 14 from the free throw line. He was also 8 for 10 from the free throw line.
Jrue Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo put the Milwaukee Bucks on their backs, combining for 89 points in Wednesday's 149-136 win over the Pacers.
[Jalen Smith](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4397189/jalen-smith) fouled out early in the fourth with 17. [Bennedict Mathurin](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4683634/bennedict-mathurin) led Indiana -- playing without its top three scorers -- with 29 points. [Mike Budenholzer](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1468/mike-budenholzer) said of his top scorers. It's tough to beat them on a night like that." "It's always tough playing a guy like him who is so different. Holiday had 18 points in the third quarter, when the Bucks scored a season-high 46 points to build a 12-point lead. "I felt like Giannis," Holiday said with a smile. [Aaron Nesmith](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4396909/aaron-nesmith) had 22, and [Jordan Nwora](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277883/jordan-nwora) had 18. His previous best was 40 points in an overtime victory over visiting Boston on Feb. Antetokounmpo added 17 rebounds and 12 assists to help the Bucks improve to 55-21. He returned after sitting out Monday night in a victory at Detroit because of a sore knee. It came in a game that we needed to win, so I couldn't be happier."
At 32 years-290 days, Bucks' Jrue Holiday became the 32nd oldest player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a game and the 40th player in history.
Eight: Holiday is the oldest player to score 50 or more points in a game for the Bucks. Holiday is the second Bucks player to reach these numbers (51-8-8) in a gameโฆ [Holiday is the sixth Milwaukee Bucks player ](https://stathead.com/basketball/player-game-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_game&order_by_asc=0&order_by=pts&comp_type=reg&comp_id=NBA&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=50&cstat%5B1%5D=pts&team_id=MIL&season_start=1&season_end=-1)to score 50 or more points in a game. Six: Holiday is the 20th player in league history to have 51 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in a game. The other five Bucks players who tallied 40 or more points in a game in their thirties: Brian Winters (42 points at age 30-005), Ricky Pierce (45 points at age 30-108), Khris Middleton (44 points at age 30-206) and Sam Cassell (40 points at age 31-188). Four: With his 51 points, Jrue became the 162nd NBA player to have 50 or more points in a game.
Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 51 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points in a triple-double and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana ...
The Knicks overcame the loss of Julius Randle to a sprained left ankle to win their second straight and remained firmly in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Grizzlies had won seven in a row and 12 straight at home. The pressure was on for the Thunder, who entered the night two games under .500 and hanging on to the final Western Conference play-in spot. But San Antonio (19-57) lost its fifth straight in its worst season since 1997, the year it drafted Tim Duncan with the No. Holiday had 18 points in the third quarter, when the Bucks scored a season-high 46 points to build a 12-point lead. James also had seven rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes in his second game back after he was sidelined for a month because of a torn tendon in his right foot. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 36 points and nine assists. Embiid hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 103 and followed with a 16-footer the next time down for what ended up the winning basket. Fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference, Los Angeles (38-38) kicked off a five-game trip with its fourth win in five games overall. He finished 5 of 18, hitting a couple of important 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo added 17 rebounds and 12 assists to help the Bucks improve to 55-21. Rookie Andrew Nembhard had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Jrue Holiday erupted for a career-high 51 points to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a road win over the Indiana Pacers.
It was only the third time in NBA history that teammates combined for 85/25/20.
[Boston Celtics](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BOS/boston-celtics/) in the race for the No. In addition, the Bucks are the first team in NBA history to have both a 50-point scorer and a 35-point triple-double in the same game. [third pair of teammates in NBA history](https://twitter.com/NBAHistory/status/1641258245586034690) to put up at least 85 points, 25 rebounds and 20 assists in a game. The Pacers simply couldn't keep Holiday out of the paint, as he shot 12 of 14 at the rim and got to the line for 10 free throws. [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/) faced the [Indiana Pacers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/IND/indiana-pacers/), the lottery-bound squad pulled off a surprising upset victory on the road. In addition, he joined a fun group of players to have their first 50-point game after turning 32 years old.