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It was a thrilling battle between the stars on both sides.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points for Milwaukee, with Jrue
Holiday adding 28. Russell Westbrook was also a big factor for
Los Angeles, finishing with 15 points, 11 assists and seven
rebounds off the bench.
James and Davis took over for the Lakers in the fourth quarter,
scoring 28 of the team's 32 points. James finished the night
with 11 assists and eight rebounds, while Davis grabbed 10
rebounds and blocked three shots.
Khris Middleton made his long-awaited season debut for
Milwaukee, finishing with 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting and
dishing out seven assists. He played 26 minutes in his return
from wrist surgery.
The lead changed hands six times in the final period, with Los
Angeles going on top for good on a James 3-pointer with 3:22 to
go.
The Lakers were up by five with a minute left before Brook Lopez
scored with 48.9 seconds to go.
Milwaukee had a golden opportunity with 18.2 seconds left when
Grayson Allen missed a wide open 3-point attempt to tie it.
After Westbrook then missed both free throws, Holiday also got a
look from deep and came up short as Davis grabbed his 10th
rebound.
Davis sank one foul shot to seal the win.
The Lakers led 66-58 at halftime. Davis had 23 points in the
half on 11-for-14 shooting, while Los Angeles hit 56.2 percent
from the floor as a team. The Lakers dished out 17 assists and
committing just three turnovers.
Los Angeles got the lead as high as 14 in the second period, but
Milwaukee was able to move in front for a short time with seven
minutes left in the third. A Holiday 3-pointer put the Bucks up
79-77.
At the end of the third, the Lakers led 101-97, and both teams
were shooting better than 54 percent from the field.
The energy in the building skyrocketed with two plays in the
fourth. Antetokounmpo blocked a James attempt at the rim in
transition, and shortly after, Lopez blocked an attempt from
Davis at the rim leading to an Antetokounmpo dunk on the other
end.
With his ninth assist of the game and the 10,142nd of his
career, James passed Magic Johnson for sixth on the NBA's
all-time leaderboard.
--Field Level Media
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