Stephen Curry, Warriors shut down red-hot Bucks, 125-90 win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) First, Draymond Green defended Giannis Antetokounmpo. Jonathan Kuminga got a few chances then Golden State coach Steve Kerr turned to rookie Tracye Jackson-Davis for a stretch.
Jackson-Davis had studied the Bucks big man and his tendencies: how he “drives left and spins back right” then attacks the basket.
Back at full strength for the first time in months, Golden State gave Antetokounmpo all kinds of looks while showing off its depth and talented bench.
Stephen Curry had 29 points, Kuminga scored 20, and the Warriors ran away from Milwaukee for a 125-90 win on Wednesday night, handing the Bucks their first defeat since the All-Star break.
“He's a great player he's a load to guard. Props to our defense we tried to contain him,” Jackson-Davis said. “I've never faced anyone like him having the length like that.”
After trailing by 20 at halftime, Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard led a 19-5 run to start the third and get the Bucks back in it - but Curry, who also had eight rebounds and five assists, went to work again.
Jackson-Davis had 15 points along with four of Golden State’s season-high 13 blocked shots to match his own career high. Kuminga swatted another three.
Antetokounmpo, who missed Monday night’s win at home against the Clippers because of left Achilles tendinitis, had 23 points and seven rebounds after he was questionable coming into the game.
“It takes a village to guard that guy and we needed everybody for sure,” Kerr said.
Lillard finished with 20 points with five 3-pointers and six assists in his first game back at Chase Center since being traded by the rival Trail Blazers to the Bucks last October. Bobby Portis also scored 20 for the Bucks.
Green had two late 3-pointers and wound up with 12 points while Klay Thompson contributed 10 points off the bench as the Warriors led 78-58 at halftime, their biggest lead at intermission this season.
Milwaukee had a league-best defensive rating since the All-Star break but was handed its first loss in that span after winning six in a row out of the break - holding opponents below 110 points during that stretch and under 100 in four of those contests.
“I really didn’t think this was our defense, I thought it was our offense,” coach Doc Rivers said. “I didn't think we played solid offense all night.”
The Bucks missed a chance to tie their best winning streak of the season at seven, accomplished from Dec. 11-23. Milwaukee had won eight of 10 and beat the Warriors at home 129-118 on Jan 13.
Golden State started 11 for 16 with Curry hitting his first five shots with two 3s and the Warriors scored 40 points in the opening quarter for the second time this season, their ninth 40-point quarter overall. Their 15 points in the third matched a season low for any quarter.
Golden State outscored the Bucks 32-9 in the fourth.
The Bucks hadn’t been held to nine or fewer points in any quarter since scoring just eight in the first against Miami on Dec. 22, 2018 - and hadn’t been limited to nine or fewer in the final period since scoring nine against Toronto on Feb. 2, 2015, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Warriors bounced back after losing 140-88 in Boston on Sunday with Curry going 2 of 13 and 0 for 9 on 3-pointers.
Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins returned from a four-game absence to deal with a family matter and played just 14 minutes as the Warriors won for the 14th time in 18 games.
During a second-quarter timeout the Warriors recognized former general manager Bob Myers as he worked the broadcast, with his three daughters taking part in the festivities.
UP NEXT
Bucks: Continue their four-game California trip against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday night.
Warriors: Host Bulls on Thursday night to complete a home-home back-to-back.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Draymond Green (Bucks gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:32 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point tip dunk | 4-0 |
| 11:04 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:02 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Draymond Green shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-0 |
| 11:00 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:58 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk | 5-2 |
| 10:37 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point running layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:17 | | +3 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes three point pullup jump shot | 8-4 |
| 9:56 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 8-7 |
| 9:31 | | Jae Crowder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point bank jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 8-10 |
| 9:02 | | Malik Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point running alley-oop layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Jae Crowder makes two point driving floating jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 10-12 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point driving layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 10-14 |
| 8:20 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point putback layup | 12-14 |
| 8:00 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-16 |
| 7:43 | | Jae Crowder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 14-16 |
| 7:02 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point reverse layup (Draymond Green assists) | 14-18 |
| 6:43 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Malik Beasley steals) | ||
| 6:33 | | Draymond Green shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Draymond Green technical foul | ||
| 6:33 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 15-18 |
| 6:33 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:33 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-21 |
| 5:58 | | Brandin Podziemski blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Jae Crowder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point stepback jump shot (Jae Crowder assists) | 19-21 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 19-23 |
| 4:59 | | Jae Crowder misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Jae Crowder offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Jae Crowder misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-26 |
| 4:48 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | Gary Payton II blocks Damian Lillard's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Stephen Curry turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Beverley steals) | ||
| 4:20 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:07 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point layup (Chris Paul assists) | 19-28 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 21-28 |
| 3:40 | | Patrick Beverley blocks Stephen Curry's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running pullup jump shot | 23-28 |
| 3:12 | | Stephen Curry misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point running dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 23-30 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 25-30 |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point pullup jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:52 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | Stephen Curry misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Patrick Beverley misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 25-35 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point driving finger roll layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 27-35 |
| 0:50 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 27-37 |
| 0:36 | | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 0:36 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-37 |
| 0:30 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot | 29-40 |
| 0:06 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 32-40 |
| 0:00 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 32-43 |
| 11:24 | | Bobby Portis misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 32-45 |
| 10:52 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | Danilo Gallinari turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals) | ||
| 10:37 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 32-48 |
| 10:13 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:13 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-48 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 33-50 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point dunk (Pat Connaughton assists) | 35-50 |
| 9:17 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +3 | Pat Connaughton makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 38-50 |
| 8:36 | | Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Danilo Gallinari steals) | ||
| 8:31 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 39-50 |
| 8:31 | | Patrick Beverley misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 8:31 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Patrick Beverley makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-50 |
| 8:12 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point tip layup | 40-52 |
| 7:52 | | Malik Beasley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Patrick Beverley blocks Moses Moody's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Moses Moody offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Moses Moody misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:35 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point finger roll layup (Pat Connaughton assists) | 42-52 |
| 7:10 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point stepback jump shot | 42-55 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 45-55 |
| 6:47 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:36 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Loose ball) (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Bobby Portis offensive foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Bobby Portis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 45-58 |
| 5:56 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Moses Moody misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Pat Connaughton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup | 47-58 |
| 5:20 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point driving layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 47-60 |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Pat Connaughton makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 50-60 |
| 4:39 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Stephen Curry misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Stephen Curry turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:53 | | Brook Lopez misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-61 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-62 |
| 3:31 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +3 | Gary Payton II makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 50-65 |
| 2:55 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 53-65 |
| 2:44 | | Damian Lillard blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:44 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 53-67 |
| 2:22 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running dunk (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 53-69 |
| 2:04 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Kuminga steals) | ||
| 1:59 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 53-71 |
| 1:21 | | Draymond Green blocks Bobby Portis's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point running dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 53-73 |
| 1:00 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point stepback jump shot | 56-73 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving layup | 56-75 |
| 0:46 | | Bobby Portis offensive foul (Gary Payton II draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | Bobby Portis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot | 56-78 |
| 0:13 | | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point putback layup | 58-78 |
| 0:05 | | Malik Beasley personal foul (Take) (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |