Mitchell fires career-high as Jazz rally past Giannis, Bucks

LOS ANGELES, USA – Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 46 points as the Utah Jazz overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 43 points and a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 115-111, in the NBA on Saturday, March 2 (Sunday, March 3, Manila time). 

Milwaukee’s Antetokounmpo also finished with 14 rebounds in 32 minutes, but missed 3 free throws in the final seconds.

Derrick Favors also had a big night of 23 points and tied a career best with 18 rebounds. Joe Ingles had 14 points and 8 assists for the red-hot Jazz, who won their fourth straight contest.

The Jazz rallied from 17 points down in the last 10 minutes, 73-90, before Mitchell hit one big shot after another to knot the contest at 97.

@spidadmitchell (career-high 46 PTS) & @Giannis_An34 (43 PTS) put on an epic scoring duel as the @utahjazz win at home! #TeamIsEverything pic.twitter.com/VmpNsC63UN

— NBA (@NBA) March 3, 2019

Favors and Ingles helped the Jazz wrest the lead on the way to an upset  win over the league-leading Bucks, who had already secured the first playoff berth with a 48-15 record.

The Jazz improved to a 36-26 slate.

Milwaukee had to do without key cogs Eric Bledsoe (back) and Malcom Brogdon (right foot), who just a day earlier, both starred in the Bucks’ big win over the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Khris Middleton scored 29 points and Brook Lopez had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocks for the Bucks, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped.

| @spidadmitchell with @kristenkenney

"We just fought, man … we did our thing and you guys are great."

"And shout out to Derrick Favors, man. For real." pic.twitter.com/uUmO8LoqKI

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 3, 2019

– Rappler.com