MILWAUKEE (AP) 鈥� Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Golden State Warriors 128-111 Tuesday night in a matchup of the NBA鈥檚 last two champions.
Stephen Curry scored 20 points despite missing seven of 10 3-point attempts. Jordan Poole added 18 and Klay Thompson 14 for Golden State.
The Warriors dropped their third straight road game and fell to 2-12 away from home this season. The defending NBA champions have allowed at least 114 points in every road game this season.
鈥淥ur defense has been bad on the road,鈥� Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. "For whatever reason, the splits are dramatic. Our defense is good at home and bad on the road.鈥�
Looking to bounce back from a Sunday night loss at Houston in which they were held to 92 points 鈥� their second-lowest total in a game this season 鈥� the Bucks made 45 of 82 shots (54.9%).
Portis scored six points and grabbed a pair of rebounds during his first three minutes on the floor, sparking a 16-6 run that helped the Bucks take a 38-27 lead after one quarter.
鈥淥ffensively, we needed to find somebody and he really stepped up,鈥� Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. 鈥淚t helped set the tone for our big guys on both ends of the court.鈥�
The Warriors trailed 64-52 at the break. Golden State stayed close by making 11 3s in the opening half, and hit 20 of 50 3-point tries in the game.
An 8-2 run to open the second half helped Milwaukee create some separation. Khris Middleton pushed the Bucks鈥� lead to 21 with a 3-pointer with 7:05 left in the quarter.
鈥淚t's fun to play in games like that,鈥� Portis said. 鈥淚t's fun to go out there and compete against the best.鈥�
FAN EJECTED
A fan was ejected following a complaint by Warriors star Draymond Green, and the Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop in play with 5:19 left in the third quarter.
The fan said 鈥渟ome threatening stuff to my life,鈥� Green said.
鈥淚 was this close to really going back and diving all the way in, but just went back and told the official. And when I told the official, he said, he鈥檚 got to get out of here.
鈥淵ou just hope it gets to the point to where these leagues can work with legislators to implement laws, because that鈥檚 the only thing that鈥檚 going to ultimately correct the issue, is if you know something real is going to happen to you,鈥� Green said.
鈥淯nder the referee鈥檚 discretion, we are investigating the situation and we are conferring with the NBA," the Bucks said in a statement.
GIANNIS' MANY MINUTES
Antetokounmpo was in the game for 29 minutes and has now played 22,113 minutes in a Bucks uniform, more than any other player in franchise history. He passed Bob Dandridge, who had 22,094.
鈥淧laying the most minutes in a Bucks jersey ever, that鈥檚 huge,鈥� Antetokounmpo said. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter what you鈥檝e done, when you feel like you鈥檝e contributed to a team, to the history of this team, it鈥檚 an honor. It鈥檚 a great accomplishment.鈥�
The 28-year-old also holds the all-time franchise mark in points, blocks, free throws and triple-doubles while ranking second in field goals, assists and rebounds and third in games played, steals and free throw percentage.
TIP-INS
Warriors: With the game out of hand and the Warriors set to play again Wednesday night, Kerr cleared his bench early in the fourth quarter. That allowed Patrick Baldwin Jr. to get some playing time in the city where he was a prep standout and spent one season at UW-Milwaukee before going to Golden State with the 28th pick in last summer's draft. Baldwin scored six points on a pair of 3s.
Bucks: Middleton was back in Milwaukee鈥檚 starting lineup after being held to just six minutes Sunday at Houston because of an ankle injury. ... The Bucks were without point guard Jrue Holiday, who was unavailable because of a non-COVID illness. Milwaukee got Wesley Matthews back from the league鈥檚 Health and Safety protocols earlier in the day.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Play Wednesday at Indiana.
Bucks: Play at Memphis on Thursday.
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Andrew Wagner, The Associated Press
