San Antonio Spurs blast 80 points+ in first half to end Milwaukee Bucks’ winning streak

San Antonio Spurs blast 80 points+ in first half to end Milwaukee Bucks’ winning streak

DeMar DeRozan

San Antonio Spurs seemed to use their agony after suffering from their most humiliating defeat in the previous game, to bounce back in emphatic record-breaking style against Milwaukee Bucks. Having led by DeMar DeRozan who knocked 23 points, Spurs set a new record of scoring 87 points in only the first half as they ended Bucks’ 5-match winning streak. 

Milwaukee Bucks had a five-game winning streak snapped and dropped a game behind idle Brooklyn Nets for second place in the Eastern Conference. The victory came 10 days after the San Antonio Spurs blew a 32-point lead at Boston and lost 143-140 in overtime. 

San Antonio Spurs to big by knocking 87 points in only the first half to end Milwaukee Bucks’ 5-game winning streak 

“It was a good night against a hell of a team, a championship-caliber team, well-coached,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. “We have to be just thrilled with it, but not too satisfied. We are still in a big battle.” 

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Dejounte Murray added 21 points, while Keldon Johnson and Patty Mills each had 20 and Rudy Gay scored 19 for San Antonio. Mills and Gay combined to shoot 9 for 15 from behind the arc. 

Whereas, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting. Khris Middleton added 23 points and Jrue Holiday had 20. 

The Spurs scored a season-high 45 points in the first quarter, the fourth-largest total in franchise history and followed it with the most points in team history during the first half. 

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