{"id":428447,"date":"2023-03-05T23:46:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T04:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=428447"},"modified":"2023-03-05T23:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T04:46:49","slug":"giannis-triple-double-pushes-bucks-on-top-of-wizards-117-111","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/giannis-triple-double-pushes-bucks-on-top-of-wizards-117-111\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis triple-double pushes Bucks on top of Wizards 117-111"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo netted 23 points with a season-high 13 assists and rebounded his intentionally missed shot with a second left for his fourth-triple double of the season as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks beat the Washington Wizards 117-111 on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Jevon Carter added 20 points while shooting 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, and Jrue Holiday scored 19 in Milwaukee\u2019s victory a night after a home loss to Philadelphia snapped a 16-game win streak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was thinking about scoring the ball, but I feel like in those situations it\u2019s best to kind of keep the ball,\u201d Antetokounmpo said. \u201cBut yeah, I just try to play the game smart and kind of stole one.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Giannis Antetokounmpo carried the Bucks in the 4th quarter tonight against the Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-time MVP scored or assisted on the Bucks first 25 points to start the 4th, the most to start any quarter in his career.<\/p>\n<p>h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EliasSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X2flYRVixT\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/X2flYRVixT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1632585596223860736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Bucks made 22 of their 49 attempts beyond the arc, the most allowed by the Wizards this season, while moving 1 1\/2 games in front of Boston for first in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel like we\u2019ve got a lot of depth,\u201d said Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer, who had six players hit multiple 3s. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of guys that are good shooters that can get hot from the 3-point line. 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