On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued. In a battle of the highlights, the Dallas Mavericks sat at home and faced the challenge of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks came back from trailing by 24 points in the first quarter and trailing by as many as 25 points in the game, and they defeated the Mavericks 129-117, ending a two-game losing streak and sending their opponents to a three-game losing streak.
Mavericks (26-23): Doncic 40 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, Green 20 points and 9 rebounds, Hardaway Jr. 18 points, Kleber 21 points.
Bucks (33-16): Antetokounmpo 48 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, Lillard 30 points and 8 assists, Middleton 13 points and 8 assists, Portis 12 points and 10 rebounds.
In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks blossomed more under the leadership of Doncic, while the Bucks scored only 2 points in nearly 6 minutes. In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks scored consecutive highs, leading the Bucks by 24 points 44-20 in the first quarter. Doncic contributed 14 points and four assists in the first quarter.
In the second half of the second quarter, the Bucks began to chase points, and in the last two minutes, the Bucks played a wave of 15-0 chasing points. Lillard hit a three-pointer from the buzzer, and the Bucks trailed the score to 60-65 before halftime, leaving the two sides separated by just five points.
Midway through the third quarter, the Bucks went on a 19-2 run to beat the Mavericks by eight points at 4:31 83-75. The Mavericks responded with an 11-2, 86-85 run to regain the lead. After that, the two sides went back and forth on the court, and the game ended in three quarters, with the Bucks leading by one point at 93-92.
A 2+1 ride from Antetokounmpo and a three-pointer from Lillard gave the Bucks a 109-101 lead at 6:57. Beasley's three-point shot helped the Bucks stretch the margin to double digits. At the critical moment, Lillard hit another three-pointer, and the Mavericks lost hope of catching up. In the end, the game was over, and the Bucks defeated the Mavericks 129-117.