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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 54 points against the Indiana Pacers but his haul was not enough to stop the Milwaukee Bucks falling to a 126-124 defeat.<\/p>\n
The Pacers led by 18 points in the first half before Antetokounmpo brought the Bucks back into contention.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know he can do this, but when you see it up close, it\u2019s awesome,\u201d said Milwaukee coach Adrian Griffin.<\/p>\n
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\u201cGiannis is a lot for us defensively, a lot for anybody defensively,\u201d said the Pacers\u2019 Tyrese Haliburton.<\/p>\n
Two-time Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo also collected 12 rebounds and provided three assists and his points total was one short of his career high of 55.<\/p>\n
Griffin was ejected in the third quarter for arguing a non-call on what he thought was a foul on Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought Giannis was getting hit quite a bit and I voiced my opinion,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cNext time I will do it in a little bit more delicate way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pacers guard Haliburton scored 29 points including a three-pointer to put his team ahead with just over a minute left on the clock, while team-mate Bennedict Mathurin scored 26 points.<\/p>\n
Indiana had trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quester but 23-year-old Haliburton, who added 10 assists, said the late rally was a matter of \u201cjust figuring it out\u201d.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Dejounte Murray scored a three-pointer with 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter to hand the\u00a0Atlanta Hawks<\/strong>\u00a0a 120-119 victory over the\u00a0Orlando Magic.<\/strong><\/p>\n Atlanta\u2019s Trae Young scored 33 of his 41 points in the first half in front of a sell-out crowd of nearly 20,000 at Mexico City Arena, one of two regular-season games to be played outside the United States.<\/p>\n Orlando had led by 11 points in the fourth quarter and Franz Wagner gave the Magic a two-point lead with less than a minute remaining. But Young was able to find Murray in space with the clock ticking down to seal Atlanta\u2019s late win.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n