The Utah Jazz fought valiantly and almost pulled away with the win, but, ultimately, Giannis Antetokounmpo willed the Milwaukee Bucks to a 122-118 win over the Jazz. Utah would have been completely forgiven if they were blown out by the Eastern Conference leading Milwaukee Bucks. The Jazz were without their defending Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and his very capable backup Ed Davis. They were on the road. They still battled.
The Utah Jazz went into halftime with a 57-48 lead. Then the Bucks turned it on. The Bucks scored 42 points in the 3rd quarter and bulldozed over the Utah Jazz’s makeshift bigs.