MILWAUKEE — Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double as the Bucks spoiled the Milwaukee stop Kobe Bryant’s farewell tour, beating the Lakers 108-101 Monday night at the Bradley Center.
Bryant shot 3-for-12 from the field but hit eight of nine free throws to finish with 15 points in 24 minutes.
Antetokounmpo, whom Bryant complimented extensively a night earlier, stole the spotlight, hitting 12 of 17 shots and finishing with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He added three steals and four assists in 41 minutes.
Antetokounmpo made six of 10 shots in the first half for 14 of his points, while shooting guard Khris Middleton added 11 of his 18 and center Miles Plumlee scored 10 of his 14 before the break.
The Bucks shot 53.5 percent from the field in the first half and turned the ball over only three times as they led by as many as 13 and took a 54-48 lead into the locker room.
Los Angeles cut the deficit to three with five minutes to go in the half but made only three of 15 shots in the third and turned the ball over seven times while Milwaukee, which connected at a 63.6 percent clip, stretched the lead to as many as 26.
Forward Nick Young scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the Lakers. Los Angeles (11-47) hit 12 of 29 3-pointers but shot 36.8 percent from the field overall and lost its sixth in a row and fell for the 16th time in their last 18 games.
Milwaukee (24-33) won its second in a row and prevailed for the fourth time in five games.
NOTES: Milwaukee signed F Steve Novak to a free-agent contract. Novak appeared in 35 games for Denver and Oklahoma City this season and averaged 1.8 points in 5.6 minutes. He was traded to the Thunder on Feb. 18 and waived the next day. The Bucks are the ninth team for Novak, a Milwaukee-area native who played four years with Marquette University. … To make room for Novak on the roster, Milwaukee waived F Chris Copeland, who appeared in 24 games and averaged 2.1 points and 0.5 rebounds. … Los Angeles G Kobe Bryant canceled a pregame media session to get extra treatment Monday. Bryant played 27 minutes the night before in the Lakers’ loss at Chicago but was expected to be available and in the starting lineup against the Bucks. … The Lakers routed the Bucks in their first meeting this season, a 113-95 decision Dec. 15 in Los Angeles, but Milwaukee now has won seven of the past 10 meetings between the two teams, including five in a row at the Bradley Center.