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Bucks top Hornets, earn first back-to-back wins since October
Bobby Portis scored 25 points off the bench, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points as the Bucks earned back-to-back wins for the first time since late October, coach Doc Rivers said.
- On Dec. 29, 2025, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 123-113 at the Spectrum Center, earning back-to-back wins since Oct. 28-30.
- Charlotte entered the game shorthanded after injuries sidelined key players, missing Kon Knueppel since December 26, 2025, and losing Miles Bridges to an ankle injury, Lee said, `We will definitely miss just his overall competitiveness.`
- A bench surge powered by Bobby Portis Jr. lifted the Bucks, with Portis scoring 25 off the bench and hitting three straight 3-pointers in the third quarter to break a 95-95 tie as Milwaukee reserves combined for 43 points.
- Milwaukee's win moved them to 14-19 and into a better stretch, three wins in four, but they remain one game behind the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference and host the Washington Wizards on Dec. 31, 2025.
- After trailing by 12 at one point, the Bucks outscored Charlotte 60-47 in the second half, with Doc Rivers passing George Karl for 1,176 career wins, despite being outrebounded 66-31.
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Portis, Antetokounmpo lead Bucks past Hornets 123-113 for first back-to-back wins since October
Bobby Portis shot 8 of 12 from the field and scored 25 points off the bench, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and seven assists and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 123-113 to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since late October.
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