LaMelo Ball turned the third youngest participant in NBA historical past and the primary in Charlotte Hornets historical past, with 50 factors and 10 assists in a sport, nevertheless it led to a loss on Saturday night time, because the Milwaukee Bucks gained 125-119.
The 50 factors have been a profession excessive for Ball, 23, who had 10 factors within the first half however exploded for 40 within the second. He completed 17 of 38 from the sphere, together with 6 of 17 from past the arc, and 10 of 13 on free throws.
Brandon Miller added 32 for the Hornets. He and Ball are the fourth duo, each 23 years outdated or youthful, to every rating greater than 30 factors in consecutive video games in NBA historical past, and the primary since Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant did it for the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder in 2012.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 factors and 11 rebounds and Damian Lillard added 31 factors for the Bucks, who completed a house sport 4-0 and have gained six of their final seven video games.
Milwaukee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-5 spurt for a 110-90 lead, however the Hornets pushed it to 121-119 on Miller’s 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.
Taurean Prince responded with a pair of free throws for the Bucks to make it a two-possession sport, and Charlotte missed a pair of 3-pointers on the following possession. Antetokounmpo hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds left to make it 125-119.
ESPN Analysis and the Related Press contributed to this report.
