Spearheaded by 18 three-pointers, the Golden State Warriors (20-18) beat the Milwaukee Bucks (16-21) 120-113 on Wednesday at Chase Center. Giannis Antetokounmp

After halftime, the Antetokounmpo-led Bucks went on an 8-0 run, a burst the Warriors answered with an 11-4 run of their own. Curry scored 13 points in the quarter as the Warriors finished the period up 98-82. Though the Bucks never quite went away, Golden State held them at bay to improve to 20-18. The Warriors play against the Kings on Friday.

As Antetokounmpo emphasized during his post-game comments, Milwaukee is 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, 1½ games behind the Atlanta Hawks for the final spot in the play-in. That leaves them 4½ games behind the Philadelphia 76ers, who currently sit in sixth in the East with a 16-13 record.

Giannis Antetokounmpo dunked on a lob from Kevin Porter Jr. with 4.7 seconds remaining to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 122-121 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night

Like Rollins, Kuzma felt like a part of every major run Milwaukee put on. He hit his threes, including a clutch one with 10 seconds left, and took smart looks. Overall, an effective game from a guy who’s been memed and slandered so many times.

With a 3-point lead, the Bucks were seconds away from their first three-game winning streak this season. And then it all fell apart.

The victory over the Hornets was the 1,176th of Doc Rivers' coaching career, moving him past former Bucks coach and Hall of Famer George Karl for sixth all-time. Rivers is 79-72 with the Bucks after coaching Orlando (171 wins), Boston (416), the Los Angeles Clippers (356) and Philadelphia (154).