Dallas Mavericks (3-8) pulled defeat from the jaws of victory on Monday night in their 116-113 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks (7-4) at American Airlines Center.

The Bucks came into Dallas in a vulnerable spot, on the second night of a back-to-back set in a game in which Giannis Antetokounmpo was listed as questionable on the injury report. The Mavs were still without big men Dereck Lively II (knee) and Anthony Davis (calf), who have missed the last six and eight games, respectively.

The Mavs made a concerted effort to crowd Giannis Antetokounmpo by committee all night long, and it paid dividends, for three quarters and change. He turned the ball over five times in the face of double-team after double-team, but still found enough space to score 15 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth qua

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