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LaMelo Ball scored the winning basket as part of a 23-point outing, leading the Charlotte Hornets (22-19) to a 103-99 (28-19, 19-29, 36-26, 20-25) victory over the Milwaukee Bucks (26-17) on Monday night.

Player of the Game Terry  Rozier EFF 26 Terry Rozier Points 27 Accuracy 8-17 Rebounds 7 Assists 4

Charlotte swept two games against the defending NBA champions across three nights to complete a 3-0 homestand.

Ball made the tiebreaking basket on a floater as he crossed the lane with 15.4 seconds to play. After a timeout, Milwaukee committed its 20th turnover on the ensuing inbounds play before Miles Bridges made a pair of clinching free throws.

Terry Rozier racked up 27 points, Bridges finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Gordon Hayward provided 14 points as the Hornets overcame 13-for-44 shooting from 3-point range (29.5 percent).

Khris Middleton's 27 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo's 26 points paced the Bucks, who have lost four of their past five games. Jordan Nwora added 18 points and Wesley Matthews had 13 points. Antetokounmpo grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, and Middleton dished out a game-best 11 assists.

Charlotte topped Milwaukee 114-106 on Saturday night. This time, the Bucks finally caught up from a 15-point, third-quarter hole when Antetokounmpo dunked on a drive with 2:39 to play to level the score at 95.

Rozier put the Hornets back on top with two free throws. The edge grew to 99-95 on Bridges' basket with 42.8 seconds to go before the Bucks countered with a four-point possession. Antetokounmpo scored and was fouled at the 38.8-second mark. He missed the ensuing free throw, but it was tipped in by Matthews.

The Hornets were without Kelly Oubre Jr., who has been an offensive spark off the bench. Oubre, who entered the NBA's health and safety protocol, had 18 points Saturday night.

The Bucks remained without Jrue Holiday (ankle) and Grayson Allen (COVID-19 protocol). Pat Connaughton returned from a three-game, protocol-induced absence but was scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting in 23 minutes.

Charlotte led by nine after the first quarter, but Milwaukee got it rolling in the second to take a 48-47 edge into halftime.

The Hornets built a 78-63 lead with less than three minutes to play in the third quarter. Nwora scored seven points in the last 94 seconds of the period to fuel the Bucks' comeback.

Hornets: Terry Rozier 27 (4/6 2PT, 4/11 3PT, 7/8 FT, 7 REB, 4 AST), LaMelo Ball 23 (4/7 2PT, 4/12 3PT, 5 REB, 4 TO), Miles Bridges 17 (7/16 2PT, 11 REB), Gordon Hayward 14 (4/6 2PT, 2/6 3PT).Bucks: Khris Middleton 27 (7/12 2PT, 3/7 3PT, 7 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL, 7 TO), Giannis Antetokounmpo 26 (9/13 2PT, 1/5 3PT, 5/8 FT, 13 REB, 8 AST, 6 TO), Jordan Nwora 18 (4/7 3PT), Wesley Matthews 13 (3/4 3PT).

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