NBA - Giannis pours in 50 in Bucks victory, Celtics win ninth straight

Giannis Antetokounmpo led a potent Milwaukee attack, scoring a season-high 50 points Tuesday as the Bucks snapped a modest two-game losing skid with a 128-119 win over the Indiana Pacers.

The teams went back and forth in the third quarter before the Bucks outscored the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth for the win and a four-game sweep of the season series.

Antetokounmpo grabbed 14 rebounds and had 17-of-21 shooting while Khris Middleton contributed 19 points and eight assists for Milwaukee, who shot 50 percent from the field for the fifth time in the last seven games.

Antetokounmpo set a career high with his seventh 40-point game of the season and scored 50 for the first time since the title-clinching contest in the NBA Finals last season against Phoenix, which gave the Bucks their first championship in 50 years.

"Obviously, it's a nice feeling to have 50, you'll always remember it, but I care about the win. I want to win games," Antetokounmpo said. "We have another one on Thursday. We'll try to finish and go to the All-Star break on a good note."

Jrue Holiday notched 14 points and eight assists and reserve Lindell Wiggington had a career-high 12 points in the win.

Buddy Hield paced Indiana with 36 points and hit eight of 12 shots from behind three point range. Tyrese Haliburton recorded 17 points and eight assists. Goga Bitadze chipped in 12 points, and Jalen Smith added 11.

Milwaukee jumped out to an early seven-point lead thanks to 12 points from Antetokounmpo and 56.5 percent shooting from the field in the first quarter. Eighteen of their first 34 points came inside the paint.

The Bucks attacked the basket throughout the first half, hitting 28 of 46 shots (60.9 percent).

Elsewhere, Jaylen Brown had 29 points and eight rebounds