San Antonio -- — Keldon Johnson scored 29 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-93 Friday night to stop five games from sliding through.
Devin Vassell scored 22 points in San Antonio's first win since Oct. 30. Jacob Poeltl had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Due to health problems, Milwaukee does not have Alphabet Brother, Joe Holliday, Chris Middleton, Pat Connaughton, Grayson Allen, Joe Ingles, A.J. Green
Jevon Carter scored 21 points for the Bucks and Brooke Lopez scored 19. Bobby Portis had 16 points and 12 rebounds.
San Antonio was 12-of-31 from three-point range, including 5-of-8 from Johnson's field. The Spurs also stopped the Bucks' quick breakout to maintain a 21-0 advantage.
The Spurs led the Bucks 28-17 in the fourth quarter. Johnson hit a three-pointer and a floating jumper to take a 101-83 lead with 4:39 remaining.
San Antonio dominated early, with Antetokounmpo missing his second consecutive game with a sore left knee. In the first half, the Spurs led 28-8 with nine blocks, while the Bucks had just two.
Bucks: Allen was included in the starting lineup by the Public Radio announcer before tipping, but was scratched due to a non-COVID-19 illness. ... Holiday (right ankle sprain), Middleton (left wrist ligament surgery), Connaughton (right calf strain), Ingle (left knee anterior cruciate ligament surgery) and Green (nasal fracture surgery) were all absent due to injuries... Jordan Nvola started his career in place of Allen. ... Coach Mike Budenholzer and the Bucks were baffled by the delay in the game, which led to a technical foul with 2.5 seconds left in the first quarter. After George Hill's second free throw, an official bounced the ball back, but that didn't appear to have been intentional.
Spurs: Johnson hit 3-pointers in 29 straight games, the second-longest winning streak in the team's history, behind Danny Green's 32-game winning streak in 2012. Chuck Poson had 28 consecutive appearances in 1996. Jeremy Sohan
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Ramodome hosted the 1996 NBA All-Star Game as a tribute to the team. ... Former Spurs Paul Plessy attended the game and received team honors between the first quarters as part of the team's 50th anniversary celebrations. Precy played for San Antonio in 1990 and '91 as part of his 11-year NBA career.