{"id":552401,"date":"2026-03-20T08:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/552401\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:12:11","slug":"jazz-128-96-bucks-20-mar-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/552401\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz 128-96 Bucks (20 Mar, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SALT LAKE CITY — \u2014 Ace Bailey<\/a> made seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz<\/a> snapped a four-game skid with a 128-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> on Thursday night. <\/p>\n

Bailey also had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Cody Williams<\/a> scored 19 of his 23 points before halftime to give Utah\u2019s offense an early spark. Elijah Harkless<\/a> added 23 points and 10 assists, while Kyle Filipowski<\/a> had 16 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n

Ryan Rollins<\/a> led Milwaukee with 15 points and five assists. Cam Thomas<\/a> added 14 points and Ousmane Dieng<\/a> had 13 for the Bucks.<\/p>\n

Utah allowed just two baskets over a six-minute stretch while building a 30-17 lead in the final seconds of the first quarter. The Jazz used a 21-9 run fueled by three baskets from Williams to go up double digits.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second quarter, drawing within 44-40 after Rollins and Bobby Portis<\/a> scored back-to-back baskets. That\u2019s as close as the Bucks got.<\/p>\n

Williams scored on three straight possessions to spark a 20-4 run for Utah. Bailey and Blake Hinson<\/a> combined for three 3-pointers to finish the run and give the Jazz a 64-44 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Utah extended its lead to 37 points in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Bucks: Play at Phoenix on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jazz: Host Philadelphia on Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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