Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists to assist the Milwaukee Bucks outlast the visiting Chicago Bulls 133-129 in extra time on Monday.
Brook Lopez and Malik Beasley scored 19 factors apiece and Khris Middleton had 13 factors and 13 rebounds for the Bucks. Milwaukee led by as many as 14 factors within the second quarter earlier than Chicago compelled extra time on DeMar DeRozan’s floating jumper with 3.7 seconds remaining in regulation.
The Bucks scored eight of the primary 9 factors in extra time earlier than Chicago minimize the deficit to 131-129 on DeRozan’s dunk with 12.8 seconds left. Damian Lillard transformed two free throws for the ultimate margin.
DeRozan scored a season-high 41 factors and Coby White added a season-high 33 for Chicago, which had its profitable streak stopped at 4 video games.
Pacers 131, Pistons 123
Bennedict Mathurin piled up 30 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds and visiting Indiana handed Detroit its single-season franchise-record-tying twentieth consecutive loss.
Indiana was coming off a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers within the NBA in-season event championship sport on Saturday.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 23 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists. Ausar Thompson had 20 factors and 6 rebounds, whereas Jaden Ivey tossed in 18 factors. Bojan Bogdanovic added 17 factors and Alec Burks chipped in 14.
Rockets 93, Spurs 82
Tari Eason recorded a double-double off the bench whereas Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. flirted with double-doubles as Houston prolonged its residence profitable streak to 10 video games with a victory over visiting San Antonio.
Eason paired season highs of 18 factors and 14 rebounds to assist the Rockets steer by an unsightly capturing efficiency. Houston shot 34.4 p.c however despatched the Spurs to their seventeenth consecutive defeat thanks partially to a plus-9 rebounding benefit and 17 turnovers by San Antonio.
Victor Wembanyama tallied 15 factors, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks to steer 5 scorers in double figures for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson added 12 factors and Devin Vassell scored 14 however missed 11 of 16 pictures.
Heat 116, Hornets 114
Duncan Robinson scored 24 factors and Miami overcame some shoddy final-minute sequences to carry on for a victory in opposition to host Charlotte.
Jimmy Butler (23 factors) and Caleb Martin (20 factors and 9 rebounds) mixed with reserves Kevin Love (19 factors) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (18 factors) to provide Miami sufficient offense.
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Terry Rozier shot 8-for-13 from 3-point vary on his option to 34 factors for the Hornets. Rozier additionally had 13 assists. With Butler committing two turnovers within the closing minute, Charlotte had an opportunity regardless of trailing 114-108 on the 50-second mark, but it surely failed to finish the comeback.
Magic 104, Cavaliers 94
Paolo Banchero led a balanced scoring effort with 20 factors, and Orlando used a stout defensive effort to report its eleventh win up to now 13 video games with a defeat of visiting Cleveland.
Orlando restricted Cleveland — which had received three video games in a row — to 30-of-85 capturing from the ground, together with a 2-of-17 displaying in a pivotal third quarter. The Magic outscored the Cavaliers 30-15 within the interval, capturing 12-for-19 on their finish of the ground.
Banchero and Franz Wagner — who registered 19 factors — shot a mixed 16-for-39 from the sphere. Both led the best way on the glass for the Magic with 10 and eight rebounds, respectively. Cavaliers star Darius Garland led all scorers with 36 factors, whereas Donovan Mitchell scored 22.
76ers 146, Wizards 101
Joel Embiid had 34 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in three quarters and host Philadelphia blitzed Washington.
It was the eighth straight sport with at the very least 30 factors for Embiid. Tyrese Maxey added 24 factors for the Sixers, who’ve received three in a row. Philadelphia went 20-for-46 on 3-pointers.
Kyle Kuzma led the reeling Wizards with 21 factors. Bilal Coulibaly added 13 factors whereas Jared Butler scored 12 and Jordan Poole had 11. Washington, which has solely three wins this season, has misplaced 14 of its previous 15 video games.
Nuggets 129, Hawks 122
Jamal Murray got here again from a first-quarter ankle sprain to attain 29 factors and lead Denver to a win over host Atlanta.
Murray needed to depart the sport halfway by the primary quarter after stepping on teammate Nikola Jokic’s foot and twisting his left ankle. Murray returned within the second quarter and completed the sport 12-for-15 from the ground, together with 4-for-5 on threes, with 9 rebounds.
Jokic regained his capturing contact and scored 25 factors to associate with eight rebounds and 9 assists. The Hawks have misplaced a season-high 4 straight video games and have dropped six of their previous seven. Bogdan Bogdanovic led Atlanta with a career-high 40 factors.
Knicks 136, Raptors 130
Julius Randle put the ending touches on a 34-point efficiency by hitting a clutch jumper with 1:17 remaining and host New York outlasted Toronto.
Randle produced his second-highest scoring displaying of the season and scored his solely basket of the fourth quarter by sinking a contested 13-footer within the lane that put New York up 131-123.
OG Anunoby scored a season-best 29 factors, however the Raptors dropped their fourth straight sport and misplaced for the sixth time in seven video games. Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam and Dennis Schroder added 20 apiece as Toronto shot 49 p.c from the ground.
Pelicans 121, Timberwolves 107
Zion Williamson scored a season-high 36 factors, Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double and host New Orleans ended Minnesota’s six-game profitable streak.
Williamson made 13 of 17 field-goal makes an attempt and 10 of 12 free throws after totaling simply 23 factors in his previous two video games whereas Valanciunas completed with 14 factors and 13 rebounds.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 factors and 12 rebounds earlier than fouling out for the Timberwolves, who had received 9 of 10 video games to assert the NBA’s finest report however performed with out main scorer Anthony Edwards (hip) on Monday.
Thunder 134, Jazz 120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 factors to steer Oklahoma City over visiting Utah.
The Thunder have received back-to-back video games and 10 of their previous 13, whereas the Jazz misplaced for the third consecutive sport and for the ninth time in 12 video games.
The Jazz had been led by a career-high 30 factors from rookie Keyonte George on 10-of-17 capturing, whereas Collin Sexton added 20 factors off the bench.
Mavericks 120, Grizzlies 113
Luka Doncic poured in 35 factors to assist lead visiting Dallas to a win over Memphis.
Jaden Hardy added a season-high 19 factors for the Mavericks, who received their third consecutive sport. The Grizzlies led 11-10 on the 7:15 mark of the primary quarter, however Doncic hit a floater on the subsequent possession to provide the lead again to Dallas, one that will stand for the rest of the competition.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with a season-high 41 factors, because the struggling Grizzlies have misplaced three of their previous 4 video games. Desmond Bane tallied 28 factors and Vince Williams Jr. had 10.
