The Asian Age

Serge Ibaka scores a career- high 34 in Raptors’ victory

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the first.

“We really underestim­ated how fast they play,” said Kuzma.

Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokoun­mpo finished with a triple double as the Milwaukee Bucks continued their best NBA start to a season by dominating the Sacramento Kings 144- 109.

Antetokoun­mpo finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, securing his second triple double of the season with his 10th assist at the end quarter.

“A great win for the team,” Antetokoun­mpo said. “When I drove the ball, they were wide open. I passed it, and they knocked down everything.”

Milwaukee, who improved to 8- 1 on the season, recorded a seasonhigh for points in a game and made a franchise record 22 threes.

Antetokoun­mpo's of the third first triple- double of the season came against the Philadelph­ia 76ers on October 24th when he delivered 32 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists.

Antetokoun­mpo passed to Pat Connaughto­n in the corner for his 10th assist as Connaughto­n drained a three pointer to give the Bucks a 108- 82 lead at the end of the third.

With Milwaukee comfortabl­y ahead 118- 90 Antetokoun­mpo went to the bench for good.

Seven other Bucks were in double figures. Eric Bledsoe scored 17, Ersan Ilyasova 15, Malcolm Brogdon and Connaughto­n each had 13, Tony Snell and Khris Middleton each had 12 and John Henson 10.

Justin Jackson set a career- high with 22 points, Buddy Hield had 19 and De'Aaron Fox 15 for the Kings who had their fivegame winning streak snapped.

In New York, D’Angelo Russell scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half, and the Brooklyn Nets kept the Philadelph­ia 76ers winless on the road with a 12297 win.

The 76ers committed 28 turnovers and are now 0- 5 away from home this season.

“That is not who we are,” said Philadelph­ia coach Brett Brown said. “That is an unacceptab­le performanc­e.”

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