Bucks beat Celtics for 8th straight win

Khris Middleton had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks topped the Boston Celtics 121-119 on Wednesday for their eighth consecutive victory.

Milwaukee led by as many as 25, but only secured the win when Boston’s Daniel Theis missed a wide-open corner 3-point attempt in the final seconds.

GRIZZLIES 116, THUNDER 107 >> Dillon Brooks matched a season high with 25 points, and Memphis defeated Oklahoma City in the opening game of a fourgame trip.

MAVS 128, T’WOLVES 108 >> Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and seven Dallas players scored in double digits as the Mavericks ran away with a win over Minnesota.

HORNETS 122, ROCKETS 97 >> Terry Rozier scored 25 points, Devonte’ Graham added 21 and Charlotte beat Houston.

The Rockets quickly returned to the loss column after snapping a 20game losing streak Monday night.

It was the NBA’s longest skid since Philadelphia’s record-setting 28-game rut across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

CAVS 103, BULLS 94 >> Darius Garland had 22 points and nine assists, Jarrett Allen added 19 points and nine rebounds, and Cleveland used a balanced attack to defeat Chicago without leading scorer Collin Sexton.

MAGIC 112, SUNS 111 >> Evan Fournier scored the last of his 21 points on a driving layup over Phoenix center Deandre Ayton with 6.4 seconds left and Orlando beat the Suns.

RAPTORS 135, NUGGETS 111 >> Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and Toronto routed Denver to break a ninegame losing streak. PACERS 116, PISTONS 111 >> Caris LeVert scored 28 points and Indiana snapped a sixgame home losing streak with a victory over Detroit. CLIPPERS 134, SPURS 101 >> Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and the Los Angeles Clippers never trailed in beating San Antonio.

JAZZ 118, NETS 88 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Utah routed shorthanded Brooklyn.