Bucks rally late to top Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — Giannis Antetokounmpo started fast and finished strong, picking up a triple-double to help the Milwaukee Bucks rally late for a 106-97 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
The three-time All-Star had 33 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the Bucks back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit. NBA-leading Milwaukee has won eight of nine overall and seven straight on the road — its longest road winning streak since 1984-85.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points for Indiana, which had a six-game winning streak snapped.
TRAIL BLAZERS 129 WARRIORS 107
Damian Lillard led eight Trail Blazers in double figures in scoring with 29 points as Portland beat Golden State at Portland.
Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry had 32 points apiece for Golden State. No other Warrior had more than nine points.
NETS 148, CAVS 139 (3 OT)
D’Angelo Russell led eight Nets in double figures in scoring with 36 points as Brooklyn won in tripleovertime at Cleveland.
Jodan Clarkson scored a game-high 42 points for the Cavaliers. Collin Sexton finished with 24 and Marquese Chriss had 23. Jayson Tatum scored 19 points, and Gordon Hayward finished with 18 to help host Boston hold off Detroit. Hayward added eight assists and five rebounds in his first start since Dec. 21.
Al Horford finished with 17 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. Jaylen Brown had 17 points and seven rebounds.
The Celtics have won seven out of their last nine. The loss ended the Pistons’ four-game win streak.
RAPTORS 129, WIZARDS 120
Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 44 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored a careerbest 22 points, and Toronto won at home for its sixth straight win
Bradley Beal had 28 points and 11 assists for the Wizards.
76ERS 126, KNICKS 111
Joel Embiid had 26 points, 14 rebounds and Philadelphia handed host New York its 18th straight loss.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points for the 76ers.
HEAT 112, MAVERICKS 101
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, and Justise Winslow had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as Miami won at Dallas.
Luka Doncic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for Dallas.
NUGGETS 120, KINGS 118
Nikola Jokic’s tip-in with 0.2 seconds to play lifted Denver to victory at home.
Jokic finished with 20 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, while teammates Paul Millsap and Malik Beasley had 25 and 21 points, respectively.
Isaiah Thomas made his debut for Denver and scored eight points.
Buddy Hield led Sacramento with 25 points.
CLIPPERS 134, SUNS 107
Lou Williams had 30 points and 10 assists to lead host Los Angeles to victory.
BULLS 122, GRIZZLIES 110
Otto Porter Jr. scored a career-high 37 points on 16-for-20 shooting, Robin Lopez added season-high 25 points, and Chicago won at home.
Lauri Markkanen added 21 points as the Bulls ended a franchise-record 11-game home losing streak with their first win at the United Center since beating Orlando on Dec. 21.
ODDS AND ENDS
Center Enes Kanter has joined the Trail Blazers. … The Grizzlies signed forward Bruno Caboclo to a multi-year contract after having first signing him to consecutive 10-day contracts. … Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for public criticism of referees that included profanity. Embiid’s comments came following Philadelphia’s home loss to Boston on Tuesday.