Giannis lifts Bucks past Sixers in OT
PHILADELPHIA — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s best teams.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 20 points and Jrue Holiday added 19 for the Bucks, who have won five in a row and 10 of 11.
Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 for Philadelphia, which had its six-game winning streak snapped. Philadelphia All-Star Joel Embiid sat for the third straight game with a bruised left knee. Ben Simmons had 13 points and 12 assistsr.
Antetokounmpo finished with 15 rebounds and five assists, ending a streak of three straight tripledoubles.
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Luka Doncic scored 42 points and Dallas earned a split of a two-game set against their first-round playoff opponent from last season, beating Los Angeles 105-89 at Dallas. Josh Richardson scored 14 points and was a defensive spark as the Mavericks answered a 109-99 loss two nights earlier. … James Harden had 40 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds for his 11th triple-double of the season, leading Brooklyn to a 124-115 victory over Indiana at Indianapolis. … Jakob Poeltl tied a career high with 20 points and set one with 16 rebounds as San Antonio won 106-99 at Chicago. … Saddiq Bey had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Detroit overcame Norman Powell’s 43 points to beat visiting Toronto, ending a fourgame skid. …
Collin Sexton scored 29 points, Darius Garland added 25 and host Cleveland stopped a four-game losing streak with a 117-110 win over Boston. … Nikola Jokic had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, and Michael Porter Jr. added 28 points as Denver beat visiting Charlotte 129-104. … De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and hit a jumper over Bradley Beal with 0.7 seconds remaining to give Sacramento a 121-119 victory at Washington. … Ja Morant dribbled the length of the court for a tiebreaking layup with 1.2 seconds left as host Memphis beat Miami 89-85 to end a three-game skid.