Middleton, Bucks win 8th straight
MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Boston Celtics 121-119 on Wednesday night for their eighth consecutive victory.
Milwaukee led by 25 but only secured the win when Boston’s Daniel Theis missed a wide-open corner 3-point attempt in the final seconds.
The Bucks have won 13 of their last 14 — a stretch that started after a fivegame skid.
Antetokounmpo scored 13 points — his secondlowest total of the season — but also had eight rebounds and seven assists. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 points.
JAZZ 118, NETS 88
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and host Utah rolled past shorthanded Brooklyn.
Bojan Bogdanovic, who was mired in a 3-for-25 shooting slump from 3point range, made 4 of 6 3-point attempts and scored 18 for the Jazz, who have won four of five.
This matchup between Eastern and Western Conference contenders lost some luster when the Nets’ James Harden was scratched due to a sore neck. He joined teammates Kevin Durant (left hamstring strain) and Kyrie Irving (personal reasons) on the injured list.
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 as host Orlando edged Phoenix.
Devin Booker made two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to give the Suns a one-point lead but missed a reverse layup attempt just before the horn.
CLIPPERS 134, SPURS 101
Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and Los Angeles never trailed in routing San Antonio.
Marcus Morris added 20 points, Paul George had 17 points and Lou Williams 16 for the Clippers. DeMar DeRozan led the Spurs with 19 points.
PACERS 116, PISTONS 111
Caris LeVert scored 28 points as Indiana snapped a six-game home losing streak by downing Detroit.
LeVert’s fourth 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining clinched the victory.
MAVERICKS 128 TIMBERWOLVES 108
Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and seven Dallas players scored in double digits as they ran away with a road win over Minnesota.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points off the bench for the Mavericks.
RAPTORS 135, NUGGETS 111
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points to help Toronto rout Denver at Tampa, Fla., and halt a nine-game losing streak.
The Raptors built a 24-point lead in the first half and shot 50 percent (24 of 48) on 3-pointers overall to win for the first time since Feb. 26.
CAVALIERS 103, BULLS 94
Darius Garland had 22 points and nine assists, Jarrett Allen added 19 points and nine rebounds to pace visiting Cleveland’s balanced attack in a win over Chicago without leading scorer Collin Sexton.
Sexton sat out after he experienced right hamstring soreness in the morning shootaround.
KINGS 110, HAWKS 108
De’Aaron Fox scored 37 points and Tyrese Haliburton made a pair of free throws with 36.6 seconds remaining as host Sacramento clipped Atlanta.
GRIZZLIES 116, THUNDER 107
Dillon Brooks matched a season high with 25 points as Memphis held off Oklahoma City to start a fourgame road trip.