Nets finish stunning upset
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.
(all games) — Timothé Luwawu-cabarrot hit back-toback 3-pointers to put Brooklyn ahead to stay, and the Nets beat Milwaukee 119-116 on Tuesday to keep the Bucks from clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Nets won as 19-point underdogs (+1,500 on the money line), marking the biggest upset, based on the point spread, in an NBA game since Dallas prevailed as a 19½-point underdog against Seattle on April 4, 1993, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points while playing only the first half for Milwaukee, which has lost two of three.
Luwawu-cabarrot finished with a career-high 26 points, and Garrett Temple scored 19 for the Nets.
Kyle Korver scored 13 points, and Ersan Ilyasova had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks. Frank Mason III added 11 points.
Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer said he wanted to get some of his Bucks rest at this point in the schedule.
“Thursday or whenever it is we play Miami we’ll be back to something more what I guess you’d consider normal and continue to build toward the start of the playoffs,” Budenholzer said.
Suns 117, Clippers 115:
Devin Booker made a turnaround jumper over Paul
George as time expired, capping a 35-point performance and giving Phoenix a victory over Los Angeles. The Suns improved to 3-0 in the bubble as they chase a playoff spot.
Kawhi Leonard tied the game with two free throws with 31.3 seconds to go. Ricky Rubio missed a shot and Ivica Zubac got the rebound, but he threw a bad pass that Mikal Bridges stole to give the Suns another chance.
Trail Blazers 110, Rockets 102:
Damian Lillard scored 21 points, and Carmelo Anthony hit a big 3-pointer late for Portland, which pulled within 1½ games of Memphis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Blazers led by one before Lillard made one of two free throws. Anthony’s 3 then extended the lead to 107-102 when less than a minute to go.
James Harden led Houston with 23 points and nine assists on a night he was slowed by foul trouble.
Heat 112, Celtics 106:
Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Miami never trailed in beating Boston to remain alone in the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics had their lead for the No. 3 seed cut to 1½ games over the Heat.
Mavericks 114, Kings 110, OT:
Luka Doncic punctuated a triple-double by making the tiebreaking shot with 1:57 left in overtime for Dallas. Doncic was sensational, finishing with 34 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 12 assists. At 21 years, 158 days, he became the youngest player to finish a game with 30 or more points, 20 or more rebounds and 10 or more assists, shattering Oscar Robertson’s previous mark of 23 years, 12 days.
Pacers 120, Magic 109:
T.J. Warren scored 32 points, tying Jermaine O’neal’s franchise record for most in a three-game span, to send Indiana to its third consecutive victory. Warren has topped the 30-point mark in each game at Walt Disney World, starting with his 53-point outburst in the opener. He has 119 points (39.7 per game) in the restart.