Russell lifts Nets to victory over Cavs after three OTs

NEW YORK: D’Angelo Russell took over in the third overtime, scoring 14 of his 36 points, and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets outlasted hosts Cleveland Cavaliers for a wild 148-139 victory.

Russell began the game by missing 10 of his first 11 shots, but he was 6 of 6 in the third overtime and finished 13-of-30 from the floor.

After the Nets forced a third overtime on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by DeMarre Carroll, Russell made a handful of plays to help the Nets snap a four-game road losing streak in their last game before the All-Star break.

Cleveland’s Jordan Clarkson scored a game-high 42 points, hitting 7-of-17 three-point attempts.

Giannis Antetokounmpo produced 33 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double of the season as Milwaukee rallied for a victory over Indiana in Indianapolis.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 17 points and Khris Middleton added 15 as Milwaukee won for the 14th time in their past 16 games.

The Bucks (43-14) own the best record in the NBA heading into the All-Star break.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points for the Pacers, who had a sixgame winning streak halted. Domantas Sabonis recorded 14 points and nine rebounds.

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists, and he tipped in his own miss with 0.3 seconds left to give hosts Denver a win over Sacramento.

Paul Millsap finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and Isaiah Thomas scored eight points in 13 minutes during his Denver debut.

The Nuggets won despite coach Michael Malone and guard Malik Beasley being ejected.

Beasley finished with 21 points before getting tossed.

Buddy Hield had 25 points and Harrison Barnes finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings.

Damian Lillard scored 29 points and Portland used a late 16-0 run to blow away visiting Golden State.

Jake Layman added 17 points off the bench as eight players scored in double figures for the Trail Blazers, who snapped Golden State’s fivegame win streak.

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry each scored 32 points for the Warriors, who had won 16 of their previous 17 contests.

Golden State played without centre DeMarcus Cousins and key reserves Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston to give them some rest.