Suns stun Bucks
Oubre Jr leads lowly Phoenix to victory
Kelly Oubre Jr recorded 27 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Devin Booker scored 22 points as lowly Phoenix Suns pulled off a stunning 114-105 victory over visiting Milwaukee Bucks.
Deandre Ayton registered 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Josh Jackson scored 16 for Phoenix.
The Suns have won three of four since enduring a franchise-worst, 17-game losing streak.
Tyler Johnson had 13 points and four steals and also knocked down the tie-breaking basket for the Suns, who outscored Milwaukee 38-23 in the fourth quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals for the NBA-best Bucks, who have lost two straight after winning 19 of the previous 21 games. Malcolm Brogdon scored 19 points. DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points as San Antonio outlasted visiting Denver to capture their third straight victory.
San Antonio led by 21 points in the second quarter and by 17 with 9:10 to go in the game, but Denver got within one point when Jamal Murray canned a three-pointer with 49.6 secondsleft.
The Nuggets then missed four shots at a win in the remaining time.
Murray scored 25 points, and Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, whichhaslostthreegamesinarow.
Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle each scored 30 points to lead New Orleans to a 115-112 come-from-behind victory over Utah in Salt Lake City.
Anthony Davis totalled 15 points and 11 rebounds in only three quarters for the Pelicans, who won their third straight. Davis did not play the entire fourth quarter.
The Jazz led by 17 points in the second quarter and by 14 early in the fourth.
Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver totaled 20 points apiece off the bench to lead Utah.
Rudy Gobert scored 19 points and collected 19 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell added 19 points with nine assists. — Reuters