Bucks finish 0-3 road trip with loss at Denver
JAMAL Murray scored 21 points, including Denver's first nine to start the fourth quarter, Paul Millsap had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the host Nuggets beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 109-95 on Monday night.
Jerami Grant added 19 points for Denver, and Gary
Harris had 15. Will Barton scored 13 points and Nikola Jokic had 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Nuggets, who swept the season series from the NBA leaders.
Milwaukee played without reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and nearly the entire starting lineup to end an 0-3 road trip. Kyle Korver led the Bucks with a season-high 23 points, Sterling Brown had 16 points, Robin Lopez scored 11 and D.J. Wilson contributed 10 points and nine boards.
Milwaukee has lost three in a row for the first time this season.
In addition to Antetokounmpo missing his second straight game due to a left knee sprain, the Bucks played without Eric Bledsoe, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Donte DiVincenzo and George Hill, leaving them without their top six scorers.
Raptors end trip with win at Jazz
Serge Ibaka scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz 101-92 Monday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
Pascal Siakam added 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and Kyle Lowry had 21 points for the Raptors, who finished a 4-1 road trip.
Joe Ingles had 20 points off the bench -- 10 in the fourth quarter -- for the Jazz, who had their winning streak ended at five.
Royce O’Neale added 15 points, Mike Conley had 13 and Donovan Mitchell scored 11 for Utah.
Hawks outlast Hornets in double overtime
De’Andre Hunter gave Atlanta the lead by making three free throws with 13.3 seconds left in the second overtime, and the Hawks outlasted the visiting Charlotte Hornets 143-138 on Monday.
Charlotte’s Terry Rozier hit a 3-pointer with 25.3 seconds remaining to tie the game 138-138. Hunter was then fouled by Caleb Martin on a 3-point shot and made all three attempts to put the
Hawks ahead.
Rozier missed a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go, and Atlanta’s John Collins cleared the rebound to Kevin Huerter, who was fouled and added two free throws to ice it with 3.3 seconds left.
Atlanta (20-46) was led by Trae Young with 31 points and 16 assists. Collins had 28 points on 12-for-13 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Cam Reddish, who returned after exiting the previous game due to leg cramps, had 22 points. Atlanta set a season high with 21 3-pointers (on 43 attempts).