Bucks repeat over Raptors
TORONTO— Malcolm Brogdon hit tying and goahead triples in the final 67 seconds and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 104-99 on Sunday. Brogdon scored 18 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 19 points and matched a season high with 19 rebounds, and Brook Lopez scored 19 for the Bucks, the first to beat Toronto twice this season. The Raptors have lost two straight.
TORONTO— Malcolm Brogdon hit tying and go-ahead 3pointers in the final 67 seconds and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 104-99 on Sunday night.
Brogdon scored 18 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 19 points and matched a season high with 19 rebounds, and Brook Lopez had 19 points for the Bucks, the first team to beat Toronto twice this season.
Serge Ibaka scored 22 points and Kawhi Leonard had 20 for the Raptors, who have lost two straight, the second time this season they’ve suffered consecutive defeats.
Toronto, which lost 106-105 at Brooklyn on Friday, dropped three straight from Nov. 12 to 16, losing at home to New Orleans and Detroit before an overtime defeat in Boston.
Fred VanVleet scored 19 points and Pascal Siakam had 17 for the Raptors, whose 21-7 record is best in the NBA.
Toronto’s Kyle Lowry shot 0-for-5 and didn’t score for the first time this season. Lowry led the Raptors with seven assists.
Pelicans 116, Pistons 108
In Detroit, Jrue Holiday scored 37 points and Julius Randle added 28 as NewOrleans dealt Detroit its fourth straight loss.
Pelicans star Anthony Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter collision with Blake Griffin. Davis returned early in the third quarter, but finished with only six points—three before the injury. He also had five blocks and nine rebounds.
Griffin scored 35 points for Detroit, Andre Drummond had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Langston Galloway added a season-best 24 off the bench.
Spurs 110, Jazz 97
In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan had 26 points and eight rebounds and Rudy Gay added 23 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio won its second straight after dropping four of five.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points for the Spurs.
Donovan Mitchell scored all his 27 points in the second half for the Jazz.
Hornets 119, Knicks 107
In New York, Kemba Walker scored 25 points and Jeremy Lamb added 19 to lead Charlotte past New York. Tony Parker added 16 points as Charlotte led by as many as 28 points in a game it never trailed.