Porzingis suffers torn ACL during Knicks’ loss
Oklahoma City routs Warriors
NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, jumping over Tim Hardaway Jr. for one high-flying slam, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 103-89 on Tuesday night after Kristaps Porzingis tore his left ACL.
Porzingis was injured after crashing to the ground following a successful dunk with 8:46 left in the second quarter. He was taken for an MRI exam that revealed the injury.
Eric Bledsoe also had 23 points and Khris Middleton added 20 for the Bucks, who are a season-high seven games over .500.
Antetokounmpo didn’t appear bothered by a right ankle injury sustained Sunday, particularly when he leaped to catch a lob pass on a fast break and jumped over the 6-foot-6 Hardaway to slam it down. Enes Kanter led New York with 19 points and 16 rebounds.
THUNDER 125, WARRIORS 105:
In Oakland, Calif., Paul George and Russell Westbrook ran Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Golden State right off the floor from the opening tip in a rout by Oklahoma City.
Westbrook had 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to get the better of old buddy and teammate Durant, and George scored 38 points to help snap a fourgame losing streak.
Durant scored 33 points but didn’t get as much help from the cold-shooting Splash Brothers of Curry and Klay Thompson, who added 21 and 12 points, respectively.
LAKERS 112, SUNS 93:
In Los Angeles, Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, and Julius Randle added 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists as LA beat Phoenix.
The Lakers pulled away in the last eight minutes of the fourth quarter, using a 15-3 run after leading 97-90.
MAGIC 116, CAVALIERS 98:
In Orlando, Jonathon Simmons scored 22 of his career-high 34 points in the third quarter and Orlando overcame a 21-point deficit to beat reeling Cleveland.
LeBron James had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers, but did not have a rebound or an assist in a foul-plagued second half.
RAPTORS 111, CELTICS 91:
In Toronto, Kyle Lowry scored 23 points, C.J. Miles had 20 and Toronto snapped Boston’s four-game winning streak.
DeMar DeRozan added 15 points, Delon Wright had 14 and Fred VanVleet 10 as Toronto won its fifth straight home meeting over Boston, closing to within a game of the conferenceleading Celtics.
Kyrie Irving returned after missing the previous three games because of a bruised right quad to score 17 points in 22 minutes.
ROCKETS 123, NETS 113:
In New York, James Harden scored 36 points, surpassing 15,000 for his career, and Houston beat Brooklyn for its fifth straight victory.
Chris Paul added 25 points for the Rockets, who kept right on rolling in their first game since their nationally televised romp in Cleveland on Saturday.
76ERS 115, WIZARDS 102:
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the 76ers helped the city of Philadelphia continue to celebrate by leading from start to finish in a victory over Washington.
Dario Saric added 20 points and J.J. Redick had 18 for the 76ers, who snapped Washington’s fivegame winning streak.
Bradley Beal scored 30 points for the Wizards.
HAWKS 108, GRIZZLIES 82:
In Atlanta, Dennis Schroder scored 22 points and Atlanta beat turnover-plagued Memphis, giving the struggling Grizzlies their fourth straight loss.
Schroder, who sat out the final period, had five assists. Rookie John Collins had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Mario Chalmers had 13 points for Memphis, which has lost six of seven. Dillon Brooks had 12 points.