Boston Herald

Hawks roll over Nets; Bucks win

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Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had 29 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Milwaukee Bucks used torrid 3-point shooting to blast the short-handed Chicago Bulls 126-96 on Friday.

Milwaukee shot 22 of 45 from 3-point range, and Antetokoun­mpo was two assists from a second straight triple-double. The reigning two-time MVP had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists Wednesday in a 119-108 loss at Miami.

The Bucks have beaten the Bulls 11 straight times, the second-longest winning streak by either team in the history of this series The Bulls won 12 straight over the Bucks from December 1995 to March 1998.

Hawks 114, Nets 96 — De’Andre Hunter scored 23 points, Trae Young scored 21 and John Collins had 20 for Atlanta, which had six players score in double figures and improved to 4-1. Atlanta split a back-to-back set with Brooklyn at Barclays Center.

Kevin Durant scored 28 points to lead the Nets, who have lost three of four. Kyrie Irving had 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Mavericks 93, Heat 83 — Luka Doncic had season highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season to lead Dallas.

Tim Hardaway Jr. added 18 points as the Mavericks rebounded from a 118-99 loss at home to Charlotte on Wednesday during which they trailed by 30 points in the second half.

Bam Adebayo scored 19 points and Avery Bradley 15 for Miami.

Lakers 109, Spurs 103 — Anthony Davis had 35 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers closed the game with a 9-0 run for their second win against the Spurs in three days.

Keldon Johnson had a career-high 26 points and added 10 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for San Antonio.

Grizzlies 108, Hornets 93 — Dillon Brooks scored 21 points for undermanne­d Memphis, which had seven players ruled out for various health reasons and dressed just nine.

Wizards 130, Timberwolv­es 109 — Bradley Beal had 31 points and seven assists, and the Wizards won without Russell Westbrook for their first win of the season.

Westbrook sat out for rest on the second game of a back-to-back, but the Wizards (1-5) didn’t look like the same team that lost the night before at home to Chicago. Washington jumped to an early lead and answered every Minnesota challenge.

With Beal leading the way, the Wizards finished the third quarter on a 29-7 run and scored 40 points in the period for a 100-79 lead. Beal had 14 in the quarter.

Malik Beasley scored 21 to lead the Timberwolv­es (2-3), who have lost three in a row with star center Karl-Anthony Towns missing all three games because of a dislocated left wrist. D’Angelo Russell had 14 points for Minnesota.

Thomas Bryant added 18 points and seven rebounds for Washington, which had eight players score in double figures and shot a season-high 55.1% from the field.

Westbrook missed his second game of the season.

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