Giannis has big overtime to beat 76ers
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s best teams.
With P.J. Tucker reportedly headed to Milwaukee in a trade with Houston, Donte DiVincenzo scored 20 points and Jrue Holiday added 19 for the Bucks, who have won five in a row and 10 of 11.
Milwaukee’s D.J. Augustin and D.J. Wilson, who according to ESPN will be traded to the Rockets, did not play. Torrey Craig, reportedly headed to Phoenix in a separate deal to clear salary space for Tucker, also sat out.
Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 for Philadelphia, which had its six-game winning streak snapped. Philadelphia All-Star Joel Embiid sat for the third straight game with a bruised left knee.
Ben Simmons had 13 points and 12 assists and hit a late 3-pointer.
Nets 124, Pacers 115 — James Harden had 40 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds for his 11th triple-double of the season, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Nets were without fellow All-Stars Kyrie Irving (groin) and Kevin Durant (hamstring) and newcomer Blake Griffin (knee).
Harden hit a runner in the lane to tie it at 96 early in the fourth. That started a 13-4 run that included Harden’s 3-pointer and another layup that pushed it to 109-100.
Kings 121, Wizards 119 — De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and hit a jumper over Bradley Beal with 0.7 seconds remaining to give the Sacramento Kings a victory over the Washington Wizards.
Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes each added 18 points for Sacramento, which got its first win in the third of a six-game East Coast trip.
Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists — his 12th triple-double of the season — for the Wizards, who have lost five straight since the All-Star break.
Spurs 106, Bulls 99 — Jakob Poeltl tied a career high with 20 points and set one with 16 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls.
The Spurs trailed by 23 in the second quarter and were down 58-40 after their lowest-scoring first half of the season. But they dominated Chicago 39-19 in the fourth.
Derrick White scored 17 points — nine in the final quarter. Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson and Patty Mills each scored 14, and the Spurs came out on top even though they made just 8 of 31 3-pointers.
Pistons 116, Raptors 112 — Saddiq Bey had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons overcame Norman Powell’s 43 points to beat the Toronto Raptors, ending a fourgame skid.
Bey, who leads all rookies in 3-pointers with 85, was 6 of 10 from behind the arc for Detroit, which had lost 10 of 12.
Delon Wright added 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Jerami Grant had 23 points.
Warriors 108, Rockets 94 — Draymond Green had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and the Golden State Warriors handed the Houston Rockets their franchise-record 18th straight loss.
Reserve Jordan Poole scored 23 points and made a careerhigh six 3-pointers to help the Warriors bounce back from a blowout loss to the Lakers on Monday.