Bucks withstand Westbrook, Wizards

MILWAUKEE » Jrue Holiday scored 29 points and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood a triple-double from Russell Westbrook to beat the Washington Wizards 135-134 on Wednesday night.

Westbrook had 29 points, 17 assists and 12 rebounds for his 179th career triple-double, but the Wizards still lost for just the fourth time in their last 17 games. He’s just two shy of Oscar Robertson’s NBA record of 181 career tripledoubles.

Westbrook has a leagueleading 33 triple-doubles this season, including five in his last six games. The only time Westbrook missed out on a triple-double during this six-game stretch came Saturday when he had 42 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 125-124 loss to Dallas.

Bradley Beal scored 42 points and hit a 3-pointer that cut Milwaukee’s lead to 135-134 with 5.3 seconds left. Westbrook got a steal in the final second, but Garrison Mathews’ desperation shot from over 50 feet away didn’t connect.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points for the Bucks before fouling out with 1:54 left. Donte DiVincenzo had 19. HAWKS 135, SUNS 103 » Clint Capela scored 18 points to lead seven scorers in double figures and Atlanta pulled away late to overcome Devin Booker’s 30 points and rout Phoenix.

The Suns began the night even with the Utah Jazz in the race for the NBA’s best record, thanks to a five-game winning streak. Phoenix faded badly in the fourth quarter of the back-to-back following Tuesday night’s 134-118 overtime win at Cleveland.

Atlanta outscored Phoenix 38-15 in the fourth period. The Suns’ first field goal of the period was a 3-pointer by Langston Galloway with 2:33 remaining.

Atlanta led 97-88 before scoring the first 14 points of the fourth period. Rookie Onyeka Okongwu had the first three baskets of the period and scored 14 points.

Atlanta stretched its lead to 23 points, 111-88, before the Suns finally managed their first points of the quarter on Cameron Payne’s two free throws.

The Hawks began the night fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Mikal Bridges, who had 18 points, was the Suns’ only other scorer in double figures.

Trae Young had 16 points and 12 assists for the Hawks. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari also had 16 points.

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Kemba Walker tied a season high with 32 points in his return from a fourgame injury absence and Evan Fournier had 18 points in his first game back in Orlando since being traded to Boston.

Jayson Tatum shook off a slow start and finished with 27 points for Boston, which swept the three-game series with the Magic and beat Orlando for a sixth straight time over the past two seasons. The Celtics made 21 3-pointers, just two fewer than their season-best 23 against Orlando on March 21.

Walker was coming off a nine-day layoff because of a strained left oblique.

Dwayne Bacon and Moritz Wagner each scored 20 points for Orlando.

76ERS 135, ROCKETS 115 »

Joel Embiid had 34 points in just 25 minutes and Philadelphia routed Houston for its sixth straight victory.

Embiid had 12 rebounds and made 14 of 16 free throws.

Kelly Olynyk scored 27 points for Houston.

GRIZZLIES 130, TIMBERWOLVES 135 » Ja Morant had 37 points and 10 assists and Memphis held off Minnesota.

Memphis overcame a big game from Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards, who tied his career high with 42 points. KarlAnthony Towns scored 22 points but ran into foul trouble when he picked up his fifth foul late in the third quarter.

TRAIL BLAZERS 141, CAVALIERS 105 » Damian Lillard had 32 points and nine assists and Enes Kanter had 18 points and 13 rebounds, leading Portland to its highest points total of the season.

Kevin Love had 18 points for the Cavaliers. They have lost eight in a row and are 1-11 since April 15.