Bucksendfive-game losing streak to Cavs
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, Eric Bledsoe had 26 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-116 on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee ended a five-game losing streak to Cleveland. Khris Middleton had 18 points and 10 assists, and Malcolm Brogdon scored 16 points.
LeBron James scored 39 points for Cleveland, which lost for just the second time in its last 20 games. James had seven assists but grabbed just one rebound in the waning seconds. Kevin Love finished with 21 points.
After a slow start, the Bucks got to the Cavaliers for 39 second-quarter points. Milwaukee cracked the 100-point barrier early in the fourth, but then stalled.
Milwaukee led 103-83 when Cleveland launched a furious comeback. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Dwyane Wade put the Cavaliers up 107-105, capping a 24-3 run and giving the visitors their first lead since the second quarter. KINGS 101, 76ERS 95 >> Zach Randolph scored
27 points, Buddy Hield added 24 and Sacramento came back from a 16-point second-half deficit. Philadelphia, once again without injured center Joe Embiid, lost for the seventh time in eight games.
WIZARDS 116, PELICANS 106 >> Bradley Beal scored 26 points, Mike Scott had a season-high 24 ,and Washington topped New Orleans and its big two of Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, who combined for 63 points.