Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and Bobby Portis added 19 off the bench to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap their two-game NBA losing streak with a 118-109 win against the visiting Chicago Bulls.
Antetokounmpo and Portis each had a double-double for the home side on Monday night (local time) with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
Khris Middleton added 13 points, while Damian Lillard scored 12 despite shooting 3-for-17 from the field. Lillard also had five assists.
Nikola Vucevic led the way for Chicago with a double-double of his own, totalling 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Zach LaVine added 20 points, while DeMar DeRozan was limited to just 11 on 3-of-14 shooting.
In Boston, Jayson Tatum scored 35 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, to propel the Celtics to a 114-98 victory over the New York Knicks.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (left) lines up a shot against New York Knicks guard Josh Hart.
Tatum made 13 of his 23 field-goal attempts. He added seven assists and six rebounds in the win, which improved Boston’s home record to 5-0 and ended New York’s three-game winning streak.
Jaylen Brown finished with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Celtics, who received 21 points and six rebounds from Kristaps Porzingis.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 26 points. Julius Randle had 25 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
New York played without RJ Barrett (migraine), who is averaging a team-high 22.6 points per game this season.
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam scores against the Washington Wizards in their NBA clash.
In Toronto, Pascal Siakam made a jump shot with eight seconds to play as the Raptors came back to defeat the Washington Wizards 111-107.
Siakam had a season-best 39 points – including 29 in the second half – and added 11 rebounds and seven assists as Toronto overcame a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Scottie Barnes added 19 points and nine rebounds for Toronto, Jakob Poeltl scored 13 points, and Precious Achiuwa had 10.
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-best 34 points for the Wizards, who have lost three straight games.
In Sacramento, De’Aaron Fox had 28 points and six assists in his return after missing two weeks with an ankle injury, as the Sacramento Kings gave coach Mike Brown his 400th career victory with a 132-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Domantas Sabonis added 23 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Kings.
Keegan Murray had a season-high 25 points, including five three-pointers.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs with 22 points, despite going scoreless in the first quarter.
Source: AAP
