NBA Roundup: Giannis wills Bucks previous Timberwolves, snaps four-game dropping streak

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BUCKS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 114

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 factors and 20 rebounds and Milwaukee beat Minnesota to snap a four-game dropping streak.

Antetokounmpo completed two factors off his season excessive and in addition had 5 assists to affix Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor as the one gamers in NBA historical past with back-to-back video games of at the least 40 factors, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. Chamberlain did it 5 instances and Baylor as soon as, with Chamberlain the final to do it Jan. 6-7, 1966.

Antetokounmpo has topped 40 factors in 4 of the final six video games.

Bobby Portis added 22 factors for Milwaukee.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 30 factors on 10-of-20 capturing. Luka Garza and Jaylen Nowell every had 16 factors within the Timberwolves’ fifth straight loss. Minnesota heart Rudy Gobert sat out due to a non-COVID sickness and star ahead Karl Anthony-Towns didn’t play due to a strained proper calf.

WIZARDS 119, MAGIC 100

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 30 factors and 13 rebounds and Washington routed short-handed Orlando for its fourth straight victory.

Kyle Kuzma added 23 factors and Rui Hachimura had 16 factors and 7 rebounds. The Wizards performed with out star guard Bradley Beal for the second straight recreation due to a strained hamstring.

Franz Wagner had 28 factors and eight assists for Orlando. The Magic had solely eight gamers obtainable after suspensions by the NBA within the wake of an incident at Detroit on Wednesday evening.

RAPTORS 113, SUNS 104

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TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. matched his season excessive with 35 factors, Pascal Siakam had 26 and Toronto beat short-handed and sloppy Phoenix to snap a five-game house dropping streak.

Siakam has scored at the least 25 factors in seven consecutive video games. Vince Carter did it in a franchise-record eight straight in February and March of 2001.

Chris Paul had 20 factors and 12 assists however had six of the Suns’ season-worst 27 turnovers that led to 34 factors for the Raptors.

Mikal Bridges scored 21 factors and Torrey Craig had 13 as Phoenix misplaced for the fifth time in its previous six. The Suns performed their third straight recreation with out All-Star guard Devin Booker, who is anticipated to overlook at the least 4 weeks due to a strained left groin.

LAKERS 130, HAWKS 121

ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 47 factors on his thirty eighth birthday with most of the sellout crowd at State Farm Arena cheering his each transfer and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 130-121 on Friday evening.

James, a four-time NBA MVP and an 18-time All-Star completed with 10 rebounds and 9 assists. He had 16 factors within the second quarter, 13 within the third and 16 within the fourth. James started the sport ranked ninth in scoring with a 27.8 common.

The Hawks who’ve misplaced three in a row blew a 15-point lead however regained a 101-100 lead on Aaron Holiday’s 3-pointer with 10:50 remaining. James hit a 3 from the suitable wing to make it 103-101 and Los Angeles by no means trailed once more. The Lakers went up 108-105 on James’ straightaway 3.

Thomas Bryant had 19 factors and a season-high 17 rebounds for the Lakers and Russell Westbrook had 14 factors and 11 assists. Trae Young led Atlanta with 29 factors and Dejounte Murray had 20.

PELICANS 127, 76ERS 116

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 42 factors, making a career-high 11 3-pointers, and Zion Williamson added 36 to energy New Orleans previous Philadelphia.

McCollum hit 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions in a 42-second span of the second quarter, giving the Pelicans a 56-40 lead. McCollum completed the half 7 of 11 from lengthy vary and 11 of 16 for the sport.

Joel Embiid completed with 37 factors on 14-for-22 capturing. He scored 15 of Philadelphia’s first 24 factors and had 20 first-half factors on 8-of-9 capturing. James Harden added 20 factors.

BULLS 132, PISTONS 118

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 factors and Chicago beat Detroit.

LaVine seemed extra like his previous explosive self than the man managing his left knee following low season surgical procedure. And the Bulls ended the sport on a 17-3 run after getting all they may deal with from the group with the NBA’s worst document.

DeMar DeRozan scored 22 factors. Nikola Vucevic added 19 factors and 9 rebounds and the Bulls received for the fifth time in six video games.

Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 22 factors. The Pistons had been down two gamers, with guard Killian Hayes beginning a three-game suspension for placing Orlando’s Moritz Wagner behind the top on Wednesday and ahead Hamidou Diallo serving a one-game punishment.

NUGGETS 124, HEAT 119

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored seven of his 14 factors over the ultimate two minutes, Nikola Jokic had his eighth triple-double of the season and Denver rallied to beat Miami.

Jokic completed with 19 factors, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. The two-time reigning NBA MVP was 8 of 15 from the ground, marking his team-record twenty sixth straight recreation capturing 50% or higher. He has 84th profession triple-doubles.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Nuggets with 20 factors on 7-of-7 capturing from the ground.

Tyler Herro had 26 factors and 10 rebounds for Miami. Bam Adebayo added 22.

WARRIORS 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 112

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 41 factors, Klay Thompson made a key 3-pointer with 1:36 left and added 31 and Golden State beat Portland to enhance the NBA’s greatest house document to 16-2.

Damian Lillard did his greatest to rally the Trail Blazers after halftime and completed with 34 factors, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Poole had his second 40-point recreation up to now 15 contests.

KINGS 126, JAZZ 125

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter hit a 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds left and Sacramento held off Utah when Jazz ahead Lauri Markkanen missed a jumper within the closing seconds.

Huerter scored 30 factors to assist Sacramento enhance to 19-15, with coach Mike Brown returning after lacking the previous two video games due to COVID-19. Domantas Sabonis added 28 factors, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and De’Aaron Fox had 24 factors and 10 assists.

Markkanen scored 36 factors for Utah. Jordan Clarkson had 25 factors and 9 assists.