Giannis and the Bucks beat the Rockets

By Eurohooops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, Jabari Parker scored 20 of his 28 in the first half and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a five-game losing streak Monday night with a 127-114 victory over the Rockets.

“I see my teammate, my brother on the court, my guy, be in attack mode, and I’m like, yeah, this is the night, I’ve got to be in attack mode, too. We’ve got to get this one,” Antetokounmpo said. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 2 points for the winners.

James Harden just missed a triple-double with 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, but committed 11 of Houston’s 22 turnovers. Patrick Beverley added 18 points for the Rockets, who fell to 1-1 on their five-game road trip. Swiss big man Clint Capela added 16 points for the losing side. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.

Charlotte – Washington 99-109 (Batum 4 p. 7 r. 6 as., Belinelli 18 p. – Gortat 8 p. 7 r.)
Brooklyn – San Antonio 86-112 (Bogdanovic 5 p. – Bertans 11 p.)
Atlanta – LA Clippers 105-115 (Schroder 21 p. 7 as., Sefolosha 11 p.)
Miami – Golden State 105-102 (Dragic 19 p. – Pachulia 6 p. 9 r.)
Detroit – Sacramento 104-109 (Koufos 6 p.)
New Orleans – Cleveland 124-122 (Motiejunas 14 p.)
Indiana – New York 103-109 (Seraphin 2 p. – Porzingis 8 p., Noah 2 p., Kuzminskas 3 r., Hernangomez 14 p. 10 r.)
Utah – Oklahoma City 95-97 (Gobert 12 p. 9 r., Diaw 6 p. 5 as. – Sabonis 2 r., Lauvergne 1 r., Kanter 14 p., Abrines 3 p.)

Eastern Conference

Western Conference