By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, 10 assists and a season-high 21 rebounds for his second triple-double of the season, Grayson Allen hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds to go in overtime and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Toronto Raptors 104-101.
Antetokounmpo, who scored a career-high 55 points Tuesday night against Washington, came in having posted at least 40 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in each of his past three games. The two-time MVP shot 7 for 18 against Toronto, making 1 of 3 from 3-point range and 15 of 21 at the free-throw line.
The Chicago Bulls snapped the Brooklyn Nets‘ 12-game winning streak with a 121-112 victory Wednesday night, handing Brooklyn its first loss since Dec. 4.
Nets star Kevin Durant scored 44 points on 15-of-22 shooting, but the Bulls halted the longest winning streak in the NBA this season by controlling the game from the start. The big man from Montenegro Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Detroit ended the injury-plagued defending champions’ season-best winning streak at five. Reigning NBA Finals MVP Stephen Curry missed his 10th straight game with a partially dislocated left shoulder and is set to be re-examined Saturday at the two-week mark from his last evaluation. Croatian, Bojan Bogdanovic played exceptionally scoring 29 points.
ΝΒΑ Results
Charlotte Hornets – Memphis Grizzlies 107-131 (Aldama 8p)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Phoenix Suns 90-88 (Osman 12p – Saric 10p)
Orlando Magic – Oklahoma City Thunder 126-115 (Banchero 25p, 8r, 7a)
Philadelphia 76ers – Indiana Pacers 129-126 (120-120) OT
New York Knicks – San Antonio Spurs 117-114 (Hartenstein 8p, Fournier 6p – Poeltl 6p, 8r, Sochan 4a)
Toronto Raptors – Milwaukee Bucks 101-104 (97-97) OT (Anunoby14p 9r, Hernangomez 1a – Antetokounmpo 30p, 21r, 10a)
Chicago Bulls – Brooklyn Nets 121-112 (Vucevic 21p,13r, Dragic 6p)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Portland Trail Blazers 113-106 (Gobert 17p,12r – Nurkic 10p, 8r)
New Orleans Pelicans – Houston Rockets 119-108 (Valanciunas 16p, 17r,Hernangomez 14p, 7r – Sengun 13p, 4r, Marjanovic 5p, Garuba 2p)
Golden State Warriors – Detroit Pistons 119-122 (Bogdanovic 29)
Los Angeles Lakers–Miami Heat 112-109 (Schroder 32p)
Sacramento Kings–Atlanta Hawks 117-120 (Sabonis 20p,14r, 8a – Bogdanovic 17p,8r, 3a)
West standings:
- Memphis 24-13
- Denver 24-13
- New Orleans 24-14
- Dallas 22-16
- Sacramento 20-17
- Los Angeles Clippers 21-18
- Portland 19-18
- Phoenix 20-19
- Golden State 20-19
- Utah 19-21
- Minnesota 18-21
- Los Angeles Lakers 17-21
- OKC 16-22
- San Antonio 12-26
- Houston 10-28
East standings:
- Boston 26-12
- Brooklyn 25-13
- Milwaukee 25-13
- Cleveland 25-14
- Philadelphia 23-14
- New York Knicks 21-18
- Indiana 21-18
- Miami 20-19
- Atlanta Hawks 18-20
- Chicago 17-21
- Washington 17-22
- Toronto 16-22
- Orlando 14-24
- Detroit 11-30
- Charlotte 10-29