BOSTON (AP) – Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Bucks 111-105 on Friday night in Khris Middelton’s season debut in Milwaukee.
Jaylen Brown added 25 points as the Celtics made 17 3-pointers and won their 10th in 11 games.
Damian Lillard finished with 31 points for Milwaukee, which has lost two straight since winning a season-best seven straight. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 30 points and 11 rebounds on his 30th birthday.
Middleton had 11 points and five assists in 23 minutes after missing the Bucks’ first 21 games while recovering from offseason ankle surgery.
Boston led 107-102 on a layup by Jrue Holiday when Brown was fouled on a 3-pointer by Middleton, who made all three free throws.
Two free throws by Holiday gave Boston a 109-105 lead. Antetokounmpo then turned it over, leading to a layup by Al Horford.
76ERS 102, MAGIC 94
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Paul George had 21 points and nine assists in his second game back from a bone bruise in his left knee to lead Philadelphia to a win over Orlando.
KJ Martin added 20 points to help Philadelphia improve to 6-15. The 76ers have won three of four for the first time this season.
Franz Wagner scored 30 points for the Magic and Jalen Suggs had 22. Orlando dropped to 16-9.
KINGS 140, SPURS 113
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Sacramento rallied to beat San Antonio.
De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk each added 22 points for season-high Sacramento.
San Antonio’s Julian Champagnie made six 3-pointers and scored 30 points, both career highs. Spurs rookie Stephon Castle scored 15 points and Chris Paul had 11 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds.
Wembanyama took part in pre-match training but missed his second game in a row with a sore lower back. Spurs defenseman Devin Vassell sat out the second night of the game, which the two teams played, due to treatment of an injured knee.
San Antonio allowed 100 points in three quarters for the second straight game.
PACERS 132, BULLs 123
CHICAGO (AP) – Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and eight assists as Indiana snapped a four-game skid with a win over Chicago.
Pascal Siakam scored 21 points for Indiana and Bennedikt Mathurin finished with 19. The Pacers shot 56.5% from the field and had six players score in double figures.
Indiana led by 13 at halftime, but Chicago closed to within 112-109 on Josh Giddey’s layup with 6:53 left. Haliburton answered with a 3-pointer, sparking an 8-0 run for the Pacers.
Haliburton hit five 3s as Indiana went 18-for-29 from long range.
Zach LaVine scored 32 points for Chicago, which has won two straight. Coby White had 19 points and nine assists and Ayo Dosunmu added 15 points.
HAWKS 134, LAKE 132, OT
ATLANTA (AP) – Trae Young hit a 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime and Atlanta held on for its sixth straight victory to beat struggling Los Angeles.
Young scored 31 points to offset a huge night by the Big Two Lakers. LeBron James scored 39 points and Anthony Davis scored 38, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Los Angeles from suffering its third straight loss and seventh loss in nine games.
James had a chance to win it for the Lakers, but his long 3-pointer clanked off the rim.
With the score tied at 119, the Hawks had the final possession of regulation. Young’s 3-pointer was blocked by Max Christie and James collided with Davis as he went for the loose ball, sending the 39-year-old to his knee in pain.
After crawling to the bench, James was back on the court for overtime.
Associated Press