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GIANNIS Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA Cup with a 128-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Damian Lillard had 27 points and five assists for the Bucks, who won all four of their games in East Group B and advanced to a home quarterfinal game against the Orlando Magic on December 10.
Clippers 127, Trail Blazers 105
Norman Powell scored 30 points and James Harden added 23 to go along with seven assists as Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to nine games by beating Portland in Inglewood.
Amir Coffey scored 19 points as the Clippers avenged one of their four consecutive home losses immediately after their new $2 billion arena opened. Powell has averaged 29 points in two games since returning from a hamstring injury.
Kings 120, Rockets 111
Domantas Sabonis had a team-high 27 points, DeMar DeRozan poured 13 of his 16 points into a third-quarter eruption and host Sacramento dashed Houston’s hopes of being the West’s top seed in next week’s NBA Cup quarterfinals.
De’Aaron Fox added 22 points for Sacramento, which won for the first time in its four NBA Cup games. Malik Monk posted 17 points and a game-high 12 assists. Sabonis also collected seven rebounds and four assists.
76ers 110, Hornets 104
Paul George poured in 29 points to match his season high and Tyrese Maxey notched the final 11 Philadelphia points as the 76ers survived in Charlotte.
Maxey ended up with 10 of his 21 points on free throws as Philadelphia won consecutive games for the first time this season despite squandering a 19-point second-half lead. Jared McCain had 17 points off the 76ers’ bench.
Nuggets 119, Warriors 115
Nikola Jokic scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and host Denver rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:13 to beat Golden State.
The Warriors won the NBA Cup’s West Group C with a 3-1 mark to advance. The Nuggets finished 2-2 and were eliminated.
Mavericks 121, Grizzlies 116
Dallas overcame a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat visiting Memphis behind Luka Doncic’s 37 points and 12 rebounds and Dereck Lively III’s 17 points and 11 rebounds.
With the win, Dallas finished 3-1 in the NBA Cup’s West Group C, made the quarterfinals as the wild-card team and will play at Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Memphis wound up 1-3 and was eliminated.
Knicks 121, Magic 106
Karl-Anthony Towns posted team-high totals of 23 points and 15 rebounds as host New York beat Orlando to clinch the NBA Cup’s East Group A title and an automatic bid to the quarterfinals.
Suns 104, Spurs 93
Devin Booker recorded 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead Phoenix to a victory over visiting San Antonio in an NBA Cup game. The Suns finished 3-1 in group play, the Spurs 2-2, and both were eliminated.
The Suns won for the third time in four games despite being without Kevin Durant in the second half. Durant sprained his left ankle in the second quarter. He scored 13 points in 16 1/2 minutes before departing.
Cavaliers 118, Wizards 87
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley scored 19 points apiece as Cleveland handed visiting Washington a 15th consecutive defeat.
Seven players scored in double figures for Cleveland, which improved to an NBA-best 19-3. The Cavaliers won their 10th straight meeting with the Wizards.
Thunder 133, Jazz 106
Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted 26 to lead Oklahoma City past visiting Utah in an NBA Cup game.
The Thunder finished 3-1 and in first place in West B Group. The Jazz finished 0-4 in the event and lost their fifth consecutive game overall.
Raptors 122, Pacers 111
Scottie Barnes scored a career-best 35 points and added nine assists and six rebounds as Toronto defeated visiting Indiana. The Raptors completed group play in the NBA Cup at 1-3, and the Pacers finished 0-4. —MSN.
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