BUCKS 105, RAPTORS
92
TORONTO -- Giannis
Antetokounmpo scored 19 points, Khris
Middleton had 18 and the Milwaukee
Bucks beat Toronto 105-92 on Thursday night, ending the
Raptors' season-best home winning streak at 10 games.
D.J. Wilson scored
a career-high 16 points, Eric Bledsoe had
14 and Milwaukee (37-13) wrapped up the season series with its third victory in
four meetings with Toronto. The NBA-leading Bucks have a 1 1/2-game lead over
the Raptors (37-16) in the Eastern Conference.
The victory ensures Milwaukee will have the best winning
percentage in the East through Feb. 3, meaning Bucks coach Mike
Budenholzer will represent the conference at next month's NBA
All-Star Game.
Pascal Siakam scored
28 points and Kawhi Leonard had
16 for the Raptors. They had not lost at home since Dec. 9 to the Bucks.
PISTONS 93, MAVERICKS 89
DETROIT -- Andre
Drummond had 24 points and 20 rebounds and Detroit rallied from
a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat short-handed Dallas.
Before the game, the Mavericks traded Dennis Smith
Jr., DeAndre
Jordan and Wesley
Matthews to the New York
Knicks in a seven-player deal. Dallas acquired Kristaps
Porzingis, but for this game the Mavericks were significantly
undermanned. In addition to the players they dealt, they also were without star
rookie Luka Doncic,
who sat out with left ankle soreness.
Blake Griffin had
24 points for Detroit.
SPURS 117, NETS 114
SAN ANTONIO -- Derrick White scored
a career-high 26 points and San Antonio rallied in the fourth quarter to beat
Brooklyn for its 16th straight home victory over the Nets.
Fresh off his seventh All-Star selection, LaMarcus
Aldridge had 20 points, including a critical three-point play
in the final minute and 13 rebounds for the Spurs. DeMar DeRozan added
15 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a three-game absence because of a
sore left knee.
Joe Harris and DeMarre
Carroll had 18 points each for the Nets.
MAGIC 107, PACERS 100
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Terrence Ross scored
13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Orlando beat Indiana, handing the
Pacers their fourth straight.
Nikola
Vucevic added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando after being
selected to the All-Star team for the first time. D.J. Augustin had
20 points, including nine free throws in the final 1:26.
Orlando broke a four-game losing streak and snapped an
eight-game skid against Indiana.
Myles Turner had
27 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers.
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