MILWAUKEE (REUTERS) – Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his twenty seventh birthday by scoring 15 of his game-high 27 factors within the fourth quarter because the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 112-104 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday (Dec 6).
Khris Middleton added 21 factors and eight assists for Milwaukee, who’ve received 10 of their final 11 Nationwide Basketball Affiliation video games. Jrue Vacation had 20 factors, seven rebounds and eight assists, whereas Pat Connaughton added 12 factors off the bench.
Antetokounmpo returned after lacking two video games with a proper calf harm and grabbed 12 rebounds in 27 minutes. Bobby Portis had 10 factors and tied his profession excessive with 16 rebounds.
Jarrett Allen had 25 factors and 9 rebounds to guide Cleveland. Lauri Markkanen tallied 20 factors and 7 rebounds, Kevin Love scored 15 factors.
Evan Mobley had 12, and Darius completed with 10 factors and 9 assists.
Milwaukee recorded their eighth straight win within the sequence whereas limiting the Cavaliers to 38.9 per cent taking pictures from the sphere and 15 of 46 (32.6 per cent) from three-point vary. Cleveland misplaced their second straight following a four-game successful streak.
In Chicago, Zach LaVine scored a game-high 32 factors to guide 5 gamers in double figures because the short-handed Bulls made it 4 wins of their final 5 video games, stopping the Denver Nuggets 109-97.
LaVine canned 13 of 23 field-goal makes an attempt and dished out eight assists because the Bulls made up for the absence of Demar DeRozan, who earlier than the sport was positioned within the NBA’s well being and security protocols scheme. DeRozan is fourth within the league in scoring at 26.4 factors per sport.
However Chicago didn’t want him on this night time because it received others to select up the slack. Nikola Vucevic and Lonzo Ball every added 20 factors and 10 rebounds. Derrick Jones tallied 12 factors and rookie Ayo Dosunmu hit for 11 in his first NBA begin.
In Minnesota, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot made seven of Atlanta’s franchise-record 25 three-pointers and scored a season-high 23 factors to assist the visiting Hawks to a 121-110 win over the Timberwolves.
In Miami, Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks every scored 21 factors because the Memphis Grizzlies received their fifth straight sport – all of them with out ever trailing – beating the Warmth 105-90.
