MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 33 points, Bobby Portis had a season-high 31 and the Milwaukee Bucks trounced Detroit 146-114 on Saturday to hand the Pistons their 23rd consecutive loss.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists while shooting 7 of 9 in his first game since scoring a franchise-record 64 points Wednesday night against Indiana.
Detroit matched the NBA’s third-longest skid in on season. The 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies, 1997-98 Denver Nuggets and 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats also lost 23 straight.
The longest losing streak within a single season is shared by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers, who both dropped 26 consecutive games. The 76ers also had a 28-game losing streak that started in the 2014-15 season and carried over to 2015-16.
Cade Cunningham scored 25 points for Detroit.
KINGS 125, JAZZ 104
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Keegan Murray made 12 3-pointers, two shy of the NBA record, and scored a career-high 47 points to lead Sacramento past Utah.
Murray scored a franchise-record 26 points in the third quarter and had Klay Thompson’s NBA record of 14 3-pointers in his sights after making 12 of his first 13 attempts. But the second-year forward missed his final two attempts from behind the arc while becoming the seventh different player to make 12 or more 3s in a game.
Domantas Sabonis added 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. The Kings shot 22 of 45 from the 3-point line, the third time this season Sacramento made at least 20.
Colin Sexton scored 28 points for Utah.
THUNDER 118, NUGGETS 117
DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a turnaround jumper with a second left and Oklahoma City rallied to beat Denver.
Jalen Williams scored 25 points and rookie Chet Holmgren had 17 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best nine blocks for the Thunder. His previous high in blocks was seven, which came against Cleveland in his second NBA game.
Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 12 assists for Denver. Denver had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the second time in 12 home games.
MAVERICKS 131, TRAIL BLAZERS 120
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to help Dallas beat Portland.
Doncic scored 30 points in the first half and wrapped up the triple-double in the third quarter. He has five triple-doubles this season and 61 in his career.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 25 points for Dallas, and Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 18.
Anfernee Simons had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Portland. Jerami Grant scored 27 points in his first game back after missing the previous four games because of a concussion.
HEAT 118, BULLS 116
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler hit a step-back jumper as time expired to lift Miami past Chicago.
Butler came up the left side of the floor, then went to the right, headed toward the lane and coolly hit the step-back over Coby White.
Butler had 28 points to help Miami split of a two-game home series with Chicago. Kevin Love added 22 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 18.
DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 27 points.
CLIPPERS 144, KNICKS 122
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, Paul George added 25 and Los Angeles routed New York for its NBA-best seventh straight victory.
The Clippers used a 42-point second quarter to lead 77-66 at the break.
George was back in the lineup after missing a game because of a sore hip. He overcame a slow start in the first half when he had six points.
New York’s Jalen Brunson followed up his career-high, 50-point effort in Phoenix on Friday night with 22 points. Julius Randle also had 22.
76ERS 135, HORNETS 82
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joel Embiid had 42 points and 15 rebounds and Philadelphia handed injury-depleted Charlotte its worst loss in franchise history.
Tyrese Maxey added 21 points for the 76ers, who shot out quickly when Embiid outscored the Hornets by himself in the first quarter and built a 29-point halftime lead,
Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 14 points. The Hornets’ previous largest loss was by 50 points to Milwaukee on Jan. 10, 2000.
TIMBERWOLVES 127, PACERS 109
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards had 37 points and Minnesota routed Indiana.
Naz Reid added 17 points for Minnesota. The Timberwolves are 11-1 at home and tied with Boston for the NBAs best record at 19-5.
Minnesota shot a season-high 55.8% from the field, including a season-best 60% (18 for 30) from 3-point range. Bruce Brown and Aaron Nesmith each scored 17 points for the Pacers.
WARRIORS 124, NETS 120
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points on the way to 37, Klay Thompson added 24 points with back-to-back timely 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and Golden State beat Brooklyn to snap a three-game losing streak.
Cam Thomas scored 41 points on 15-for-24 shooting with five 3-pointers for New Jersey. The Nets lost for the third time in four games during their five-game trip.
Golden State played its first home game and second overall since Draymond Green received an indefinite suspension from the NBA to work on his behavior after he hit Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face.
CAVALIERS 127, HAWKS 119
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and a career-high 13 assists and Cleveland beat Atlanta.
The Cavaliers built a 23-point lead in the first half of their first game since announcing that starting power forward Evan Mobley and former All-Star point guard Darius Garland will likely be out until February. Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak.
Trae Young had 35 points and 10 assists for Atlanta, and Dejounte Murray scored 21 points. The Hawks have dropped six of seven.
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