Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season because the Milwaukee Bucks led wire-to-wire to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers.
The 2-time NBA Most Precious Participant had 37 factors, 10 rebounds and 11 assists because the Bucks gained 129-117 on Friday to enhance to 2-0 within the NBA Cup.
Damian Lillard added 24 factors and 13 assists for his third straight double-double, and the consequence means Milwaukee has gained 5 of its final six since opening the season with a 2-8 report.
That they had six gamers in double figures for factors, with Antetokounmpo, 29, recording his forty seventh profession triple-double.
Jaylen Brown had 31 factors and 11 rebounds to steer the Boston Celtics to a 108-96 victory in opposition to the cussed Wizards of Washington.
Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation added 16 factors every for final season’s NBA champions, who’ve gained three straight total and are 2-1 within the NBA Cup.
James Harden had 22 factors and 9 assists. Los Angeles Clippers prolonged its successful streak to 4 video games with a 104-88 victory over the guests Kings of Sacramento.
The Clippers had been with out main scorer Norman Powell because of a hamstring pressure and at the moment are 1-1 within the season’s event, which concludes subsequent month with the semifinals and match championships performed in Las Vegas.
Jared McCain informed the group he was “rookie of the yr” after scoring three factors within the sport Philadelphia 76ers 113-98 victory in opposition to the guests Brooklyn fillets.
The 20-year-old, who was the sixteenth decide within the draft in June, scored 30 factors because the Sixers ended a five-game dropping streak, regardless of taking part in with out Joel Embiid and Paul George.
McCain recorded his seventh straight sport with 20-plus factors, becoming a member of Embiid, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse and Lee Shaffer as the one rookies in franchise historical past to perform the feat.
