Cavaliers 108, Grizzlies 100
Nuggets 123, T-Wolves 112
Lakers 119, Bucks 95
Raptors 129, Pacers 111
Thunder 109, Hornets 96
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 119-95 ,on Saturday night.
Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, with each notching wins in NBA Cup games on Friday night.
The Lakers played without Rui Hachimura (calf tightness) and Marcus Smart (illness). LeBron James also remained out with sciatica and has missed all 14 games this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 10 rebounds, AJ Green scored 15 points and Gary Trent Jr. added 13 for the Bucks (8-6), who couldn’t overcome ice-cold first-half shooting and ended with a season-low point total.
The Lakers led by as many as 13 points and held a 30-18 lead after one quarter. Milwaukee was just 3 for 12 from deep in the period.
The Lakers blew it wide open in the second quarter and took a 65-34 lead at the half. Milwaukee made just 10 of 41 shots (24%) and 4 of 21 (19%) from long range in the first half while Los Angeles made 23 of 42 (55%) overall while going 5 for 13 (38%) from 3-point range.
Milwaukee opened the third quarter on a 20-5 run sparked by three 3-pointers from AJ Green, who made four from deep in the quarter. The Bucks scored 38 points in the quarter and pulled within 14 points before Doncic closed the period with eight points to give the Lakers a 20-point cushion.
Strong 3-point shooting pulled the Bucks to within 13 early in the fourth but the Lakers withstood the rally.
THUNDER 109, HORNETS 96
In Charlotte, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 25 as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder used a big third quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-96 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.
Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points for the Thunder, who have won 23 consecutive games against Eastern Conference opponents and are 22-2 in their last 24 road contests. Isiah Hartenstein had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Cason Wallace Chipped scored 10 points.
Miles Bridges scored 15 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Collin Sexton and Moussa Diabate had 13 points apiece for the Hornets who played without Brandon Miller (shoulder subluxation) and LaMelo Ball, who sat out the second game of a back-to-back after returning from a ankle impingement Friday night in Milwaukee.
The first half featured 11 ties and 11 lead changes.
The game was tied 30-30 after the first quarter and Oklahoma City came from six points down in the second to lead 55-52 at halftime behind 18 first-half points from Gilgeous-Alexander and the aggressive play of Holmgren on the boards.
Charlotte made 10 of 24 shots from beyond the arc in the opening half, while the Thunder were 6 of 12.
Oklahoma-City used a 16-1 burst over a four-minute stretch to open a 15-point lead midway through the third quarter and led by 17 points, 87-70, heading to the fourth.
