GIANNIS Antetokounmpo racked up 28 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks advanced in the NBA Cup with a 128-107 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila).
Damian Lillard had 27 points and five assists for the Bucks, who won all four of their games in East Group B and advanced to a home quarterfinal game against the Orlando Magic on Dec. 10.
The Bucks also continued their recent dominance over the Pistons. They have won 11 in a row over their Central Division rival and 23 of the last 24.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 23 points and six assists, while Tobias Harris supplied 16 points and five rebounds. Detroit finished 3-1 in NBA Cup group play but didn’t advance to the knockout rounds.
In other games, it was the Clippers 127, Blazers 105; Kings 120, Rockets 111; Sixers 110, Hornets 104; Nuggets 119, Warriors 115; Mavs 121, Grizzlies 116; Knicks 121, Magic 106; Suns 104, Spurs 93; Cavs 118, Wizards 87; Thunder 133, Jazz 106; and Raptors 122, Pacers 111.
Clippers 127, Blazers 105
Norman Powell scored 30 points and James Harden added 23 to go along with seven assists as Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to nine games by beating Portland in Inglewood, Calif.
Amir Coffey scored 19 points as the Clippers avenged one of their four consecutive home losses immediately after their new $2 billion arena opened. Powell has averaged 29 points in two games since returning from a hamstring injury.
Deandre Ayton scored 16 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost for the fourth time in their past five games overall and fell for the seventh time in their past eight road games.
Kings 120, Rockets 111
Domantas Sabonis had a team-high 27 points, DeMar DeRozan poured 13 of his 16 points into a third-quarter eruption and host Sacramento dashed Houston’s hopes of being the West’s top seed in next week’s NBA Cup quarterfinals.
De’Aaron Fox added 22 points for Sacramento, which won for the first time in its four NBA Cup games. Malik Monk posted 17 points and a game-high 12 assists. Sabonis also collected seven rebounds and four assists.
Jalen Green scored a game-high 28 points and Alperen Sengun had 24 for Houston, which will host Golden State in a quarterfinal game on Dec. 11 (Dec.12 in Manila).
