Bucks topple Kings; Hawks soar

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GIANNIS Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 25 points during a 47-point first quarter that propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-115 win over the visiting Kings on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila), snapping Sacramento’s seven-game winning streak.

Antetokounmpo finished with a game-high 33 points and Lillard totaled 24 for the Bucks, who rebounded from a 34-point loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday to earn their fourth win in the past five games. Antetokounmpo completed a triple-double with a game-high 13 assists and 11 rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 28 points and De’Aaron Fox recorded a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double for the Kings, who lost for just the second time in nine games since Doug Christie took over as interim coach after Mike Brown was fired.

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Domantas Sabonis just missed a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

In other games, it was the Hawks 122, Suns 117; Thunder 118, Sixers 102; Cavs 127, Pacers 117; Nuggets 118, Mavs 99; Pelicans 119, Bulls 113; and Nets 132, Blazers 114.

Hawks 122, Suns 117

Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points for Atlanta, which ended Phoenix’s three-game winning streak and beat the Suns for the 11th straight time in Atlanta.

Young made 13 of 31 field goals, giving him 3,556 baskets for his career and pushing him past Al Horford for 10th most in franchise history. He was 6-for-12 on 3-pointers and 11 of 14 on free throws to go along with five assists. Atlanta also got 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds from Onyeka Okongwu and 19 points from fellow reserve Garrison Mathews, who made five 3-pointers.

Phoenix was led by Devin Booker’s 35 points and Kevin Durant’s 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Thunder 118, Sixers 102

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting to guide visiting Oklahoma City over short-handed Philadelphia.

Gilgeous-Alexander also dished out nine assists, joining Isaiah Hartenstein (nine points, 16 rebounds) in barely missing a double-double. Jalen Williams contributed 24 points for the Thunder, while Cason Wallace notched 18 points.

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