KELDON Johnson scored 25 points, including several big buckets down the stretch, to help the San Antonio Spurs snap a 16-game losing streak with a 102-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) in Salt Lake City.
The outcome, which wrapped up San Antonio’s nine-game Rodeo Road Trip, gave the Spurs their first victory since they beat Brooklyn on Jan. 17. It also ended an 18-game losing skid away from home.
Doug McDermott hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for San Antonio. Jeremy Sochan added 13 points and Devonte’ Graham had 12 for the Spurs, who got just their 15th win.
Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points with 10 rebounds for Utah, Talen Horton-Tucker scored 16 points and Walker Kessler contributed 10 points and 15 boards.
In other games, it was the Bucks 118, Nets 104; Pacers 124, Mavs 122; Nuggets 133, Rockets 112; Grizzlies 121, Lakers 109; Wizards 119, Hawks 116; Raptors 104, Bulls 98; Kings 123, Thunder 117; Warriors 123, Blazers 105; and Wolves 108, Clippers 101.
Bucks 118, Nets 104
Giannis Antetokounmpo totaled 33 points and 15 rebounds as Milwaukee extended its winning streak to 15 games by rallying past Brooklyn in New York.
The Bucks are on their fifth 15-game winning streak in team history and second in four seasons after winning 18 straight Nov. 10-Dec. 14, 2019. Antetokounmpo had missed Sunday’s three-point win over Phoenix due to a leg injury and played 15 combined minutes in his previous two games due to injuries.
Mikal Bridges scored 31 points, helping the Nets build a 10-point cushion early in the third before Milwaukee began its comeback. Spencer Dinwiddie added 26 points, but Brooklyn scored only 19 points in the fourth and dropped its third straight.
Pacers 124, Mavs 122
Tyrese Haliburton scored 32 points and Myles Turner added 24 as visiting Indiana became the latest team to take down new-look Dallas.
Jordan Nwora scored 16 points and Aaron Nesmith added 14 as the Pacers won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 6-8.
Luka Doncic logged 39 points, nine rebounds and six assists on his 24th birthday, and Kyrie Irving had 16 points and nine assists as the duo fell to 1-4 while on the court together.
Irving was acquired by the Mavericks in a Feb. 6 trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Irving missed a step-back 3-point attempt with 1.1 seconds remaining that would have given Dallas the victory. — Field Level Media
