JAYSON Tatum had 31 points and eight rebounds to help the Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to seven games with a 122-119 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila).
Derrick White added 23 points and eight assists for Boston, which made 18 of its 40 3-point attempts. Jaylen Brown had 21 points, and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 19.
The Celtics led by 21 points in the fourth quarter before the Bucks got within two with 32.6 seconds left. Boston sealed the win at the foul line, running its home winning streak to 10 games.
Damian Lillard scored a game-high 32 points and Bobby Portis added 24 points and 15 rebounds for Milwaukee, which was missing Giannis Antetokounmpo (hamstring) for the second game in a row.
In other games, it was the Suns 115, Sixers 102; Heat 107, Cavs 104; Pacers 122, Pistons 103; Thunder 119, Jazz 107; Kings 123, Raptors 89; Warriors 137, Grizzlies 116; and Clippers 116, Blazers 103.
Suns 115, Sixers 102
Grayson Allen matched his season highs with nine 3-pointers and 32 points as Phoenix beat visiting Philadelphia.
Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Devin Booker added 18 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds for Phoenix, which led by as many as 26. Durant (28,610 points) was 10-for-18 from the floor and passed Shaquille O’Neal (28,596) for eighth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Kelly Oubre Jr. put up 18 points for the 76ers, who had their two-game winning streak end.
