Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season because the Milwaukee Bucks led wire-to-wire to beat the visiting Indiana Pacers.
The NBA’s two-time Most Beneficial Participant claimed 37 factors, 10 rebounds and 11 assists because the Bucks received 129-117 on Friday to enhance to a 2-0 file within the NBA Cup.
Damian Lillard added 24 factors and 13 assists for his third straight double-double, and the outcome means Milwaukee have received 5 of their final six since opening the season with a 2-8 file.
That they had six gamers in double figures for factors, with Antetokounmpo, 29, recording his forty seventh profession triple-double.
Jaylen Brown had 31 factors and 11 rebounds to steer the Boston Celtics to a 108-96 win on the cussed Washington Wizards.
Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation added 16 factors every for final season’s NBA champions, who’ve received three straight total and are 2-1 within the NBA Cup.
James Harden had 22 factors and 9 assists because the Los Angeles Clippers prolonged their profitable streak to 4 video games with a 104-88 victory towards the visiting Sacramento Kings.
The Clippers have been with out main scorer Norman Powell due to a hamstring pressure and are actually 1-1 within the in-season match, which concludes subsequent month with the semi-finals and championship recreation being performed in Las Vegas.
Jared McCain declared to the group that he’s “the rookie of the yr” after scoring a three-pointer within the Philadelphia 76ers’ 113-98 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets.
The 20-year-old, who was the sixteenth total draft choose in June, scored 30 factors because the Sixers halted a five-game dropping streak, regardless of taking part in with out Joel Embiid and Paul George.
McCain posted his seventh consecutive recreation scoring 20-plus factors, becoming a member of Embiid, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse and Lee Shaffer as the one rookies in franchise historical past to perform that feat,