DENVER: Khris Middleton had 29 points and 12 assists, a career high, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and the Milwaukee Bucks won their fifth straight game beating the Denver Nuggets 125-112 on Monday night.
Middletons’ 12th pass was a thing of beauty: a precise pass to Antetokounmpo for a dunk with 1:39 to go to give the Bucks a 120-110 lead.
Bryn Forbes had 15 points for the Bucks, who earned a rare victory in Mile High City. Milwaukee improved to 10-40 all-time in Denver.
Nikola Jokic finished with 35 points and 12 rebounds in a showdown with Antetokounmpo. Jokic couldn’t quite replicate his shooting touch the other night when he scored a career-high 50 points in Sacramento.
Will Barton added 24 points, a season high as the Nuggets lost their third in a row.
Spurs 105, warriors 100
SAN ANTONIO: Dejounte Murray had 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight steals, and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points and 10 assists as San Antonio beat Golden State.
Stephen Curry scored 32 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 24 for the Warriors, who had no crosses injured James Wiseman and Kevon Looney. Draymond Green had 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Murray hit a 3 point step back with 12.6 seconds left, which gave Spurs a 101-97 lead. Curry responded with his own fall-away 3, but DeRozan closed the game with four straight free throws.
The teams meet Tuesday night in San Antonio.
The Spurs trailed by 14 in the first half before rallying.
HORNETS 119, ROCKETS 94
CHARLOTTE, NC: LaMelo Ball set a career-high seven points on 3 points and finished with 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as Charlotte beat Houston on the penalty kill.
Miles Bridges had another good outing with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Gordon Hayward added 19 points for the Hornets, who opened the fourth quarter on a 19-1 run to open a close game.
Victor Oladipo had 21 points to lead the Rockets, who have lost only for the third time in 10 games.
Houston played without three of its top four scorers John Wall, Eric Gordon and Christian Wood. Gordon and Wall got a night’s rest, while Wood missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle. Together, the trio have over 59 points per game.
RAPTORS 128, GRIZZLIES 113
MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam each scored 32 points and Toronto organized a rally in the second half to beat Memphis.
Norman Powell added 29 points for the Raptors, who began their comeback after coach Nick Nurse was sent off in the third quarter. VanVleet also had nine assists for Toronto, which beat Memphis 65-43 in the second half, including 34-16 in the fourth quarter.
Jonas Valanciunas led the Grizzlies with 27 points and 20 rebounds, a season high. Ja Morant had 18 points and nine assists but was just 5 of 17 from the field as Memphis shot 43%.
MAVERICKS 127, TIMBERWOLVES 122
DALLAS: Kristaps Porzingis had 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks, Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dallas held off at Minnesota.
Tim Hardaway added 24 points off the bench as the Mavericks won their second in a row at home after a six-game skid at the American Airlines Center. They were leading by 25 in the second quarter before the Timberwolves shot 123-120 with 50 seconds left.
Josh Richardson hit a jumper with 27 seconds left for a five-point lead and Malik Beasley missed 3 seconds later.
Beasley tied a season-high 30 points, 27 in the second half, and rookie Anthony Edwards added 22 for the Timberwolves, who completed a 1-4 trip.
WIZARDS 105, BULLS 101
CHICAGO: Bradley Beal scored 35 points and Washington held on for a rare win, beating Chicago.
NBA top scorer Beal had three free throws in the final 9.8 seconds. Rui Hachimura added a season-high 19 points and 10 rebounds in his 23rd birthday, and the Wizards improved to 6-15 despite Russell Westbrook resting.
Zach LaVine had 35 points but missed a potential face-off that was contested in the dying seconds. The Bulls lost for the sixth time in eight games.
SUNS 119, CAVALIERS 113
PHOENIX: Devin Booker scored 36 points for a season high, Mikal Bridges added 22 and Phoenix rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Cleveland.
The Suns have won six of seven while the Cavaliers have lost four in a row. Booker completed 14 of 27 shots, including five 3-point shots.
Phoenix took a 101-100 lead with seven minutes to go on a Cam Johnson 3. The second-year forward had missed his first six attempts from beyond the arc.
Collin Sexton led the Cavaliers with 23 points. André Drummond added 15 points and 14 rebounds.
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