MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo made a tiebreaking tip-in with 18.5 seconds left, Damian Lillard scored 31 points against his former team and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-102 on Sunday.
Lillard played the first 11 seasons of his career with the Trail Blazers before requesting a trade over the summer and eventually landing in Milwaukee just before the start of training camp. He faced Portland for the first time.
The Bucks trailed 81-55 early in the third quarter, the largest deficit overcome by a winning team in the NBA this season.
Antetokounmpo had 33 points. Jerami Grant led Portland with 22 points, and Malcolm Brogdon had 18 points and 12 assists.
SUNS 116, KNICKS 113
NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Booker made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining and finished with 28 points and 11 assists to lead Phoenix past New York for its seventh straight victory.
With Kevin Durant out for a second straight game because of a sore right foot, Booker shot the winner from behind the arc, right in front of New York’s bench.
Eric Gordon added 25 points for the Suns, who were also without guard Grayson Allen. He had started all 16 games before feeling ill Sunday.
Jalen Brunson had 35 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Knicks. Julius Randle added 28 points, 17 in the third quarter.
CELTICS 113, HAWKS 103
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown had 21 and the injury-depleted, NBA-leading Boston beat Atlanta.
Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were sidelined with injuries for Boston (13-4). Holiday was out for the second straight game because of a sprained right ankle and Porzingis strained his left calf in a loss at Orlando on Friday.
Trae Young had 33 points and seven assists for Atlanta.
MAGIC 130, HORNETS 117
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner and Cole Anthony each 30 points and Orlando beat Charlotte for its seventh straight victory.
Anthony scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Magic stretch their lead as many as 16 points. He also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Paolo Banchero had 23 points and eight assists.
Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
TIMBERWOLVES 119, GRIZZLIES 97
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 24 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Mike Conley each had 18 and Minnesota routed Memphis.
Rudy Gobert added 13 points to help Minnesota win for the fourth time in the last five games. Conley added a season-high 10 assists and was 6 of 9 from 3-point range.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 18 points. Memphis lost its fourth straight dropped to 0-8 at home as it deals with injuries and the 25-game suspension of Ja Morant.
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