Alex Caruso hit an epic fadeaway three-pointer to pressure additional time and the shorthanded Chicago Bulls took down the Milwaukee Bucks at dwelling 120-113 on Friday (all instances AEDT).
It noticed Chicago snap a five-game shedding streak to enhance to 6-14, whereas it remarkably got here with out each Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan as a result of harm.
Clawing again a nine-point deficit early within the fourth, Bucks rallied laborious down the stretch of regulation. Brook Lopez and Malik Beasley hit consecutive threes earlier than Giannis Antetokounmpo’s free throws put the guests forward 106-103 with 5 seconds remaining.
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Caruso then bought a dribble hand off from Nikola Vucevic and knocked down one of many greatest pictures of his profession as the ultimate buzzer sounded to see the Bulls followers go wild and prolong the sport to an additional interval.
Each side traded buckets early in OT earlier than a decisive play the place Antetokounmpo met Ayo Dosunmu on the rim for a goaltend to offer the Bulls a 1130-10 lead with 1:14 on the clock.
Milwaukee missed a number of pictures on the different finish, whereas the Bulls iced the sport with two Vucevic free throws and a Pat Williams dunk.
Antetokounmpo shook off a gradual begin — he scored simply 4 factors within the first half — to guide the Bucks with 26 factors and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 20, Malik Beasley added 19 and Damian Lillard had 18 for the Bucks.
With it, the Bucks’ three-game profitable streak got here to finish as Adrian Girffin’s aspect fell to 13-6.
PISTONS WINLESS IN NOVEMBER AFTER 16TH-STRAIGHT LOSS
Simply when it appeared like issues couldn’t get any worse for the Detroit Pistons, they’ve.
Monty Williams’ squad’s 118-112 defeat to the New York Knicks on Friday noticed it its shedding streak prolong to 16 — together with all 15 of their video games in November. It additionally marked New York’s Twelfth-straight win over the Detroit.
It got here in a sport the Pistons made two modifications to their beginning line-up, with Isaiah Livers and Killian Hayes changing Ausar Thompson and Jaden Ivey.
Whereas it was clearly a determined bid to discover a spark, the modifications got here below scrutiny from the NBA world on social media — particularly Thompson’s demotion given the Decide 5 draftee had been one of many standout rookies this season.
Nevertheless it didn’t yield the outcome the struggling Pistons have been after as their horror begin to the season continued, with the staff’s NBA-worst file sliding to 2-17.
Detroit performed with rather more battle till the ultimate buzzer on this one and even led 93-91 with 9:45 left within the fourth after Thompson’s three.
However the Knicks responded with a Donte DiVincenzo triple and Josh Hart layup to return up 97-93 with 8:31 to play and regain momentum.
DiVincenzo hit consecutive threes contained in the final 5 minutes and Julius Randle made two essential buckets to push New York’s lead out to 9 with 1:33 remaining to seal the win.
Brunson (42 factors, eight assists) and Randle (29 factors, 10 rebounds, eight assists) led the now 11-7 Knicks sensationally, whereas Cade Cuningham topscored for Detroit with 31.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 factors to propel the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to a 113-110 NBA victory over LeBron James and the weary Los Angeles Lakers.
Gilgeous-Alexander related on 11-of -8 pictures from the sphere and made all 10 of his free throws.
Jalen Williams scored 21 factors and rookie middle Chet Holmgren added 18 for the Thunder, who had seven gamers rating in double figures.
Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 31 factors and 14 rebounds. James had 21 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the Lakers, who led by as many as 14 factors within the first half however couldn’t preserve the stress on within the second evening of a back-to-back and with a bevy of gamers nursing accidents.
Oklahoma Metropolis out-scored Los Angeles 42-23 within the second quarter to guide 72-60 at halftime and by no means trailed the remainder of the way in which.
“I believed we performed actually good ball the primary quarter,” James stated.
“However after that you can begin seeing the three in 4 (nights), back-to-back, the our bodies that we don’t have began to put on on us… particularly versus a younger staff like OKC.”
Miami’s Jimmy Butler returned from a two-game harm absence and scored 24 of his 36 factors within the second half to assist the Warmth rally for a 142-132 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Butler grabbed 10 rebounds and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr scored 24 factors off the bench because the Warmth withstood a 44-point efficiency from Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton. The Warmth trailed till the fourth quarter, however out-scored the Pacers 45-32 within the last body.
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The Charlotte Hornets, who confirmed Thursday that LaMelo Ball will miss important time with a sprained proper ankle, bought a morale-boosting 129-128 victory over the Nets in Brooklyn.
Terry Rozier scored 37 factors for the Hornets, his step-back basket with 39.9 seconds remaining placing Charlotte up 129-126. Nic Claxton managed to chop the deficit with a layup, however Cam Johnson got here up empty on a three-point try within the waning seconds and the Hornets escaped with the win..
San Antonio’s skid continued, too, the Spurs dropping their thirteenth straight — 137-135 to the Atlanta Hawks.Trae Younger scored a season-high 45 factors for the Hawks. Jeremy Sochan scored 33 for San Antonio and rookie Victor Wembanyama added 21 factors 12 rebounds and 4 blocked pictures within the defeat.
The Portland Path Blazers, trailing by as many as 16 factors within the first half, got here alive after the break to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-95.Shaedon Sharpe scored 20 of his 29 factors within the second half, Jerami Grant added 13 factors and rookie Duop Reath chipped in 13 off the bench to assist Portland mount their comeback.
ALL RESULTS
TRAIL BLAZERS 103 CAVALIERS 95
PISTONS 112 KNICKS 118
PACERS 132 HEAT 142
HORNETS 129 NETS 128
HAWKS 137 SPURS 135
LAKERS 110 THUNDER 133
JAZZ 90 TIMBERWOLVES 101
BUCKS 113 BULLS 120
CLIPPERS 114 WARRIORS 120