MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his second triple-double in his last four games, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 129-117 on Friday (Saturday in Manila).
Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists last week in a 115-114 loss at Charlotte.
Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12 assists for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 18 points and Bobby Portis added 17.
Pascal Siakam scored 25, Bennedict Mathurin 20 and Tyrese Haliburton 18 for the Pacers. Haliburton also had nine assists.
The Bucks have won three straight and five of six. The Pacers have lost three straight and five of six.
Milwaukee improved to 2-0 in NBA Cup action. Indiana, the tournament runner-up last season, is 0-2. Both are playing in East Group B.
Celtics 108, Wizards 96
IN Washington, Jaylen Brown scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics overcame an off night for Jayson Tatum to beat the Washington Wizards.
The Celtics improved to 2-1 in East Group C of this competition with one game remaining. Washington is 0-2 and has lost 10 in a row overall.
The Wizards hung in there in front of a crowd that included recently injured Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. Washington trailed by five in the final minute when Brown made a high arcing jumper to make it 99-92 with 46 seconds remaining.
Tatum went 0 for 10 from three-point range and scored 16 points, although a couple free throws with 11 seconds left enabled him to extend his streak to 55 consecutive games with at least 15 points.
Jordan Poole led Washington with 23 points. Neither team shot well from three-point range, with Boston finishing 11 of 46 and the Wizards going 7 of 28.
Warriors 112, Pelicans 108
In New Orleans, Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points, and the Golden State Warriors secured a knockout round spot in the NBA Cup.
Stephen Curry scored 19 for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in West Group C.
Buddy Hield capped his 12-point performance with two free throws with 18.5 seconds left to help hold New Orleans at bay and ensure Golden State would advance out of group play as a wild card at least, if not the group winner.
Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 24 points but missed a three-pointer for the lead with five seconds remaining — a shot made possible by Brandon Boston Jr.'s steal of a Golden State inbound pass.
Golden State's Draymond Green was fouled as he grabbed the rebound of Murphy's miss and hit both free throws for the final margin.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 19 points, Brandon Ingram added 18 and Boston 16 for the Pelicans, who fell to 1-2 in group play and lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Jordan Hawkins returned from a seven-game absence caused by back soreness and had six points.
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