Brooklyn’s forgotten man Patty Mills has rolled again the years with a team-high 23 factors within the Nets’ 118-113 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Mills, who was final week described as “invaluable” by coach Jacque Vaughn has had restricted minutes for Brooklyn in latest months, however got here off the bench to profit from some prolonged court docket time in Milwaukee.
An Olympic bronze medallist with the Boomers in 2021, Mills additionally contributed seven rebounds and 4 assists because the shorthanded Nets fell to the NBA-leading Bucks (48-18).
Brooklyn – lacking Ben Simmons, Nic Claxton, Spencer Dinwiddie, Cameron Johnson and Royce O’Neale – had been on a three-game profitable streak, whereas the Bucks have now gained 19 of their final 20.
While Mills ended on the shedding facet, his Boomers teammate Joe Ingles racked up six factors and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who have been lacking two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for a second straight sport.
In Memphis, Tyus Jones had 22 factors and 11 assists and Jaren Jackson Jr added 21 factors and 9 rebounds because the Grizzlies beat Golden State 131-110.
The Grizzlies performed their third sport with out Ja Morant, the star guard who’s away from the group after posting a video final weekend during which he seemed to be displaying a gun at a Denver-area strip membership.
Stephen Curry had 29 factors and 7 rebounds for the defending-champion Warriors.
There was an additional time thriller in Indianapolis, the place Tyrese Haliburton nabbed 28 factors and a career-high 19 assists because the Pacers beat Houston 134-125.
Buddy Hield broke a 117-all tie along with his fifth triple and Haliburton scored 12 factors after that because the Pacers outscored the Rockets 19-10 in OT.
Elsewhere, Lauri Markkanen scored a game-high 31 factors as Utah beat Orlando 131-124 to snap a four-game shedding streak, whereas Charlotte prolonged Detroit’s shedding run to 10 video games courtesy of a 113-103 victory.
– with AP
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