PASCAL Siakam finished with 39 points and 13 rebounds, and Kyle Lowry tallied a season-high 37 points and added 11 assists as Toronto dealt Los Angeles its sixth loss 121-114 in the last seven games Sunday evening (Monday in Manila).
Kyle Kuzma came off the bench to lead Los Angeles with 24 points. In his second game back from a high-ankle sprain, LeBron James finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists, although he departed with 6:42 left due to soreness in the ankle.
Andre Drummond totaled 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Davis finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who are among three teams tied for fifth in the Western Conference.
In other games, it was the Bucks 117, Nets 114; Sixers 113, Spurs 111 (OT); Knicks 122, Rockets 97; Heat 121, Hornets 111; Kings 111, Mavs 99; Blazers 129, Celtics 119; and Suns 123, Thunder 120.
Bucks 117, Nets 114
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 49 points and outdueled Kevin Durant as the host Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets.
Antetokounmpo, who missed Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls with an ankle injury, delivered the dunk that put the Bucks ahead for good with 7:57 left. The 49 points were the third-most of his career and his most since he scored 50 points against the Utah Jazz on Nov. 25, 2019. — Field Level Media
