UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have pulled even with the Philadelphia 76ers atop the NBA’s Eastern Conference at 28-13, with the Milwaukee Bucks just 1 1/2 games back.
James Harden carried the short-handed Nets to the 14th victory in their last 15 games, providing 40 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in a 124-115 win at Indiana. Harden tied the game at 96 with a runner in the lane, igniting a 13-4 run.
Joe Harris finished with 19 points and Jeff Green added 15 with nine boards for the Nets, who had seven players with at least 10 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a double-double and the Bucks rallied from a 14-point, halftime deficit to beat the 76ers, 109-105 in overtime.
Antetokounmpo delivered 32 points and 15 rebounds in the Bucks’ fifth win in a row. He scored 10 of the Bucks’ 16 overtime points as they ended Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak.
Tobias Harris had 19 points and nine rebounds for the 76ers.
Checking out Wednesday’s other NBA action:
— Nikola Jokic posted his 10th triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the Nuggets’ 129-104 pounding of the Hornets. Michael Porter Jr. had a team-high 28 points and helped Denver pull away in the second half. Will Barton scored 23 points as the Nuggets won for the seventh time in eight games and snapped Charlotte’s four-game winning streak.
— Luka Doncic poured in 42 points and the Mavericks avenged Monday’s 10-point loss to the Clippers by whipping Los Angeles, 105-89. Doncic scored 29 points in the first half and took over again in the fourth quarter, assisting on a 3-pointer and hitting a fadeaway jumper and a 3 to get the lead back to 12 at 87-75. Josh Richardson scored 14 points and was a defensive spark as Dallas won the season series, 2-1.
— Cleveland ended a four-game skid as Collin Sexton scored 29 points and Darius Garland added 25 in a 117-110 win over the Celtics. The Cavs also ended a nine-game losing streak to Boston. Jayson Tatum scored 29 Jaylen Brown 28 for the Celtics.
— Draymond Green hit 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Warriors handed the Rockets their franchise-record 18th straight loss, 108-94. It was the third triple-double this season for Green and the 27th of his career. Reserve Jordan Poole scored 23 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers to help the Warriors bounce back from Monday’s blowout loss to the Lakers.
— Ja Morant dribbled the length of the court for a tiebreaking layup with 1.2 seconds left in the Grizzlies’ 89-85 triumph over the Heat. Memphis’ Kyle Anderson intercepted the inbound pass after Morant’s basket, was fouled and made two free throws to end Miami’s winning streak at five. Morant, Anderson and De’Anthony Melton each scored 13 points.
— Jakob Poeltl furnished 20 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds as the Spurs used a huge fourth quarter to beat the Bulls, 106-99. The Spurs trailed by 23 in the second quarter and were down 58-40 after their lowest-scoring first half of the season. But they dominated Chicago 39-19 in the fourth as Derrick White scored nine of his 17 points in the period.
— The Pistons overcame Norman Powell’s 43 points to beat the Raptors, 116-112 and end a four-game losing streak. Saddiq Bey had 28 points and 12 rebounds, going 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to lead Detroit to the third win in its last 13 games. Delon Wright added 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons, and Jerami Grant had 23 points.
— De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and hit a jumper over Bradley Beal with 0.7 seconds remaining to give the Kings a 121-119 victory over the Wizards. Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes each added 18 points for Sacramento, which got its first win in the third of a six-game East Coast trip. Washington guard Russell Westbrook had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11th triple-double of the season.
