The Canadian Press
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo overcame poor free-throw shooting to score 31 points, Khris Middleton hit two late 3-pointers and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Dallas Mavericks 112-109 on Friday night. The Bucks improved to 9-4, winning their fourth straight and snapping the Mavericks’ winning streak at four. Both teams wasted plenty of opportunities from the foul line. The Bucks were 12 of 25 on free throws, with Antetokounmpo going 1 of 10 and missing all seven of his fourth-quarter attempts. Dallas was 6 of 13. Middleton scored 25 points for the Bucks. Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists for Dallas, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 22 points. CELTICS 124, MAGIC 97 BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 21 points and eight assists, Semi Ojeleye added 18 points and Boston rolled past Orlando in the Celtics' return following a virus-related week-long hiatus. Jeff Teague had 17 points, and rookie Payton Pritchard added 16 points to help Boston post its fifth straight victory. Boston returned after having three games postponed due to players testing positive for the coronavirus and others being ruled out because contact tracing showed that they could have been exposed to it. Aaron Gordon had 17 points for Orlando. The Magic have lost four straight. CAVALIERS 106, KNICKS 103 CLEVELAND (AP) — Andre Drummond tied his career high with 33 points and grabbed 23 rebounds, and Cedi Osman scored 25 points in Cleveland's victory over New York. Drummond had the Cavaliers’ first 30-20 game since Carlos Boozer had 32 points and 20 rebounds against Seattle on Jan. 20, 2004. He also had three assists, two blocks and two steals to help Cleveland snap a three-game losing streak. Julius Randle had 28 points and six assists, rookie Immanuel Quigley scored a season-high 23 points and R.J. Barrett had 20 points for New York. The Knicks have lost five in a row. The Associated Press