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Damian Lillard scored 34 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 as the Milwaukee Bucks ended a six-game losing streak by beating Utah Jazz 123-100 on Thursday. <\/b><\/p>\n
There were seven assists by Lillard, while Bobby Portis scored 19 points off the bench. <\/p>\n
Lillard and Antetokounmpo – who took 16 rebounds – combined for 22 of the Bucks’ 31 points in the third quarter. <\/p>\n
They held a 88-77 lead at the start of the fourth and were up by at least 11 points through the whole of the quarter. <\/p>\n
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 33 points plus eight rebounds and six assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/b> to a 135-119 win over the Chicago Bulls. <\/b><\/p>\n
Julius Randle also added 22 points and 10 rebounds as Minnesota scored 45 points in the fourth quarter to subject the Bulls to their fourth consecutive defeat. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Malaki Branham and Keldon Johnson each scored 17 points off the bench as San Antonio Spurs <\/b>won 118-105 against the Portland Trailblazers.<\/b> <\/p>\n
Eight players scored in double figures for San Antonio, with Zach Collins, Stephon Castle and Julian Champagnie all collecting 14 points. <\/p>\n
It was Portland’s third loss in four games, despite Deandre Ayton and Jerami Grant both adding 21 points for the visiting team. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n