LOS ANGELES, CA (Sporting Alert) —— The Milwaukee Bucks put away Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics topped Los Angeles Lakers, and the Phoenix Suns lost again. Here are the latest NBA scores and results from the games that were played on Tuesday night, December 13.
In the featured games on the night, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference took down their rivals in the Western Conference on a lively night of basketball that included two games broadcasting on the TNT Network. Read more: NBA Scores: Who Came Out on Top in Last Night’s Games?
In a matchup of the NBA’s last two champions at the Fiserv Forum, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points with 12 rebounds and five assists, while making 11 of his 17 free throws, while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks.
Stephen Curry scored 20 points with six assists, Jonathan Kuminga scored 19 points off the bench, Jordan Poole ended with 18, Klay Thompson finished 14 and Donte DiVincenzo contributed 16 points and seven rebounds for Golden State, which was losing for the third time in four games.
At the crypto.com Arena, the Boston Celtics had a 122-118 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in overtime. Jayson Tatum had 44 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Jaylen Brown added 25 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals to lead the way for Boston.
Anthony Davis had 37 points and 12 rebounds, while LeBron James scored 33 points with nine rebounds and nine assists in the defeat for the Lakers.
In other NBA scores and results on Tuesday night, the Phoenix Suns lost their fifth straight game after losing 111-97 versus the Houston Rockets, who won for the second time in as many games, the Utah Jazz handed the New Orleans Pelicans their first defeat in eight games with a 121-100 victory, while the Philadelphia 76ers secured a 123-103 win over the Sacramento Kings.
NBA Scores and Results Last Night
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 76ers 123, Sacramento Kings, 103
Milwaukee Bucks 128, Golden State Warriors, 111
Houston Rockets 111, Phoenix Suns, 97
Utah Jazz 121, New Orleans Pelicans, 100
Boston Celtics 122, Los Angeles Lakers, 118, OT