Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo shook off foul trouble to score 13 of his 22 points in the second half on Monday as Milwaukee Bucks pulled away for a 121-99 victory over Orlando Magic.
Antetokounmpo showed no signs of the back spasms that forced him out of the Bucks’ win over Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, adding six rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots.
Tight finish
It was a tight finish in Portland, where C.J. McCollum scored 30 points, including the game-winning pull-up jumper with 9.9 seconds remaining to give host Trail Blazers a 112-111 victory over Toronto Raptors.
Toronto’s Pascal Siakam missed a floater in the closing seconds and the Blazers escaped with a victory after trailing by as many as 17 points. The Blazers posted their third straight win, despite losing center Jusuf Nurkic to a left quadriceps contusion in the first quarter.
In Charlotte, Gordon Hayward scored 28 of his game-high 34 points in the first quarter to fuel the Hornets’…
