Damian Lillard scored 37 points and handed out 12 assists, and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks wasted a 22-point second-half lead before beating the Miami Heat 106-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

Brook Lopez scored 13 points and Bobby Portis had 11 for the Bucks, who have won five in a row and moved back to the .500 mark — 9-9 — for the first time since they were 1-1.

The Bucks (3-0 in Cup play) also moved a half-game ahead of Detroit (2-0) in the East Group B standings.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for Miami, which also got 18 from Tyler Herro. The Heat fell to 1-2 in Cup play.

The Bucks played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (left knee swelling).

BULLS 127, WIZARDS 108: Nikola Vucevic scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as visiting Chicago eased to a victory over struggling Washington in an NBA Cup game.

Coby White scored 21 points for the Bulls, who pulled into a three-way tie at 2-1 with Boston and Atlanta and a half-game in front of Cleveland in East Group C.

Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points for the Wizards, who lost their 12th straight and fell to 0-3 in the group.

ROCKETS 117, TIMBERWOLVES 111, OT: Alperen Sengun had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, Fred VanVleet added 27 points and 11 assists and visiting Houston pulled out an overtime win against Minnesota in an NBA Cup game.

The Rockets improved to 3-0 in the competition and clinched West Group A and a spot in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Anthony Edwards had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

SPURS 128, JAZZ 115: Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points, rookie Stephon Castle matched a season high with 23 and visiting San Antonio beat Utah in an NBA Cup game. Wembanyama made six 3-pointers and shot 13 of 23 from the field.

Keyonte George led the Jazz with 26 points as Utah was eliminated from the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

HAWKS VIOLATE PARTICIPATION POLICY, FINED $100K: The NBA fined the Atlanta Hawks $100,000 on Tuesday after an investigation determined that guard Trae Young could have played in an NBA Cup game against the Boston Celtics on Nov. 12.

The Hawks listed Young on their injury report that night as out because of tendinitis in his right Achilles. Atlanta wound up winning the game anyway 117-116.

The issue, the NBA said, was that the Hawks were in violation of the league’s player participation policy — which focuses primarily on what the league defines as star players, a group that Young would qualify for since he was an All-Star selection last season.

KINGS’ BROWN FINED $35K: The NBA fined Sacramento coach Mike Brown $35,000 “for aggressively pursuing a game official during live play.” Brown rushed toward referee Scott Twardoski midway through the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets after being angered by a non-call. The Kings lost the game 108-103.