HORNETS 115, BUCKS 114

LaMelo Ball scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and Charlotte overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first triple-double of the season to beat Milwaukee on Saturday.

Antetokounmpo had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but his foul line jumper rimmed out.

Miles Bridges returned from a three-game absence and scored 19 points, while Moussa Diabate added 12 points and 14 rebounds off the bench.

Taurean Price had 23 points for the Bucks, while Antetokounmpo finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists. Bobby Portis had 21 points.

LAKERS 104, PELICANS 99

Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and Los Angeles extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over New Orleans, LeBron James highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final minutes, but his careerlong four-game triple-double streak came to an end.

Rookie Dalton Knecht hit five 3s to finish with a career-high 27 points in a spot start for the Lakers.

Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, and reserve Jaylen Nowell scored 16 points for the Pelicans.

CELTICS 126, RAPTORS 123, OT

Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Boston rallied to beat Toronto.

Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Toronto has lost seven straight and failed to register its first road win of the season despite getting a career-high 35 points from Jakob Poeltl, who finished 16 of 19 from the field with 12 rebounds.

MAVERICKS 110, SPURS 93

Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford scored 22 points apiece as Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over San Antonio, who played without Victor Wembanyama.

The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama, last season’s unanimous selection as NBA Rookie of the Year, was sidelined with a bruised right knee and is day to day. He got hurt during a home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Zach Collins, Wembanyama’s replacement in the starting lineup, led the Spurs with a season-high 20 points.