bucks 146, pistons 114

Damian Lillard scored 33 points, Bobby Portis had a season-high 31 and Milwaukee trounced Detroit on Saturday to hand the Pistons their 23rd consecutive loss.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists while shooting 7 of 9 in his first game since scoring a franchise-record 64 points Wednesday. Antetokounmpo’s record night came in a 140-126 victory over the Indiana Pacers that featured a postgame confrontation between the teams in the arena hallway involving a dispute over the game ball.

Detroit has matched the NBA’s third-longest skid within the same season.

76ers 135, hornets 82

Joel Embiid had 42 points and 15 rebounds, and Philadelphia handed injury-depleted Charlotte its worst loss in franchise history.

Tyrese Maxey added 21 points for the 76ers, who shot out quickly when Embiid outscored the Hornets by himself in the first quarter, built a 29-point halftime lead and were never challenged.

Cavaliers 127, Hawks 119

Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and a career-high 13 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Cavaliers built a 23-point lead in the first half of their first game since announcing that starting power forward Evan Mobley and former All-Star point guard Darius Garland will likely be out until February. Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak.

Heat 118, Bulls 116

Jimmy Butler hit a step-back jumper as time expired to give Miami a victory over Chicago.

Butler had 28 points to help Miami split of a two-game home series with Chicago. Kevin Love added 22, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 18, Caleb Martin 17 and Kyle Lowry 10.

Timberwolves 127,

Pacers 109

Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 37 points and Minnesota pulled away in the second half to dominate short-handed Indiana.

Naz Reid added 17 points for Minnesota.