NBA: Wizards hand Bucks latest defeat as Harden leads Nets and Warriors win again

Washington
(7-3)
scored
the
first
12
points
of
the
game,
but
Milwaukee
(4-6)
led
by
three
at
half-time.
The
Bucks’ edge
never
got
beyond
four
after
that,
though,
and
the
Wizards
took
the
lead
for
good
midway
through
the
third
quarter.

The
Wizards
had
lost
eight
in
a
row
to
the
Bucks
but
turned
it
around
behind
30
points
and
eight
assists
from
Beal,
who
said
it
felt
like
a
playoff
game.

Washington
played
playoff-level
defence,
limiting
the
Bucks
to
39.4
per
cent
shooting,
including
just
10
of
36
(27.8
per
cent)
from
three-point
range.

Giannis
Antetokounmpo
had
29
points
and
18
rebounds
but
was
only
five-of-12
from
the
free-throw
line.

A
cool
30
from

@RealDealBeal23
@WashWizards
get
the
win
behind
Bradley
Beal’s
second
30-PT
game
of
the
season!

pic.twitter.com/oGnh1X1SeP

—
NBA
(@NBA)

November
8,
2021

Durant,
Harden
lead
Nets
past
Raptors

Kevin
Durant
had
31
points,
seven
rebounds
and
seven
assists
while
James
Harden
added
28
points,
10
rebounds
and
eight
assists
as
the
Brooklyn
Nets
(7-3)
defeated
the
Toronto
Raptors
116-103.
Fred
VanVleet
led
Toronto
(6-5)
with
21
points
and
eight
assists.

The
Golden
State
Warriors
improved
to
an
NBA-best
8-1
with
a
120-107
rout
of
the
team
that
shares
the
worst
record
in
the
league,
the
Houston
Rockets
(1-9).
Jordan
Poole
had
25
points
and
Stephen
Curry
20
for
Golden
State.

Ricky
Rubio
scored
a
career-high
37
and
became
the
first
player
in
NBA
history
to
post
at
least
35
points,
10
assists
and
eight
three-pointers
off
the
bench
as
the
Cleveland
Cavaliers
(7-4)
rolled
to
a
126-109
defeat
of
the
New
York
Knicks
(6-4).

Hornets’ woes
continue

The
Charlotte
Hornets’ franchise-best
3-0
start
is
a
distant
memory
after
the
Hornets
watched
the
Los
Angeles
Clippers
(5-4)
close
the
game
with
a
27-4
run
on
the
way
to
a
120-106
victory.
The
Hornets
(5-6)
shot
just
40.6
per
cent
from
the
field
en
route
to
their
fourth
successive
defeat.