NBA Wrap: Thunder defeat Bucks, Devin Booker leads Suns to win over Nets, Lakers down Pistons

ALL three members of the Thunder’s superteam play a part in downing the Bucks, while a young star led the way for the Suns in a thrilling win. That, and more, is in the NBA Wrap!

Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook.

ALL three members of the Thunder’s superteam play a part in downing the Bucks, while a young star led the way for the Suns in a thrilling win.

That, and more, is in the NBA Wrap!

AUSSIES IN ACTION

Two Australians were in action for the Milwaukee Bucks in their 110-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thon Maker earned another start, posting eight points and one rebounds in the loss.

Matthew Dellavedova finished with seven points and three assists off the bench.

In the Los Angeles Lakers’ 113-93 win over the Detroit Pistons, Andrew Bogut came off the bench for four points and four rebounds, in just eight minutes of action.

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SACRAMENTO KINGS 83 — INDIANA PACERS 101

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 17 points to lead a balanced Indiana offence and help the Pacers to a rout of the Kings.

The Pacers (4-3) scored the first nine points and built a 55-30 lead at the half.

Indiana second-year forward Domantas Sabonis, coming off a personal-best 22 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday, had a double-double in the first half with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He finished with a career-high 16 rebounds in addition to 12 points and five assists.

Rookie guard De’Aaron Fox led the Kings (1-6) off the bench with 18 points.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 110 — MILWAUKEE BUCKS 91

Paul George scored 20 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the paint during a 16-0 run to take control early in a 110-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

Russell Westbrook had 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, while Carmelo Anthony scored eight of his 17 points in the pivotal first quarter. Oklahoma City went from down four to a 20-8 lead on George’s jumper with 4:16 left in the first. It was essentially over from there, especially with the way Westbrook kept finding driving lanes.

The reigning MVP dished off to Steven Adams in the paint when he wasn’t taking it to the hoop himself. Adams finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jerami Grant added 17 points off the bench for the Thunder.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points on 9-of-14 shooting. But the NBA’s scoring leader spent much of the first quarter on the bench with two fouls, and the Bucks struggled from the 3-point line, opening 1 of 14.

Oklahoma City Thunder's Carmelo Anthony.

PHOENIX SUNS 122 — BROOKLYN NETS 114

Devin Booker scored 32 points, Mike James added 24 and the Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Nets.

T.J. Warren scored 14 of his 20 points during the final period for the Suns, who squandered an 18-point lead in the third quarter when Brooklyn went on a 17-0 run. Phoenix seemed out of it after Ronda Hollis-Jefferson’s basket gave Brooklyn a 106-98 lead with 6:35 left in the fourth.

But the Suns, who lost a tough one at Portland on Saturday, quickly answered with a 24-8 run for their first win on their five-game road trip. D’Angelo Russell scored 33 points and Hollis-Jefferson had 21 for the Nets, who’ve lost three straight after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers last Wednesday at home.

Warren and James combined on a 7-0 run that closed the lead to 106-101 with 6:15, forcing the Nets to call a timeout.

After a miss by the Nets, Warren tipped in Booker’s failed layup to initiate a 9-0 run capped by Dragan Bender’s 3-pointer that gave the Suns a 116-108 lead with 2:03 left in the game.

DETROIT PISTONS 93 — LOS ANGELES LAKERS 113

Julius Randle scored 17 points, Lonzo Ball added 13 and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-93 on Tuesday night.

Larry Nance Jr. had 14 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double for the Lakers, who had lost the previous three games against the Pistons. Brandon Ingram and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each had 13 points.

Tobias Harris and Reggie Jackson each had 18 points for the Pistons, who were unable to sweep their three-game California road trip. Andre Drummond had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy was unsure about how his team might handle the adulation associated with a surprising 5-2 start, and those concerns proved to be well-founded as the Lakers took a 58-45 halftime lead when Brook Lopez hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer expired.

Rookie Kyle Kuzma had 10 points off the bench in the second quarter, making 4 of 5 shots and knocking down both of his 3-pointers as the Lakers pushed their lead to as much as 14.

Originally published as NBA Wrap: Thunder defeat Bucks, Devin Booker leads Suns to win over Nets, Lakers down Pistons