Bucks pick up 1st road victory
NEW YORK – Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 36 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks won on the road for the first time this season by beating the New York Knicks, 100-86, Friday night.
The Bucks won for the sixth time in their last seven trips to New York, where they played better than a Knicks team that has lost five straight overall and heard frequent boos after turning the ball over or missing shots right at the rim all night.
Milwaukee snapped a three-game overall skid and improved to 1-8 on the road. The Bucks dominated the second half behind Jennings, who loves to make the Knicks pay for passing on him with the No. 8 pick in the 2009 draft.
Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points for the Knicks before he was ejected with 1:33 left after picking up his second technical foul of the game.
Shaun Livingston added a season-high 18 points for the Bucks in his first start of the season in place of shooting guard Stephen Jackson, who was benched after missing the morning shootaround.
Nuggets 108, Wizards 104: At Washington, Al Harrington scored a season-high 29 points, and Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson each had 21 to lead Denver.
It was the fifth win in six games for the Nuggets, who played without Nene due to a bruised right heel. He’s expected back today in New York.
76ers 90, Hawks 76: At Philadelphia, Jrue Holiday had 16 points and 11 assists, and Thaddeus Young scored 20 points to lead Philadelphia.
Andre Iguodala scored 11 points and Elton Brand grabbed 16 rebounds to help the 76ers win for the ninth time in 11 games and improve to 7-1 at home.
Trail Blazers 94, Raptors 84: At Toronto, LaMarcus Aldridge had a season-high 33 points and a career-best 23 rebounds, and Portland beat Toronto.
Raymond Felton scored 14 points, and Marcus Camby and Gerald Wallace each had 10 rebounds as Portland won its seventh straight over Toronto. The Trail Blazers have not lost to the Raptors since a 101-100 overtime defeat on Dec. 22, 2006.
Suns 79, Celtics 71: At Boston, Marcin Gortat scored 24 points with 12 rebounds and Steve Nash had 11 points and nine assists to lead Phoenix.
The Suns won their second in a row after a five-game losing streak.
Grizzlies 98, Pistons 81: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Rudy Gay scored 24 points, and Memphis held off a second-half rally by Detroit.
The Grizzlies led by 23 in the third quarter before the Pistons fought back. Detroit cut the deficit to six in the fourth, but Memphis pulled away after that.
Magic 92, Lakers 80: At Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 23 rebounds, and Orlando survived a tough shooting performance.
Jameer Nelson added 17 points and nine assists, and J.J. Redick had 15 points as Orlando had all five starters in double figures.
Kings 88, Spurs 86: At San Antonio, Tyreke Evans scored 23 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 47.2 seconds left, giving Sacramento an unlikely road victory.
