With Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined because of a knee injury, Jrue Holiday made sure the Milwaukee Bucks’ win streak continued.
He scored 33 points to lead the Bucks to a 104-101 victory against the Phoenix Suns, their 14th straight win. Brook Lopez, who finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, made a tiebreaking layup with 24 seconds left. Devin Booker led the Suns with 24 points and had a chance to tie the game again but turned the ball over against Holiday.
“That’s just the defender he is, the player he is,” Lopez said. “He’s one of the top two-way players in the league, at least the top three. Just absolutely phenomenal. Just the best two-way player in the league. Those are the plays he makes just time and time again.”
Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Chris Paul had 18 points.
OTHER NOTES:
-Trae Young’s buzzer-beating floater gave the Atlanta Hawks a 129-127 victory against the Brooklyn Nets. He led the Hawks with 34 points and Dejounte Murray had 28. Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 27 points and Mikal Bridges had 24.
NEXT HAWKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 4 at Miami
NEXT NETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 25 at Miami
-DeMar DeRozan’s 29 points and Zach LaVine’s 27 led the Chicago Bulls to a 102-82 victory against the Washington Wizards. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Coby White led all reserves with 17 points.
Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 18 points and Daniel Gafford had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
NEXT BULLS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 18 in Chicago
NEXT WIZARDS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Apr. 7 in Washington
-The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 118-93 behind Donovan Mitchell’s 35 points. Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Darius Garland had 18 points and 11 assists.
Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 25 points and Jakob Poeltl had 13.
NEXT CAVALIERS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 8 at Miami
NEXT RAPTORS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 28 in Toronto
Cory Nelson is a contributor to Inside The Heat. He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson. You can also check out his personal blog HERE.
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