San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson goes to the basket against Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half at the Fiserv Forum on Saturday, October 30, 2021 (October 31, 2021 in Manila) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. AFP PHOTO
LOS ANGELES: San Antonio used an even attack on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to beat reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks by 102-93 and make a four-game loser with their first road win of the season .
Point guard Dejounte Murray and reserve Bryn Forbes led the attack as five players, including two from the bench, scored double digits for the Spurs, who improved to 2-4 over the season.
Murray hit a team high of 23 points, Forbes had 16, Derrick White came up with 17 and Keldon Johnson finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs. Thaddeus Young came off the bench to score 10.
« I love having the ball no matter what, » said Murray, who finished with nine assists. “I’m proud to be a pass first point guard, but also to be ready when my number is called.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and 13 rebounds for the injured Bucks Brook Lopez (Back), Jrue Holiday (ankle) and Donte DiVincenzo (ankle surgery) were absent.
The Spurs played the third game of a road trip and had a disappointing 104-99 loss to Dallas.
« Of course it is good win against the NBA champion, « said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. « You missed a pretty big chunk tonight, but it happens to all of us. » In Washington, Bradley Beal scored a team high of 36 points and Kyle Kuzma hit a career high of 17 rebounds when the Washington Wizards did theirs continued the hot start of the season by beating the Boston Celtics with 115-112 in double overtime.
Both Kuzma (17 points) and Montrezl Harrell (20 points, 14 rebounds) ended with double-doubles when the Wizards broke up Improved 5-1, making it their best start since the 2005/06 season.
« It just shows our resilience, » said Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. « I keep using that word, but it’s who we are and who we need to be.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown finished on 34 points and Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and 15 rebounds. Josh Richardson was the only other Celtic to hit double digits and came off the bench to score 18 points.
Al Horford grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked six shots for the Celtics, who are making their third overtime game this season of six contests.
Beal laid up 25 seconds behind in the first overtime, which forced a second.
In double overtime, Beal scored with a fadeaway and layup, then Spencer Dinwiddie scored two of his 20 Points to give Washington a three-point lead.
Also, Jerami Grant scored 22 points and Cade Cunningham made his NBA debut when the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 110-103.
Cunningham had to go pause the first four games with an ankle injury. He played 19 minutes, mostly in the first half, shooting one in eight off the field while scoring two points. He added seven rebounds and two assists.
Kelly Olynyk contributed 18 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Josh Jackson brought in 13 points with seven rebounds for Detroit.
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