Bucks Send Knicks To Franchise-Worst 16th Straight Loss, NBA Roundup

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Published on January 16 2015 2:27 am
Last Updated on January 16 2015 2:27 am
Written by Millie Lange

(London, England) -- O.J. Mayo led the Bucks with 22 points off the bench as Milwaukee sent the Knicks to their franchise-worst 16th straight loss with a 95-79 victory at O2 Arena in London.  Brandon Knight added 20 points, six assists and six steals for the Bucks, who are 3-and-0 against the Knicks this season. Carmelo Anthony poured in 25 points in his return after missing six games with a knee injury. Travis Wear added 13 points off the bench and Jose Calderon chipped in with 11 for New York, which is an NBA-worst 5-36.


Rockets Cruise Past Thunder

(Houston, TX) -- The Rockets jumped out to a 44-18 lead and held on to beat the Thunder, 112-101, at the Toyota Center. James Harden led the way against his former team just missing a triple-double with 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Harden made 9-of-15 shots with six from behind the arc. Josh Smith added 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Houston, which has won five of six. Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City in the loss with 24 points and 10 boards. Russell Westbrook chipped in 16 plus eight helpers and eight rebounds. The Thunder have lost three of four.


Cavaliers Clip Lakers

(Los Angeles, CA) -- It was a showdown of two all-time greats with the Cavaliers pulling out a 109-102 win over the Lakers at the STAPLES Center. LeBron James led the way posting 36 points, five assists and five rebounds. Kevin Love fought through a back injury to post 17 points and seven boards in 37 minutes for Cleveland, which ended a six-game losing streak and got them back to .500 at 20-20. Kobe Bryant dished out a career-high 17 assists and put up 19 points in the defeat. Jordan Hill added in 20 points as the Lakers lost for the fifth time in their last six.


Bulls Battle Boston

(Boston, MA) -- The Bulls are on the floor tonight taking on the Celtics in Boston. Chicago comes in at 26-14 after a loss to Washington on Wednesday.  Boston is 13-24 following a loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.


Thursday, January 15 Scoreboard

NBA

Milwaukee Bucks 95, New York Knicks 79

Houston Rockets 112, Oklahoma City Thunder 101

Cleveland Cavaliers 109, Los Angeles Lakers 102  


Friday, January 16 Scoreboard (All Times Central)

NBA

6:00 p.m. - Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers

6:00 p.m. - Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards

6:00 p.m. - New Orleans Pelicans at Philadelphia 76ers

6:00 p.m. - Memphis Grizzlies at Orlando Magic

6:30 p.m. - Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors

6:30 p.m. - Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics

7:00 p.m. - Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder

7:30 p.m. - Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks

7:30 p.m. - Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs

7:00 p.m. - Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz

7:00 p.m. - Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns

9:00 p.m. - Miami Heat at Sacramento Kings

9:30 p.m. - Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Clippers