MILWAUKEE -- Damian Lillard had 31 points and 16 assists and Bobby Portis had 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past the Phoenix Suns 140-129 on Sunday, as the Bucks hit 24 3-pointers to win without star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo, averaging 30.8 points and 11.2 rebounds, was out with left hamstring soreness. He missed just his fourth game of the season and first since March 4, when he was out with Achilles tendinitis.
"It's not an injury, we were just concerned a little bit," Bucks coach Doc Rivers said. "Plus, when you look at the schedule, you have one, two, three, four, five days off. We planted it in him and he had to do it. We're happy that he decided to do it."
Phoenix trailed 109-94 after three quarters, but closed within 122-115 on a lay-in by Bradley Beal with 6:17 left. Lillard's 3-pointer from the top left put Milwaukee up 134-120 with 3:18 remaining.
"I just wanted to come out and be in attack mode," said Lillard, who became the first Bucks player in history to have a 30-point, 15-assist game. "I didn't really think to myself I'm going to have to score a bunch of points. I just knew I had to be a problem for the defense."
Khris Middleton added 22 points for Milwaukee in his first game back after missing 16 games with a sprained left ankle. The Bucks finished 24 of 41 from 3-point range, with Portis and Malik Beasley hitting five apiece.
"I thought it was huge, especially with Giannis being out," Lillard said of Middleton's return. "Any time you're down your best player and then you add another weapon to a team that's already down, it's a pick-me-up just because we're excited to have him back."
Beal had 28 points, Grayson Allen had 25 points and Devin Booker scored 23 for Phoenix.
Milwaukee's 18 first-half 3-pointers matched the NBA record for 3-pointers in the opening half held by the Suns and Utah Jazz.
"They changed their team, obviously, with Giannis not being in there, and Dame is an elite attacker that requires you to really extend your defense on him," Suns coach Frank Vogel said. "The risk in that is exposing the 3-point line."
Portis came off the bench for 25 first-half points, hitting 10 of 13 shots, including 5 of 5 from beyond the arc, in just under 13 minutes.
HEAT 104, PISTONS 101
DETROIT -- Bam Adebayo made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Miami Heat to a 104-101 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
Cade Cunningham missed a 3-pointer for Detroit with 9 seconds left and Terry Rozier sprinted up the court with the rebound. He couldn't get to the basket, so he tossed the ball to Adebayo, who made his third 3-pointer in the last three games.
Duncan Robinson scored a season-high 30 points for Miami on 10-for-15 shooting. Adebayo had 20 points and 17 rebounds as the Heat beat the Pistons for the second time in three days.
Robinson hit his 1,000th career 3-pointer in the first quarter. He reached the mark in 343 games, breaking the NBA record of 350 by Buddy Hield.
Evan Fournier scored a season-high 18 for the Pistons, who honored their 2004 NBA championship team at halftime. Cunningham had 17 points and nine assists, but he went 1 for 6 from beyond the arc.
Miami played without Jimmy Butler, forcing coach Erik Spoelstra to use his franchise-record 32nd starting lineup of the season.
Robinson converted a four-point play with 2:00 left, giving Miami a 101-96 lead. Isaiah Stewart's 3-pointer cut the margin to two and Adebayo's putback was ruled to come just after the shot clock expired.
CELTICS 130. WIZARDS 104
WASHINGTON -- Sam Hauser had career highs of 30 points and 10 3-pointers to help the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 130-104 on Sunday night.
Jayson Tatum also scored 30 points with six 3-pointers as the NBA-leading Celtics hit 24 shots from beyond the arc in a game in which they never trailed despite missing three starters.
In the first of back-to-back games -- with a game against Detroit on Monday -- Derrick White (left hand sprain) and Jaylen Brown (right ankle sprain) joined Kristaps Porzingis (right hamstring strain) among the ranks of injured Boston players.
Tatum also has been questionable with an ankle issue entering Wednesday. Instead, he played his 31st consecutive game and Hauser made his 16th career start to power Boston to 81 points before halftime and a lead that reached 36 points in the third quarter.
Hauser shot 10 for 13 from long distance and Boston went 17 for 28 from 3-point range in the first half. The Celtics shot 48% from beyond the arc despite removing their starters midway through the third quarter.
Jordan Poole scored 31 points for the NBA-worst Wizards, who were without four starters. Rookie Bilal Coulibaly sat out with a bruised right wrist.
MAGIC 111, RAPTORS 96
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday night, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss.
Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother, Moritz, scored 14 points. The Magic improved to 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Jordan Nwora led the injury-ravaged Raptors with 18 points, including 12 during an impressive third-quarter burst. Gary Trent Jr. scored 15 points, and Immanuel Quickley and Bruce Brown each had 12.
The Raptors, who lead the NBA in fast-break points after scoring 37 in a loss to the Magic on Friday night, were held to just 16. They went 8 for 31 from 3-point range and committed 18 turnovers.
Caleb Houstan made a 3-pointer right before the halftime buzzer, lifting the Magic to a 52-47 lead at the break.
Franz Wagner's reverse layup increased Orlando's lead to 104-89 with 4:13 left.
Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant gets past Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard and Phoenix Suns' Bradley Beal go after a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 114-105.The Bucks won 140-129. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard tries to get past Phoenix Suns' Grayson Allen during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 114-105.The Bucks won 140-129. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis reacts after his three pointer during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis tries to get past Phoenix Suns' Eric Gordon during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 114-105.The Bucks won 140-129. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton gets past Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 114-105.The Bucks won 140-129. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant looks to shoot past Milwaukee Bucks' Brook Lopez during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton fouls Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)