Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks led by wire-to-wire and defeated the visiting Indiana Pacers.

The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player claimed 37 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Bucks won 129-117 on Friday and improved to a 2-0 record in the NBA Cup.

Damian Lillard added 24 points and 13 assists for his third consecutive double-double, and the result means Milwaukee has won five of their last six since opening the season with a 2-8 record.

They had six players in double figures for points, while Antetokounmpo, 29, recorded his 47th career triple-double.

Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way Boston Celtics to a 108-96 victory at the stubborn Washington Wizards.

Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday each added 16 points for last season’s NBA champions, who have won a combined three straight and are 2-1 in the NBA Cup.

James Harden had 22 points and nine assists Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games with a 104–88 victory against the visiting team Sacramento Kings.

The Clippers were without leading scorer Norman Powell due to a hamstring injury and are now 1-1 in the season tournament, which concludes next month with the semifinals and championship game played in Las Vegas.

Last season’s MVP Nikola Jokic returned for the Denver Nuggets after missing three games for the birth of his second child and had a triple-double of 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists.

However, that was not enough to prevent the Nuggets from losing 123-120 at home to the Dallas Mavericksfor whom Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points in the absence of Luka Doncic, who will miss at least four games due to a wrist injury.

Jared McCain declared to the crowd that he is “the rookie of the year” after scoring a three-pointer in the Philadelphia 76ers 113-98 victory over the visiting side Brooklyn Nets.

The 20-year-old, who was the 16th overall draft pick in June, scored 30 points as the Sixers halted a five-game losing streak despite playing without Joel Embiid and Paul George.

McCain posted his seventh consecutive game scoring 20-plus points, joining Embiid, Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse and Lee Shaffer as the only rookies in franchise history to accomplish the feat.