• Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ORG XMIT: WIMG112 Photo: Morry Gash / Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ORG XMIT: WIMG112
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives past Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ORG XMIT: WIMG112
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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points, Eric Bledsoe had 26 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-116 on Tuesday night.

Milwaukee ended a five-game losing streak to Cleveland. Khris Middleton had 18 points and 10 assists, and Malcolm Brogdon scored 16 points.

LeBron James scored 39 points for Cleveland, which lost for just the second time in its last 20 games. James had seven assists but grabbed just one rebound in the waning seconds. Kevin Love finished with 21 points.

Cleveland overcame a 20-point deficit with a 24-3 run to take the lead. But Antetokounmpo's three-point play with 5.9 seconds left sealed it for Milwaukee.

Kings 101, 76ers 95: Zach Randolph scored 27 points and Buddy Hield added 24 to lead Sacramento back from a 16-point second-half hole. Ben Simmons had 13 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for Philadelphia, which lost for the seventh time in eight games while playing without center Joel Embiid (back) for the second straight night.

Wizards 116, Pelicans 106: Bradley Beal scored 26 points, and Mike Scott had a season-high 24 for Washington. John Wall added 18 points and 10 assists. Marcin Gortat had 10 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Anthony Davis (37 points) and DeMarcus Cousins (26 points, 13 rebounds) led New Orleans

Notes: Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss at least one more week with a sprained right ankle. ... Lakers center Brook Lopez sprained his right ankle during Monday's game against Golden State and he will be reevaluated in three weeks.