3 days Ago By Staff Writers
Australian guards Josh Giddey and Josh Green have been involved in an NBA thriller in Charlotte. The Boomers teammates both reached double figures in scoring as Chicago beat the struggling Hornets 115-108 in overtime. Two days after returning from an ankle injury and recording the 13th triple-double of his NBA career, in a home win against Milwaukee, Giddey had 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in 30 minutes of court time.
His latest double-double helped improve Chicago to 15-18, while Charlotte dropped an eighth game on the bounce and are now 7-25. Green compiled 14 points, six boards and one assist for the beaten hosts, who also got 31 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists from Miles Bridges. Trailing by three in regulation, Bridges missed a corner triple to tie it and Nikola Vucevic was fouled.
But the Bulls centre missed both free throws, giving the Hornets another chance. This time, Bridges connected on a leaning three-pointer with two seconds left to send the game into OT, where it was all Chicago. White narrowly missed his first career triple-double, finishing with 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Torrey Craig, who only featured in the second half, scored 18 with five three-pointers and Vucevic added 16 points and 13 boards. In Washington, Josh Hart had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and New York beat the Wizards 126-106 for their eighth straight victory. It was the second game in three nights between the teams.
On Saturday, the Knicks (23-10) outlasted Washington 136-132 in overtime behind 55 points from Jalen Brunson. Jonas Valanciunas equalled his season high with 22 points for Washington (5-25), while Alex Sarr and Malcolm Brogdon each had 18. With AP.
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