Pelicans earn first victory of season with win in Milwaukee

Anthony Davis made a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left to finish with 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans got their first victory of the season after losing eight in a row by beating the Milwaukee Bucks, 112-106, on Thursday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers (0-7) are the remaining winless team in the NBA.

Jabari Parker scored a season-high 33 points for Milwaukee, which lost its second straight game to a team that was winless. In their last game Sunday, the Bucks fell, 86-75, in overtime to Dallas, which was 0-5 coming into that game.

E’Twaun Moore added 20 points for New Orleans, playing its third game in four nights. Tim Frazier had 15 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for the Pelicans.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points, 10 rebounds and one assist in 35 minutes.

Chicago 98, at Miami 95: Dwyane Wade got a win in his return to Miami, with Jimmy Butler scoring 20 points and Rajon Rondo adding 16 points and 12 assists as the Bulls topped the Heat. Wade scored 13 points on five-for-17 shooting in his first game at Miami as an opponent.

Golden State 125, at Denver 101: Stephen Curry scored 33 points and the Warriors beat the Nuggets on a night Kevin Durant’s string of 72 straight regular-season games with at least 20 points ended. Durant finished with 18 points.