Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 118-89. Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points off the bench, Kyle Kuzma added 20 and the Bucks swept the season series with two comfortable wins eight days apart.

With four starters and six rotation players out of action, the Lakers simply didn't have a shot at competing against the Bucks on Thursday.

Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.

LeBron James is available to play for the Los Angeles Lakers again after a seven-game absence with a strained left groin.