It was the Giannis and Jabari show for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Parker added 28 in leading Milwaukee to a 108-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night (Friday AEDT).
Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.
Antetokounmpo has totalled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his last three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his past five.
Australian Matthew Dellavedova scored nine points and had the most assists (nine) for Milwaukee.
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"If we're just being judged on points, then they're playing really well," Bucks coach Jason Kidd said.
"But it's not all about points. Unfortunately, that's all you guys write about. It's a team game, but it comes down to winning and doing your job. Both of those guys did their jobs tonight."
Chicago lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped its third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade.
The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson in the opener of a home-and-home between the teams on back-to-back nights.
The Bucks went up 95-71 on a dunk by Antetokounmpo with 10:01 remaining.
Chicago cut the deficit in half by scoring the next 12 points, with 10 of them coming from Wade.
His two free throws trimmed the margin to 95-83 with 7:14 to go.
Milwaukee led by at least eight the rest of the way, marking just the second time this season the Bucks never trailed in a game.
The Bucks' biggest lead of the night was 27 on a dunk by Tony Snell that made it 58-31 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.
"They were too comfortable early," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said.
"We didn't want to give them dare shots, we wanted to keep them out of the paint, and they were hitting them."
In other games on Thursday, Harris had 18 points in his first game back from a foot injury, Danilo Gallinari scored 20 of his 27 in the first half and the Denver Nuggets led big early before holding on late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-120.
The San Antonio Spurs turned a close game early in the fourth quarter into a romp, getting 18 points and 10 rebounds from Kawhi Leonard and 18 points and nine boards from Pau Gasol in a 107-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Anthony Davis had 35 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, rookie Buddy Hield scored a career-high 21 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Indiana Pacers 102-95.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points, JaVale McGee added a season-best 17, and the Golden State Warriors put on an another spectacular passing display to beat the undermanned New York Knicks 103-90.

