Patty Mills has continued his good form following his return to NBA action, scoring 12 points in San Antonio Spurs' 101-93 loss to the Washington Wizards.
Mills came off the bench for nearly 25 minutes of court time on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) and scored all of his points from beyond the arc, on four of six three-point shooting.
It's been a big week for the Australian point guard, who scored a season-high 19 points in the Spurs' 108-93 win against Minnesota on Saturday and spent Monday visiting US President Barack Obama at the White House with his Spurs teammates.
San Antonio are the defending NBA champions and the visit to the White House is a tradition for major championship winning teams in America.
Mills returned to the Spurs line-up at the end of December following off-season shoulder surgery.
In the loss against the Wizards on Tuesday, only starting point guard Tony Parker scored more points than Mills, while fellow Australian Aron Baynes was not selected to play.
Meanwhile, Australian centre Andrew Bogut scored nine points for Golden State Warriors in their 116-105 win against Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
It is the first time in franchise history Golden State have won 30 of their first 35 games in the NBA.
For Utah, Australian Joe Ingles scored 12 points to go with five rebounds and one blocked shot.
Dante Exum came off the bench for the Jazz but didn't trouble the scorers, going none-for-three from the floor.
Elsewhere, Phoenix Suns spoiled LeBron James' return to action, beating Cleveland Cavaliers 107-100.
James scored 33 in the loss and new teammate J.R. Smith added 29, but Markieff Morris scored 35 to help the Suns to a 23-18 season record.
The Cavaliers posted a 1-7 record in James' injury layoff since December 28 and with the loss against the Suns, boast a 19-20 season record.
In other games, Atlanta beat Philadelphia 105-87, Dallas beat Sacramento 108-104 and Miami beat Los Angeles Lakers 78-75.
Share
