Jordan Poole saved 19 of his team-high 33 factors for the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry broke a late tie with two of his 29, and the Golden State Warriors overcame a 46-point efficiency by Joel Embiid to topple the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 120-112 on Friday evening in San Francisco.
Klay Thompson chipped in with 21 factors for the Warriors, who gained their third straight general and ninth in a row at dwelling to keep up their No. 6 place within the Western Convention playoff race.
Tobias Harris had 23 factors and Tyrese Maxey 21 for the 76ers, who led by as many as 11 factors within the fourth quarter regardless of the absence of James Harden, out with a sore Achilles.
The loss, simply Philadelphia’s second in its final 11 video games, value it a sport in its battle with the Boston Celtics for the No. 2 spot within the East.
Kings 135, Suns 127
Domantas Sabonis completed with 27 factors, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Kevin Huerter scored a team-high 29 factors, and host Sacramento weathered 62 mixed factors from Devin Booker and Terrence Ross to knock off Phoenix.
Sacramento withstood a 57.1 p.c capturing first half for Phoenix, because the Suns led by as many as 14 factors earlier than intermission. A 23-9 run within the first 5:59 out of the locker room shortly flipped the sport within the Kings’ favor. Huerter’s 3-pointer broke a 76-76 tie and gave Sacramento a lead it by no means relinquished the remainder of the best way.
Booker completed with 32 factors, 14 within the fourth quarter, and Ross’ 30 factors marked a season excessive. The Kings prolonged their lead over Phoenix for third place within the Western Convention to 6 video games, whereas the Suns slid to fifth, a half-game behind the Los Angeles Clippers.
Bucks 144, Jazz 116
Grayson Allen torched his former workforce for 25 factors and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 with 11 assists to steer Milwaukee’s thumping of short-handed Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Allen, drafted twenty first general by Utah in 2018, hit three fast 3-pointers and scored the primary 11 factors of the sport because the Bucks led the entire manner. Pat Connaughton netted 22 factors, Jrue Vacation added 18 factors and 9 assists and Brook Lopez totaled 17 factors, 14 boards and 7 blocks for the NBA-leading Bucks, who’ve gained three straight.
Italian rookie Simone Fontecchio led Utah with 26 factors, whereas Kelly Olynyk chipped in with 16 factors and 7 rebounds. The Jazz performed with out injured starters Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton.
Wizards 136, Spurs 124
Corey Kispert scored 26 factors and Deni Avdija added 21 factors and 11 rebounds for host Washington, which was at its greatest within the fourth quarter whereas beating San Antonio.
The Wizards led by a degree after a back-and-forth third quarter however took cost for good with a 22-8 run over the primary 5 1/2 minutes of the ultimate interval.
Keldon Johnson led all scorers with 30 factors for the Spurs.
Celtics 120, Pacers 95
Boston overcame the return of Indiana level guard Tyrese Haliburton to publish a house victory.
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 34 factors and had seven rebounds for the Celtics, who made 18 3-pointers — 14 greater than the Pacers.
Haliburton and Myles Turner every scored 20 factors to steer Indiana, which trailed by 29 within the fourth quarter.
Grizzlies 151, Rockets 114
Luke Kennard made a career-high 10 3-pointers, Desmond Bane scored 25 factors and Memphis rolled previous visiting Houston.
The Grizzlies prolonged their successful streak to 5 video games and have gained eight of 9. Kennard completed with 30 factors. Memphis made a franchise-record 25 3-pointers.
Jabari Smith Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr. scored 20 factors apiece for Houston. Smith added eight rebounds whereas Porter had six rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Rookie Tari Eason matched his profession excessive of 21 factors.
Hornets 117, Mavericks 109
P.J. Washington scored 28 factors and Gordon Hayward had 25 as short-handed Charlotte dealt a devastating blow to host Dallas’ postseason hopes.
The Hornets, who had misplaced 5 of their earlier six video games, shot 48.3 p.c from the sphere to shake off latest offensive doldrums. Charlotte obtained a lift from the return of rookie middle Mark Williams, who missed time with a thumb harm however offered 13 factors and eight rebounds. Dennis Smith Jr. (sickness), who additionally left Thursday evening’s sport, had 13 factors and 9 assists.
Luka Doncic scored 34 factors to go along with 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Mavericks. Guard Kyrie Irving was again after lacking Wednesday evening’s loss to Golden State with a foot harm, supplying 18 factors. Dwight Powell and Christian Wooden had 14 factors every.
Lakers 116, Thunder 111
Anthony Davis scored 15 of his 37 factors within the first quarter and added 15 rebounds as Los Angeles bought off to a quick begin and held on for a victory over visiting Oklahoma Metropolis.
The Lakers registered their third consecutive win and reached .500 for the primary time this season. Dennis Schroder scored 21 factors and Lonnie Walker IV added 20 for the Lakers, who defeated the Thunder for the second time this month and moved one sport forward of Oklahoma Metropolis within the Western Convention standings.
Josh Giddey scored 27 factors and grabbed 17 rebounds and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander additionally had 27 factors for the Thunder, who dropped consecutive video games for the primary time since dropping 5 in a row from Feb. 23-March 1.
Raptors 118, Pistons 97
Pascal Siakam compiled 32 factors, 9 assists and 5 rebounds as host Toronto defeated Detroit.
Chris Boucher added 19 factors off the bench for the Raptors, who’ve cut up the primary two video games of a four-game homestand.
Jaden Ivey had 20 factors and eight assists for the Pistons, who’ve misplaced 16 of their previous 17 video games.
Bulls 124, Path Blazers 96
Zach LaVine recorded 33 factors on 12-of-20 capturing and had eight assists to steer hot-shooting Chicago to a convincing victory over host Portland.
Nikola Vucevic added 23 factors on 10-of-13 capturing and picked up 15 rebounds for Chicago, which was with out main scorer DeMar DeRozan (quadriceps). Coby White had 19 factors on 7-of-9 capturing and registered 9 assists because the Bulls made 57.1 p.c of their pictures, together with a torrid 17 of 28 from 3-point vary.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 factors for Portland, which performed with out Damian Lillard (calf) and fellow starters Jusuf Nurkic (knee), Jerami Grant (quadriceps) and Anfernee Simons (foot). Portland (32-41) is 3 1/2 video games out of the final play-in spot within the Western Convention.