Kyrie Irving scored 38 factors in his return from a foot damage and Maxi Kleber made a 3-pointer on the buzzer because the visiting Dallas Mavericks pulled off a 111-110 victory on Friday to win consecutive video games for the primary time in additional than a month.
Tim Hardaway Jr. and Christian Wooden every scored 12 factors because the Mavericks received with out Luka Doncic, who has missed the final 4 video games with a thigh damage however could possibly be again Monday towards the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Mavericks moved two video games forward of the Lakers within the Western Convention standings whereas profitable the season sequence between the groups 3-1.
Anthony Davis scored 26 factors with 10 rebounds for the Lakers after lacking Wednesday’s defeat to the Houston Rockets due to load administration. Austin Reaves scored 16 factors and Dennis Schroder added 15 as Los Angeles performed its tenth consecutive sport with out LeBron James (foot).
76ers 121, Hornets 82
Joel Embiid poured in 38 factors and rested within the fourth quarter as Philadelphia received its seventh sport in a row by blowing out the host Hornets.
Embiid shot 16-for-21 from the sector and delivered 5 assists. He compiled all of his 38 factors with greater than two minutes remaining within the third quarter.
Terry Rozier’s 14 factors, P.J. Washington’s 12 factors and Kelly Oubre Jr.’s 11 factors led Charlotte. The Hornets — who misplaced their fourth sport in a row and are at risk of going winless on a five-game homestand that wraps up Monday night time — additionally received 10 factors from reserve Kai Jones.
Hawks 127, Warriors 119
Trae Younger scored 25 factors and made a key defensive play within the closing minute to assist host Atlanta defeat Golden State.
The Hawks led by 4 factors when Younger stole the ball from Stephen Curry and scored with 45.1 seconds left. Younger then iced the sport with two free throws. Younger completed with 12 assists to safe his thirty fourth double-double, and added six rebounds and a steal.
Curry led Golden State with 31 factors, and Kevon Looney racked up his twelfth double-double with 18 factors and 16 rebounds. The Warriors have misplaced 10 straight highway video games.
Celtics 126, Path Blazers 112
Jayson Tatum recorded 34 factors and 12 rebounds to steer Boston over host Portland.
Jaylen Brown added 27 factors for the Celtics. Marcus Good had 15 factors, six assists and 4 steals, Derrick White added 13 factors and Al Horford had 12 factors and 10 assists as Boston received for the fourth time in 5 video games.
Damian Lillard scored 25 of his 41 factors within the fourth quarter however could not forestall the Path Blazers from dropping their fifth consecutive contest and tenth prior to now 13 video games.
Cavaliers 117, Wizards 94
Darius Garland had 24 factors, Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley added 20 apiece and host Cleveland led wire-to-wire in a win over Washington.
Caris LeVert scored 15 factors and Mobley tallied eight rebounds and 4 blocks for Cleveland, which accomplished a three-game season sweep of the Wizards. Garland contributed 9 assists whereas capturing 11 of 19 from the sector.
Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 22 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists. Kristaps Porzingis had 20 factors and 9 rebounds.
Bulls 139, Timberwolves 131 (2OT)
DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 49 factors to go along with 14 rebounds and Zach LaVine added 39 factors as host Chicago outlasted Minnesota.
DeRozan and LaVine mixed for 63 of their factors after halftime, serving to the Bulls win for the third time in 4 video games. The duo completed 30-for-50 from the sector.
Mike Conley sank eight 3-pointers whereas main Minnesota with 28 factors. Jaden McDaniels adopted with a career-high 25 factors. Minnesota, which misplaced Anthony Edwards to damage early within the sport, produced six double-figure scorers, however it wasn’t sufficient to stave off the group’s fourth loss in 5 video games.
Rockets 114, Pelicans 112
Jabari Smith Jr. drilled a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining and Houston rallied from a 16-point, second-half deficit to beat visiting New Orleans for its third win in a row.
With the Rockets trailing by one level following a wild backwards and forwards, Smith walked right into a pull-up 3 after Houston secured possession with 4 seconds remaining. The Pelicans have been unable to get off a shot on their ensuing possession, falling to 3-8 because the All-Star break.
Jalen Inexperienced paced Houston with 25 factors whereas Kevin Porter Jr. added 20. Alperen Sengun added 17 factors and 11 rebounds. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 31 factors and 6 assists, whereas Jonas Valanciunas had 22 factors and 17 rebounds.
Grizzlies 126, Spurs 120 (OT)
Dillon Brooks had the game-tying 3-pointer to ship the sport into extra time and added a key basket from past the arc late within the additional interval as Memphis defeated host San Antonio.
The Spurs led 84-55 after Malaki Branham’s 3-pointer with 7:50 to play within the third interval. The Grizzlies then scored 26 of the quarter’s closing 35 factors to tug inside 93-81 heading into the fourth quarter.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 28 factors, Desmond Bane had 21, and Tyus Jones added a triple-double with 20 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 factors and Zach Collins had 24.