Nikola Jokic had 25 factors, 17 rebounds and 12 assists for his twenty ninth triple-double of the season, main the host Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night time.
Jamal Murray added 19 factors, Bruce Brown scored 18, Michael Porter Jr. equipped 15 and Aaron Gordon 12 for Denver. The Nuggets have received 4 straight.
Tyrese Maxey scored 29 factors, Paul Reed and Tobias Harris had 16 factors apiece and Jalen McDaniels completed with 14 for Philadelphia. Joel Embiid (calf) and James Harden (Achilles) did not play for the Sixers, who’ve misplaced three straight however almost rallied to win it late within the recreation.
Denver led by 20 within the fourth quarter earlier than the 76ers’ bench led a 16-2 run that sliced the deficit to 112-107 with 1:23 left. Philadelphia’s Montrezl Harrell dunked to make it 114-111 with 28.9 seconds left, however Jeff Inexperienced hit two free throws with 13.3 seconds left to seal it.
Knicks 137, Rockets 115
Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 40 factors and New York snapped a three-game skid with a victory over visiting Houston.
Quickley completed 14 of 18 from the sphere and drilled 5 3-pointers to guide the Knicks. Julius Randle added 26 factors whereas RJ Barrett scored 19 to co-author the runaway win over the Rockets, who fell to 0-4 on their present five-game highway journey.
Kevin Porter Jr. led Houston with 26 factors whereas Jalen Inexperienced added 19 factors and Kenyon Martin Jr. 18. Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had a double-double of 14 factors and 11 rebounds plus six assists.
Bucks 126, Pistons 117
Khris Middleton poured in 34 factors and Milwaukee continued its dominance over host Detroit.
Milwaukee has received 17 of the final 18 conferences towards its Central Division rival and swept the four-game season collection. Detroit has misplaced its final six video games and 17 of its final 18 outings. Brook Lopez had 24 factors and 14 rebounds, whereas Jevon Carter equipped 22 factors for the Bucks.
Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with 32 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the sport with proper knee soreness, and Jrue Vacation took the night time off on account of private causes.
Mavericks 127, Pacers 104
Luka Doncic scored 25 factors and Jaden Hardy added 20 off the bench as Dallas snapped a four-game dropping streak with a rout of short-handed Indiana in Indianapolis.
Kyrie Irving had 16 factors and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 for Dallas, which shot 56.6 p.c from the sphere and 18 of 37 (48.6 p.c) from 3-point vary. Indiana trailed by as many as 31 and misplaced its third straight regardless of rookie Bennedict Mathurin’s 26 factors.
Indiana performed with out guards Buddy Hield (non-COVID sickness) and Chris Duarte (sore left ankle), in addition to All-Star level guard Tyrese Haliburton and heart Myles Turner (damage administration). Dallas outscored the Pacers 40-27 within the third quarter and carried a commanding 25-point lead into the ultimate interval.
Suns 117, Jazz 103
Devin Booker scored 24 factors and Phoenix dominated the fourth quarter to complete off a victory over Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Deandre Ayton added 14 factors with eight rebounds, Chris Paul dished out 10 assists with 9 factors, and three reserves scored in double figures — Terrence Ross (13 factors), Cameron Payne (12) and Bismack Biyombo (11) — to assist the Suns maintain momentum from a win over Philadelphia on Saturday.
The Jazz, paced by Lauri Markkanen’s 25 factors and 9 rebounds, erased a double-digit deficit and even took a lead late within the third quarter earlier than falling aside within the fourth en path to their fourth loss in a row. Utah was outscored 33-22 within the closing 12 minutes at house after enjoying properly within the center quarters to show the sport aggressive.
Pelicans 124, Path Blazers 90
Brandon Ingram scored 29 factors on 12-of-19 capturing and New Orleans stretched its successful streak to 5 video games with a romp over host Portland.
CJ McCollum added 17 factors and eight assists and Trey Murphy III had 16 factors because the Pelicans sit in eighth place within the Western Convention, however are inside two video games of fourth. Keon Johnson matched his profession excessive of 20 factors for the Path Blazers, who misplaced for the third straight recreation.
Jonas Valanciunas capped a 9-0 run with a tip-in as New Orleans pushed the result in 30 at 71-41 with 7:16 left within the third quarter. The Pelicans led 89-55 getting into the ultimate stanza. Murphy transformed a three-point play to make it a 35-point margin with 7:38 left within the recreation as New Orleans cruised to the end.
Timberwolves 119, Kings 115
Jaden McDaniels helped make up for the absence of Karl-Anthony Cities with a team-high 20 factors, and Minnesota received by holding host Sacramento to a season-low 5 3-pointers.
Even with Cities given the sport off to relaxation on the second night time of a back-to-back, all 5 Minnesota starters scored in double figures, propelling the Timberwolves to a fourth consecutive win.
De’Aaron Fox had a game-high 29 factors, Domantas Sabonis scored 24 and Harrison Barnes added 19 for the Kings, who misplaced for the third time of their previous 5 outings.
Clippers 124, Bulls 112
Nicolas Batum scored 24 factors and Kawhi Leonard added 22 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists as Los Angeles moved nearer to securing a top-six spot within the Western Convention with a victory over visiting Chicago.
Eric Gordon added 22 factors because the Clippers received for the third time of their previous 5 video games. The win got here with out Paul George (knee), Marcus Morris Sr. (sickness) and Norman Powell (shoulder).
Zach LaVine scored 23 factors and DeMar DeRozan added 21 for the Bulls, who entered with 5 victories of their previous six video games. Chicago went 2-1 on a West Coast journey.