Santi Aldama scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Memphis Grizzlies, who drained a franchise-best 27 3-pointers to overwhelm the visiting Golden State Warriors 144-93 on Thursday.
It was the second-biggest win in terms of margin in Grizzlies history, trailing only a 152-79 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 2, 2021. The Warriors matched the fourth-worst defeat in franchise history.
Brandin Podziemski had a season-high 21 points to lead the Warriors. Stephen Curry was held to two points, the lowest single-game output of his career in contests when he played at least 12 minutes. He missed each of his seven field-goal attempts, six of them from 3-point range.
Golden State’s Draymond Green registered no points, no rebounds and no assists in 19 minutes.
Trail Blazers 126, Nuggets 124
Anfernee Simons made a driving layup at the buzzer to lead Portland to a nail-biting win over visiting Denver.
Simons produced 28 points and 10 assists, Shaedon Sharpe had 27 points and Deni Avdija contributed 19 in 21 minutes off the bench as the Trail Blazers snapped a six-game losing streak.
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 34 points and added eight assists. Jamal Murray had 24 points and nine assists for the Nuggets, who trailed by 17 points in the fourth quarter before taking the lead in the final minute.
Pacers 120, Suns 111
Pascal Siakam recorded 25 points and a season-best 18 rebounds to lead Indiana over host Phoenix.
Myles Turner and Andrew Nembhard added 19 points apiece for Indiana, which has matched its season best with a three-game winning streak. Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 points.
Kevin Durant put up a season-best 37 points, matched his season high of 10 rebounds and also dished six assists for the Suns, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Devin Booker left due to groin tightness in the third quarter after scoring 17 points.
Clippers 118, Mavericks 95
Norman Powell scored 29 points, Ivica Zubac posted 21 points and 15 rebounds, and visiting Los Angeles raced past injury-depleted Dallas.
James Harden finished with 24 points and five rebounds to go with his team-high seven assists. Thirty of the Clippers’ 44 made field goals were assisted, including six assists from Kris Dunn and five each from Powell and Zubac.
Klay Thompson led the Mavericks with 22 points. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 points and dished seven assists for Dallas, which was missing without Luka Doncic (heel) and Kyrie Irving (shoulder).
Knicks 133, Timberwolves 107
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 32 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in a triumphant return to Minneapolis, and New York pulled away for a win over Minnesota.
Towns made 10 of 12 shots from the field and drained all five of his 3-point attempts. He added six assists for New York, which improved to 2-0 on its three-game road trip. Mikal Bridges added 29 points.
Julius Randle scored 24 points for Minnesota, which lost on its home court for the first time since Nov. 27. Anthony Edwards finished with 17 points and a team-high seven assists.
Bulls 117, Celtics 108
Zach LaVine tossed in a game-high 36 points and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead visiting Chicago past Boston.
Chicago outscored Boston 35-22 in the fourth quarter, when technical fouls were called on Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Celtics wanted a foul called on the Bulls during a loose-ball scramble. The Bulls extended their winning streak to three games.
Tatum had 31 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Kristaps Porzingis finished with 20 points and eight boards, and Derrick White had 16 points and eight rebounds. Boston was 14 of 56 (25 percent) from the 3-point arc.
Lakers 113, Kings 100
Austin Reaves poured in a team-high 25 points, Anthony Davis anchored a double-double with 19 rebounds and visiting Los Angeles opened a two-game sequence in Sacramento on a winning note.
Davis attached 21 points, four assists, three steals and six blocks to his rebound total and LeBron James chipped in with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Lakers, who won their second game in a row.
De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 26 points and Domantas Sabonis accumulated 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Kings, who lost their second straight. The clubs will meet in a rematch on Saturday.
Thunder 105, Magic 99
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 of his game-high 35 points in the first half, helping guide visiting Oklahoma City past Orlando.
Isaiah Hartenstein chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder, who won their sixth straight. (The NBA Cup final loss to the Milwaukee Bucks does not count in the regular-season standings). Jalen Williams, Aaron Wiggins and Alex Caruso each added 11 points.
Anthony Black led Orlando with 23 points off the bench, while Tristan da Silva and Goga Bitadze each added 15. Bitadze had 10 rebounds, while Wendell Carter Jr. tallied 10 points and 13 boards for the Magic, who lost their third in a row.
Rockets 133, Pelicans 113
Jalen Green scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the third quarter as host Houston beat New Orleans.
Dillon Brooks scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half for the Rockets, while Alperen Sengun finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Houston shot 57.5 percent for the game and went 17 of 39 (43.6 percent) on 3-point attempts.
Trey Murphy III paced the Pelicans with 28 points, while Herbert Jones added 20 and CJ McCollum 18. New Orleans has lost 14 of its past 15 games.
Wizards 123, Hornets 114
Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 points in his return from injury as host Washington defeated Charlotte for just its second win in the past 21 games.
Brogdon, who also had six assists in 27 minutes off the bench, had missed the last four games with a strained hamstring. Jordan Poole led Washington with 27 points. No. 1 overall pick Alexandre Sarr drained a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 3 1/2 minutes and finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.
LaMelo Ball finished with 34 points and 13 assists to lead the Hornets, but he shot just 11-for-32. Charlotte, which got 16 points and eight rebounds apiece from Miles Bridges and Mark Williams, has lost 11 of its past 12.
Jazz 126, Pistons 119
Collin Sexton scored a season-high 30 points and visiting Utah snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit.
Keyonte George tallied 28 points, while Lauri Markkanen supplied 27 points and 14 rebounds. John Collins chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 33 points and seven assists. Malik Beasley added 26 points.
Utah’s Jordan Clarkson and Detroit’s Ronald Holland II were ejected for an altercation late in the third quarter.
Spurs 133, Hawks 126 (OT)
Victor Wembanyama racked up 42 points and Chris Paul had a key four-point play late in regulation and a decisive 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in overtime as San Antonio outlasted visiting Atlanta.
Devin Vassell added 23 points while Jeremy Sochan had 20 as the Spurs earned their third win in the past four games.
De’Andre Hunter scored 27 points to lead Atlanta, which took its third defeat in four games. Trae Young added 23 points and 16 assists.
Nets 101, Raptors 94
Cameron Johnson had 33 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as visiting Brooklyn came back to defeat Toronto.
Johnson scored 13 points in the final 2:24 to help the Nets end a three-game losing streak and extend Toronto’s losses to six straight. The Raptors had led by 10 points in the third quarter. Brooklyn’s Ben Simmons finished with 12 points and a game-high seven assists.
Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points for the Raptors. Gradey Dick added 19 points, and Scottie Barnes amassed 16 points and six assists.
–Field Level Media
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