Zion clashes with rival amid mystery absence; Miracle shot caps off insane finish – NBA Wrap

Zion Williamson and Trae Young confronted off in an epic conflict of the superstars – however the former didn’t end the sport with a thriller ailment.

Plus a De’Aaron Fox miracle shot capped off an exciting time beyond regulation conflict.

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TRAE’S HAWKS PIP ZION’S PELICANS

Trae Young scored 34 factors to steer 5 Hawks gamers in double figures in a 124-121 time beyond regulation victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday (all occasions AEDT).

Young went 14-of-15 from the free throw line and added 10 assists, whereas Dejounte Murray racked up a 22-point, 10-rebound, 11-assist triple-double – his first triple-double on the Hawks.

Meanwhile Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum scored 29 factors apiece for the Pelicans, who’ve dropped three time beyond regulation choices within the first three weeks of the season.

Williamson unintentionally knocked of Young’s glasses in the course of the recreation, resulting in a tense face off between the 2 stars. But it was all love after the sport as they embraced with one another.

The former Pick 1 checked out of the sport in OT with a cramping concern, in line with reporter Andrew Lopez. Although it shouldn’t be a significant concern, given Williamson’s damage, his standing could possibly be monitored shifting ahead.

The win noticed Atlanta enhance to 6-3 on the season, whereas New Orleans fell to 5-4.

FOX’S LONG-RANGE BUZZER BEATER CAPS OFF INSANE OT THRILLER

De’Aaron Fox has hit a miraculous close to half-court buzzer beater to steer the Sacramento Kings to an enormous time beyond regulation street win over the Orlando Magic 126-123.

Fox scored 28 of his 37 factors within the second half and time beyond regulation in a dominant displaying from the star guard, whereas Orlando’s No. 1 Pick Paolo Banchero produced his finest recreation but with a career-best 33 factors advert 15 rebounds.

The 19-year-old Banchero related on 14-of-26 pictures from the sphere and joined LeBron James as the one youngsters to report a minimum of 30 factors and 15 rebounds in an NBA recreation.

The Magic had all management within the first half together with main 65-47 on the principal break earlier than the Kings got here storming again into the sport within the third, outscoring the hosts 36-12 within the interval to instantly appear like racing away with it.

But the Magic responded to arrange the tense closing time period the place either side traded buckets, with Fox the hero late in regulation by making two free throws and a jumper to ship the sport into OT.

Sacramento shortly raced out to a 117-111 lead within the further interval because the Magic’s offence dried up outdoors of Franz Wagner attacking the rim.

Malik Monk drilled a 3 with below a minute left to increase the Kings’ lead again out to 6, however Wagner responded with consecutive buckets to make it a one-possession recreation.

The Kings made their high-pressure free throws down the stretch t0 lead by 4 with 14.1 seconds remaining and it was all however recreation over.

However Fox dedicated an premature offensive foul late resulting in a pair of Jalen Suggs free throws earlier than Chuma Okeke bought a clutch steal and dunk to instantly tie the scores at 123-123.

It arrange the ultimate play of the sport the place Fox bought the ball inbounded with round 5 seconds on the clock, failing to get any additional than simply previous half courtroom and hoisting the long-range triple that sunk the Magic.

“I just tried to get as in front of the basket as I possibly could, and just tried to get it up,” Fox mentioned post-match. “It felt good, and it went in.” The Kings had out-scored the Magic 36-12 to erase a 20-point third-quarter deficit. They traded the lead 5 occasions within the fourth, with Fox’s financial institution shot tying it up within the closing second.

Kings coach Mike Brown mentioned the ultimate play of time beyond regulation was Fox doing “what he does” taking the ball from teammate Harrison Barnes with the clock ticking down and no timeouts left and racing up the ground.

“His super-power is his speed,” Brown mentioned. “He got that ball up the floor … he pulled up and hit a big shot for us to win the game.”

Domantas Sabonis added 24 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the Kings and Wagner (31 factors, six assists) and Bol Bol (career-best 23 factors, six boards) additionally had huge video games for Orlando.

BUCKS STAY UNBEATEN WITHOUT GIANNIS

The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t miss a beat with two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined for the primary time this season, pushing their report to 9-0 with a 108-94 victory over Oklahoma City.

Antetokounmpo was listed as out with left knee soreness an evening after he posted his first triple-double of the season in a victory at Minnesota.

Brook Lopez helped fill the void with 25 factors because the Bucks improved on their already best-ever begin to the season.

Lopez related on 10 of 16 pictures from the ground to tempo the Bucks, who had 17 three-pointers.

Bobby Portis and Jrue Holiday each posted double-doubles and the Bucks led by as many as 24.

Josh Giddey ended with 15 factors, two threes and 6 rebounds in 26 minutes.

KNICKS BLOWN OUT IN CELTICS’ RECORD NIGHT

A male fan banked in a half-court heave to win a brand new automotive in the course of the third quarter, offering a euphoric second for the house crowd and even incomes him a chest bump from RJ Barrett and a bear hug from Julius Randle.

The Celtics’ lethal proficiency from lengthy vary all evening lengthy actually had the other impact on the helpless Knicks and the surprised Garden devoted. Boston’s sharpshooters related for a franchise-record 27 3-pointers — additionally setting the mark for treys allowed by the Knicks — to crush Tom Thibodeau’s workforce, 133-118.

Jaylen Brown had 30 factors and Jayson Tatum contributed 26 — with six 3-pointers apiece — for the Celtics, who fired their strategy to a whopping 52.9 p.c effectivity (27-for-51) from past the arc.

The barrage additionally broke the earlier Knicks report for 3-pointers allowed of 26, the Bucks’ complete in a recreation on the Garden in November 2021. The Knicks had given up 23 final Monday in a loss to Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

The Celtics, who improved to 6-3 this season below interim coach Joe Mazzulla, drained 5 of their first six makes an attempt from lengthy distance — together with two by Tatum — within the first 3:34 for a fast 15-5 lead. But Reddish sparked the Knicks on the defensive finish with a key steal, they usually rattled off 10 factors in a row — that includes two 3s by Randle — to even the rating.

A pick-6 fashion steal and dunk by Immanuel Quickley, seven factors in 5 minutes from Derrick Rose, rejections by Obi Toppin and third-string heart Jericho Sims and a 3-pointer within the closing seconds by Fournier stored the Knicks inside 32-29 by way of one quarter.

With huge males Al Horford (relaxation) and Robert Williams (knee) out for the Celtics, Thibodeau once more turned to the smaller lineup, with a combo of Randle and Toppin, for a part of the second quarter. But Boston stored firing from lengthy vary, netted the primary 9 factors of the session and opened a 53-39 lead on Sam Hauser’s nook trey with 7:40 left earlier than halftime. It was his fourth long-range connection of the half.

The Knicks’ makeshift beginning unit bought them again within the recreation by intermission. Barrett buried two 3s and scored 13 factors, whereas Randle added seven factors in a 27-14 splurge to shut out the half for a 67-66 Celtics benefit by way of 24 minutes.

Boston added to its halftime complete of 13 made 3s with eight extra within the third quarter, extending the result in 101-96 getting into the ultimate interval.

Additional long-range bombs by Marcus Smart (13 factors, 11 assists) and former Knick Noah Vonleh boosted the Boston result in 9 halfway by way of the fourth.

A standard three-point conversion by Randle reduce the Knicks’ deficit again to 4, however Tatum set the Celtics’ franchise report with their twenty fifth and twenty sixth 3-pointers of the evening for a 124-114 recreation with 3:34 remaining.

-Written by Peter Botte in New York Post

DURANT POWERS NETS TO 2-0 WITHOUT KYRIE

In a recreation the Nets appeared first to win, then to lose, they’d the final run of the evening. And the final snicker.

The Nets got here from behind within the fourth quarter to tug out a 98-94 victory over the Hornets at Spectrum Center.

Trailing by 80-69 within the closing interval, they closed with a 27-14 run. Kevin Durant led the best way, with assist from Cam Thomas.

The Nets improved to 4-6, and 2-0 since suspending Kyrie Irving.

“Yeah, good challenge for us to see if we can put two games on both ends of the floor back-to-back against the team who had a tough game the other night,” interim coach Jacque Vaughn mentioned earlier than the sport. “Both teams back-to-back, and see who responds. So looking forward to it.”

Like the Hornets, they have been enjoying on the tail finish of a back-to-back. But after cruising to a blowout victory Saturday in Washington with out Irving, Ben Simmons and Seth Curry, they floor out an encore efficiency.

The Nets defended effectively sufficient, however regardless of getting clear seems from 3-point vary all night, their capturing contact nearly allow them to down late. Within putting distance, trailing simply 70-69, they coughed up 10 unanswered factors.

With the Nets down 76-69, the Hornets’ Nick Richards hit a momentum-shifting and-one. Nic Claxton bought whistled for a technical, which Richards transformed.

He then completed the four-point play to depart the Nets in an 80-69 gap with 9:39 to play.

A Joe Harris left-corner 3-pointer pulled them inside two, and Thomas — who had a second straight sturdy recreation in Irving’s absence — knotted it from the free-throw line.

But Charlotte went again forward with 2:24 remaining.

Durant tied it at 89-all, and Yuta Watunabe drew an offensive foul on Mason Plumlee to present the Nets the ball again.

After a back-and-forth, Durant hit a 3-pointer for a 94-92 lead with 1:12 to play. Then he snatched a defensive rebound, and sank a dagger baseline jumper.

The Nets led 96-92 with 32 seconds left in regulation.

And after a Mason Plumlee reverse tip-in, the Nets held on to make sure there can be no time beyond regulation.

-Written by Brian Lewis from New York Post

ALL RESULTS

KINGS 126 MAGIC 123