Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. mixed for 51 factors because the Houston Rockets prolonged their homecourt profitable streak to a few video games with a 132-123 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Green paired a team-high 27 factors with seven assists whereas Porter added 24 factors and 6 rebounds. Porter, Eric Gordon (14 factors) and Jabari Smith Jr. (16 factors, 11 rebounds) nailed 3-pointers within the second additional time to assist Houston ship the 76ers to their third straight loss.
Joel Embiid scored a game-high 39 factors, however his late turnover led to a Porter free throw with 2.9 seconds left that pressured the second additional time. Embiid fouled out on the play. Tobias Harris added 27 factors on 7-of-8 3-point taking pictures for the 76ers, whereas James Harden posted 21 factors and 7 assists in his return from a 14-game absence. Harden missed 15 of 19 photographs.
When Green accomplished a three-point play on the 1:48 mark of the fourth, the Rockets led 108-105 just for Harden to bury a 3 on the shot-clock buzzer on the following possession for the 76ers. Houston pressured a turnover with three seconds left, however Green missed on the buzzer to drive additional time.
Bucks 109, Magic 102
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 factors and 13 rebounds as visiting Milwaukee continued its dominance over Orlando.
Bobby Portis added 18 factors and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee, which has gained 12 straight towards the Magic. Jrue Holiday had 17 factors, eight rebounds and 10 assists, whereas rookie AJ Green scored a career-high 12 factors off the bench.
Franz Wagner scored 25 factors to guide Orlando, whereas Paolo Banchero had 20 factors, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Markelle Fultz scored 20 factors, and Moritz Wagner tallied 19 factors and 12 rebounds.
Clippers 119, Hornets 117
Kawhi Leonard’s jumper from about 18 ft away broke a tie with 1.4 seconds left and Los Angeles pulled out a victory towards host Charlotte in a back-and-forth recreation.
Paul George poured in 19 factors and Leonard, who scored the tying basket on the Clippers’ earlier possession, completed with 16 factors. It was each gamers’ first recreation again within the lineup after lacking time with accidents. Charlotte’s P.J. Washington missed a possible tying jumper on the buzzer.
Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Hornets with 28 factors, Washington posted 26 and Terry Rozier had 22 factors. Nick Richards equipped 11 factors and 10 rebounds and Mason Plumlee added eight factors and 12 rebounds, however the Hornets had been outscored in three of the 4 quarters.
Thunder 121, Hawks 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 factors, his seventh straight recreation of 30-plus factors, to guide visiting Oklahoma City to a come-from-behind win over Atlanta.
The win was the third straight for the Thunder and ended a three-game shedding streak to the Hawks. It additionally snapped Atlanta’s two-game profitable streak. Oklahoma City had 5 others rating in double figures, together with Josh Giddey, who scored 12 of his 17 factors within the fourth quarter, and Ousmane Dieng, who got here off the bench to attain 15.
Atlanta was led by Dejounte Murray’s 24 factors and Trae Young, who returned after lacking Friday’s recreation with a sore shoulder to publish 23 factors and 10 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 17 factors and Clint Capela added 14 factors and 16 rebounds.
Celtics 116, Raptors 110
After a lackluster first half, Boston used a robust efficiency on each ends of the ground within the third quarter to choose up a highway victory over Toronto.
Boston erased a six-point halftime deficit by outscoring Toronto 35-18 within the third. The Celtics shot 12 of 21 from the ground within the interval and led 91-80 getting into the ultimate 12 minutes. Jayson Tatum led all gamers with 31 factors and 12 rebounds. Jaylen Brown completed with 22 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists because the Celtics earned their second win in a row.
Pascal Siakam scored a team-high 29 factors for Toronto, which noticed its dwelling report fall to 9-3. Scottie Barnes added 21 factors for the Raptors, who acquired 20 factors off the bench from Gary Trent Jr.
Grizzlies 101, Heat 93
Tyus Jones, subbing for an injured Ja Morant, scored a career-high 28 factors and added a game-best 10 assists as host Memphis defeated Miami for its third consecutive win.
The Grizzlies had been with out their high three scorers: Morant (ankle), Desmond Bane (toe) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (foot). Memphis, which has gained 5 of its previous six video games, obtained 18 factors and 10 rebounds from Santi Aldama and 17 factors from Dillon Brooks.
Tyler Herro led the Heat with 23 factors and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler added 18 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds as Miami misplaced for the second time in 4 video games.
Mavericks 130, Suns 111
Luka Doncic recorded 33 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds and Dallas halted a 10-game regular-season shedding streak towards Phoenix.
Spencer Dinwiddie sank 5 3-pointers and scored 21 factors for Dallas, which defeated the Suns in final season’s Western Conference semifinals however notched their first regular-season win within the sequence since Nov. 29, 2019. Christian Wood contributed 18 factors and 9 rebounds.
Deandre Ayton registered 20 factors and eight rebounds and Cameron Payne added 14 factors and 10 assists for the Suns, who misplaced for simply the second time up to now 9 video games. The Suns used a 12-3 run in the course of the third quarter to maneuver inside 76-60 with 6:30 left. But Dallas constructed a 96-75 lead by the top of the interval and continued to guide by a cushty margin for the complete closing stanza.
