NBA results: Knicks top Clippers in James Harden’s debut

RJ Barrett, coming back from a two-game absence brought on by a sore left knee, scored 11 factors throughout a fourth-quarter surge as host New York Knicks broke open a tie sport and cruised to a 111-97 win over Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

Knicks outscored Clippers 35-21 within the fourth quarter and 69-51 within the second half, spoiling the debut of recent Los Angeles acquisition James Harden.

Barrett completed with 26 factors whereas Julius Randle posted a season-high 27 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds for Knicks, who gained at dwelling for the primary time in three tries this season. Mitchell Robinson (13 factors, 15 rebounds) additionally had a double-double for New York.

Kawhi Leonard scored 18 factors whereas Harden completed with 17 factors in 31-plus minutes in his first motion since Philadelphia 76ers dealt him to Clippers on October 31.

Timberwolves 114, Celtics 109 (OT)

Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 38 factors in Minneapolis as Minnesota prevailed in extra time at hand Boston its first lack of the season.

Edwards, who additionally had 9 rebounds and 7 assists, got here by way of in OT by making soar pictures on three consecutive possessions. Jaden McDaniels had a 20-point efficiency for Timberwolves, who acquired 14 factors and 12 rebounds from Rudy Gobert.

Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 32 factors for Celtics, who received 26 factors from Jaylen Brown and 20 from Kristaps Porzingis.

Nuggets 134, Pelicans 116

Nikola Jokic had 35 factors, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, rookie Julian Strawther scored a career-best 21 factors and host Denver rallied from a 20-point deficit to rout New Orleans.

It was Jokic’s 108th profession triple-double, fourth most on the all-time record. Rookie Jordan Hawkins scored a career-high 31 factors and Brandon Ingram added 22 for Pelicans.

New Orleans guard CJ McCollum was out after an MRI on Sunday revealed he had a collapsed lung and would probably miss a number of video games. The Nuggets have been lacking guard Jamal Murray, who might be out for an prolonged time period attributable to a hamstring damage.

Warriors 120, Pistons 109

Stephen Curry had 34 factors and visiting Golden State defeated slumping Detroit.

Chris Paul completed with 17 factors, six assists and 5 rebounds off the bench, and Klay Thompson had 17 factors. Dario Saric added 12 factors, whereas Jonathan Kuminga and Kevon Looney chipped in 10 apiece.

Cade Cunningham and Killian Hayes every had 21 factors and mixed for 12 assists for Detroit, which has misplaced 5 straight video games. Isaiah Stewart contributed 17 factors and 11 rebounds, whereas Ausar Thompson had 16 factors, seven rebounds and 4 steals.

Pacers 152, Spurs 111

Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 factors, 20 of them in a dominating first half, and Myles Turner added 15 factors and 11 rebounds as Indiana rolled previous San Antonio in Indianapolis.

Indiana has gained two of the primary three video games on its present homestand and ran the Spurs and rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama out of the constructing whereas forging a 25-point lead by halftime and a 39-point benefit late within the third quarter. Indiana completed with its highest-scoring sport of the season.

Doug McDermott led San Antonio with 17 factors off the bench. Keldon Johnson added 16, Zach Collins had 14, Wembanyama produced 13 factors and 10 rebounds and Charles Bassey scored 10 factors for the Spurs, who have been enjoying the second sport of a home-road back-to-back.

Mavericks 117, Magic 102

Luka Doncic poured in 29 factors and Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 21 factors within the second half as Dallas improved to 6-1 with a giant comeback win over host Orlando.

Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 factors for Dallas, which trailed by as many as 15 factors within the second quarter earlier than outscoring Orlando 64-36 within the second half.

Paolo Banchero scored 22 factors to guide Orlando. Moe Wagner and Cole Anthony had 19 factors apiece off the bench for Magic, who missed their first 13 3-point makes an attempt within the second half.

76ers 146, Wizards 128

Joel Embiid had 48 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 assists to carry host Philadelphia over Washington.

Tyrese Maxey added 22 factors and a career-high 11 assists, Tobias Harris contributed 18 factors and De’Anthony Melton had 14 for Sixers, who gained their fifth sport in a row after a season-opening loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Kyle Kuzma led the struggling Wizards with 28 factors, whereas Jordan Poole added 23 and Deni Avdija adopted with 16.

Heat 108, Lakers 107

Bam Adebayo recorded a triple-double of twenty-two factors, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 28 factors and Miami survived a late-game surge to beat visiting Los Angeles.

Tyler Herro completed with 22 factors regardless of going simply 2-for-10 from 3-point vary on an evening when the Heat collectively went simply 12-for-37 from past the arc. The Miami protection compelled Los Angeles into a fair worse capturing efficiency from deep, nevertheless, limiting Lakers to eight of 26 from lengthy vary.

LeBron James scored seven of his game-high 30 factors in a 1:19 stretch late within the fourth quarter, serving to trim a 10-point Miami result in one. His final factors of the burst, a three-point play with 2:39 remaining, capped the sport’s scoring.

Bucks 129, Nets 125

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 36 factors and hit the tiebreaking basket with 71 seconds remaining as Milwaukee outlasted Brooklyn in New York.

Antetokounmpo shot 15 of 27 from the sector and scored 9 factors within the remaining six-plus minutes to assist Bucks get their second straight win. Damian Lillard added 21 factors and 7 assists for Milwaukee.

Cam Thomas led all scorers with 45 factors and Mikal Bridges added 31 within the loss. Ben Simmons grabbed 15 rebounds for the Nets.

Bulls 130, Jazz 113

Zach LaVine scored 24 factors and DeMar DeRozan added 21 as Chicago snapped a three-game shedding streak with a win over visiting Utah.

Coby White hit 7 of 9 pictures to complete with 18 factors and had seven assists for Bulls, who had eight gamers rating in double figures as they efficiently opened a three-game homestand with their high offensive output of the season.

Lauri Markkanen had a game-high 29 factors, together with 5 3-pointers, however Jazz posted a 3rd consecutive loss.

Rockets 122, Kings 97

Jalen Green scored a game-high 23 factors whereas Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as Houston dismantled visiting Sacramento for the second time in three days.

Green wanted solely 9 shot makes an attempt to tempo Rockets in scoring, doing most of his harm on the free-throw line, the place he completed 10 of 12. Sengun, in the meantime, was the offensive linchpin, pairing a career-high 12 assists with 17 factors to assist Houston to its third consecutive victory.

Kings, enjoying their third straight sport with out guard De’Aaron Fox (ankle), misplaced for the third straight time. They fell 107-89 at Houston on Saturday.

Thunder 126, Hawks 117

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 factors to guide Oklahoma City previous visiting Atlanta, ending the Thunder’s two-game skid whereas additionally ending Hawks’ four-game successful streak.

Gilgeous-Alexander missed Friday’s loss to Golden State with a sprained left knee. Trailing by 19 coming into the fourth quarter, Hawks didn’t go away quietly and steadily minimize into the Thunder’s lead, finally getting it down to 6 with a minute remaining.

But rookie middle Chet Holmgren grabbed a rebound of Gilgeous-Alexander’s miss and laid it in, then was fouled by Onyeka Okongwu and made the free throw to lastly put the sport away.