Coach, LeBron in fiery ejection; Giddey’s Thunder survive all-time worst 30-0 run — NBA Wrap
Oklahoma City conceded the worst run each recorded in NBA play-by-play statistics – but nonetheless survived.
Opponents Dallas went on a 30-0 run throughout the fourth quarter at dwelling on Sunday (AEDT), coming from 24 factors down to guide by six with 4:18 left within the contest.
But the Thunder then scored the sport’s ultimate eight factors to win 126-120.
The Mavericks broke the file owned by Cleveland, who scored a 29-0 run over Milwaukee on December 6, 2009.
“Obviously, it’s kind of a weird way to win,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault mentioned, “but I certainly don’t want to underestimate the mental toughness of the team.”
Josh Giddey performed simply 17 minutes, with 10 factors on 4 of 13 taking pictures, one in all eight Thunder gamers to achieve double-digit factors.
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Meanwhile Houston coach Ime Udoka was ejected, and LeBron James handed a technical, after the pair exchanged phrases within the Lakers’ 107-97 win.
Referee JT Orr monitored the pair’s dialog and gave each males a tech, which was Udoka’s second of the sport.
Paul George drilled the game-winning three-pointer because the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 22-point third-quarter deficit to stun the Golden State Warriors 113-112.
George completed with a game-high 25 factors. Eleven of these got here within the fourth quarter, when he lastly put the Clippers within the lead, for the primary time within the sport, with 9.9 seconds remaining, connecting from past the arc over a helpless Klay Thompson.
“It felt good as soon as I released it,” mentioned George, who added six rebounds and 6 assists. “I got a good look at the basket, thank God it went in.”
The Warriors had a ultimate likelihood, however Draymond Green missed a three-point try on the buzzer.
George mentioned the comeback was particularly significant towards the Warriors’ probably potent offense.
“They can put points up so quick,” he mentioned. “The fact we were able to come back, it just shows a lot — this group is ready to fight and play all the way until the end.”
James Harden added 21 factors and Kawhi Leonard chipped in 20 for the Clippers, who withstood 17 three-pointers from the Warriors.
Stephen Curry scored 22 factors and handed out 11 assists for Golden State.
Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first triple-double of the season – 32 factors, 11 rebounds and 10 assists – helped the Milwaukee Bucks lastly see off the Atlanta Hawks 132-121 in a sport that featured 17 lead adjustments.
Damian Lillard added 25 factors and 9 assists for the Bucks, who have been tied 114-114 with lower than six minutes remaining however out-scored the Hawks 18-7 the remainder of the way in which.
In Brooklyn, Mikal Bridges scored 42 factors to tempo the Nets, who halted the Orlando Magic’s successful streak at 9 video games with a 129-101 victory.
Bridges singlehandedly out-scored the Magic within the first quarter, pouring in 26 factors because the Nets roared to a 43-22 lead that put them on the street to victory.
The factor that impressed Nets coach Jacque Vaughn about Bridges’s huge first quarter was that “nothing was forced.”
“It was in the flow,” Vaughn mentioned. “I thought his teammates around him got him into great position so he could score the basketball and he took advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves.”
The Magic suffered their first defeat since a November 14 loss to the Nets, developing brief of their bid for the primary 10-game successful streak in franchise historical past.
Franz Wagner and Cole Anthony scored 20 factors every for the Magic, who trailed by as many as 25 within the first half. They minimize the deficit to 9 late within the third quarter earlier than the Nets pulled away once more.
In Detroit, the Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Pistons a seventeenth straight defeat, 110-101.
Max Strus and Darius Garland scored 22 factors apiece for Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell added 20 and Jarrett Allen chipped in 19 with 11 rebounds to maintain the Pistons at bay.
Detroit opened the third quarter on a 10-0 scoring run to seize a 58-54 lead. They led by as many as eight earlier than the Cavs hit again.
The Minnesota Timberwolves pulled off a nail-biting 123-117 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 28 factors, 10 of them in a fourth quarter that noticed the lead change fingers six occasions.
Rudy Gobert added 26 factors and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, whose 15-4 file is tied with the Boston Celtics for greatest within the league.
ALL RESULTS
WARRIORS 112 CLIPPERS 113
TIMBERWOLVES 123 HORNETS 117
MAGIC 101 NETS 129
CAVALIERS 110 PISTONS 101
PACERS 144 HEAT 129
PELICANS 118 BULLS 124
HAWKS 121 BUCKS 132
THUNDER 126 MAVERICKS 120
GRIZZLIES 109 SUNS 116
TRAIL BLAZERS 113 JAZZ 118 (OT)
NUGGETS 117 KINGS 123
ROCKETS 97 LAKERS 107
