Bam Adebayo scored 24 factors and Jimmy Butler had 23 earlier than being ejected early within the fourth quarter and the visiting Miami Heat held off the New Orleans Pelicans 106-95 in an emotional battle Friday night time.
Less than a minute into the fourth quarter, Kevin Love dedicated a tough widespread foul on the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson, resulting in a collection of skirmishes. Eventually, Butler, teammate Thomas Bryant, who hadn’t performed however received concerned after leaving the bench space, and the Pelicans’ Naji Marshall and Jose Alvarado all had been ejected.
Adebayo, who completed with seven rebounds and three blocked pictures, scored 12 factors within the fourth quarter whereas the Pelicans scored simply 15. Butler returned from a three-game absence resulting from bereavement depart to assist the Heat win for the seventh time in 9 video games. He added 9 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Duncan Robinson scored 17 factors and Tyler Herro had 15.
Williamson scored 23 factors, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Herbert Jones had 19 factors, Jordan Hawkins completed with 14, Jonas Valanciunas added 12 factors and 10 rebounds and Larry Nance Jr. scored 10 for the Pelicans, who noticed their four-game successful streak finish. Second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram missed his second consecutive sport due to a non-COVID sickness.
Thunder 147, Wizards 106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 factors as host Oklahoma City beat Washington.
The Thunder set a season excessive for factors scored. Gilgeous-Alexander, who completed with 9 assists and 7 rebounds, had 14 factors and 5 assists within the first quarter to assist Oklahoma City leap out to a 41-28 lead. Chet Holmgren completed with 25 factors and 10 rebounds to assist Oklahoma City win its fourth in a row.
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Jordan Poole, coming off the bench for the second consecutive sport, led the Wizards with 21 factors. The Wizards, who shot 39.4 p.c from the ground, misplaced their tenth sport in a row.
Warriors 97, Hornets 84
Stephen Curry led a balanced assault with 15 factors and Golden State set a season low for factors allowed in its victory over visiting Charlotte in San Francisco.
Curry shot 5-for-14 from the ground, together with 3-for-11 on 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins, who turned 29 on Friday, chipped in with 14 factors. Klay Thompson and Brandin Podziemski had 13 factors apiece and Gary Payton II scored 12.
Miles Bridges paced the Hornets with a game-high 19 factors and added 11 rebounds. Nick Richards chipped in with 11 factors and 13 rebounds.
Lakers 123, Spurs 118
LeBron James poured in 30 factors and Anthony Davis added 28 factors and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles defeated visiting San Antonio.
D’Angelo Russell contributed 22 factors for the Lakers whereas Rui Hachimura had 17 and Austin Reaves scored 10. Los Angeles, with James again within the lineup after lacking two video games with a sore ankle, received for the fourth time up to now 5 video games.
Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 27 factors, 10 rebounds, eight assists, 5 steals and 5 blocked pictures. Malaki Branham added 17 off the bench, Jeremy Sochan produced 15 factors and 13 rebounds and Zach Collins and Keldon Johnson scored 14 every.
76ers 104, Cavaliers 97
Tyrese Maxey scored 24 factors, together with 15 within the fourth quarter, to raise host Philadelphia previous Cleveland.
Cameron Payne added 16 and Tobias Harris had 15 factors and 9 rebounds. Buddy Hield contributed 13 factors and made a 3-pointer with 31.3 seconds left for a 100-92 lead.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10 factors and Paul Reed grabbed 12 rebounds for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game shedding streak.
Nuggets 127, Trail Blazers 112
Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-best 34 factors and picked up 12 rebounds to steer Denver over host Portland.
Nikola Jokic had 29 factors on 12-of-17 capturing and added 15 rebounds and 14 assists for his seventeenth triple-double of the season and 122nd of his profession. Collin Gillespie added a career-high 18 factors for the Nuggets, who received their second straight sport after a three-game skid.
Jerami Grant scored 25 factors, Deandre Ayton added 22 factors and 10 rebounds and Anfernee Simons had 21 factors and eight assists for the Trail Blazers, which misplaced its seventh straight sport.
Rockets 114, Suns 110
Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson all recorded double-doubles as Houston held on to beat visiting Phoenix.
Smith (22 factors, 16 rebounds) sank two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining earlier than Sengun (17 factors, 12 rebounds) added a free throw with 4.1 seconds left to safe the comeback from a 16-point first-quarter deficit.
Kevin Durant (28 factors, 11 rebounds) and Bol Bol (25 factors, 14 boards — each season highs) posted double-doubles for the Suns. Devin Booker scored 25 factors however missed 17 of 24 pictures.
Clippers 101, Grizzlies 95
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 factors and Terance Mann added a season-high 23 to associate with 12 rebounds as visiting Los Angeles beat Memphis.
Russell Westbrook scored 13 factors off the bench and Ivica Zubac contributed 10 factors and 10 rebounds earlier than fouling out.
Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 29 factors to associate with 5 assists and 4 steals throughout his return from a one-game absence brought on by soreness in his proper quadriceps tendon. GG Jackson added 11 factors off the bench for the Grizzlies, which noticed its modest two-game successful streak come to a halt in its first sport after the All-Star break.
Bucks 112, Timberwolves 107
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 factors and pulled down 13 rebounds as Milwaukee held on to defeat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Damian Lillard recorded 21 factors, 10 assists and 9 rebounds, and Brook Lopez added 16 factors for the Bucks, who snapped a two-game skid and earned their first win since Feb. 12 as they resumed play after the NBA All-Star break.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 28 factors, however he made solely 10 of 27 pictures from the sector. Karl-Anthony Towns completed with 22 factors and 14 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert scored 12 factors to associate with 19 boards as Minnesota had a four-game successful streak finish.
Raptors 123, Hawks 121
Scottie Barnes completed with 20 factors and 10 assists and made some clutch performs down the stretch as Toronto stored Trae Young in verify to beat host Atlanta.
Toronto shot 49 p.c from the ground and 15 of 39 from 3-point distance. Immanuel Quickley linked on his first 4 3-point makes an attempt and completed 6-for-11 from deep, scoring 24 factors. He paced eight Raptors in double-figure scoring, 4 of whom got here off the bench. Gradey Dick’s 18 factors led the Toronto reserves, who mixed to attain 54.
Atlanta went 43.4 p.c from the ground, together with 12-for-39 from 3-point vary. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 24 factors and added 10 rebounds, however shot 0-for-4 from past the arc. Young completed with a season-low 11 factors on 4-of-13 capturing.
