Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds because the Denver Nuggets withstood a late rally by the visiting Miami Heat to win 103-97 on Thursday in a rematch of final season’s NBA Finals.
Miami used a 14-5 run to drag inside 99-95 with 52.5 seconds remaining, and Jimmy Butler scored with 10.7 seconds left to make it a two-point recreation. Nikola Jokic then made two foul photographs and the Nuggets held on for his or her fifth straight win. The Nuggets snapped the Heat’s five-game successful streak regardless of taking part in with out guard Jamal Murray for all the second half because of a proper ankle sprain.
Jokic completed with 18 factors, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, ending his run of 4 consecutive triple-doubles. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope additionally scored 18 factors and Aaron Gordon completed with 16 factors and 9 rebounds for Denver, which by no means trailed.
Bam Adebayo led Miami with 22 factors and eight boards. Butler added 21 factors.
Lakers 134, Wizards 131 (OT)
Anthony Davis scored 40 factors and grabbed 15 rebounds and LeBron James added 31 factors as Los Angeles acquired previous visiting Washington in additional time.
D’Angelo Russell scored 22 factors and Austin Reaves had 12 because the Lakers shook off the pesky Wizards. James, who additionally had 9 assists, is now 9 factors away from changing into the primary participant in NBA historical past to succeed in 40,000.
Jordan Poole scored 34 factors, however the Wizards couldn’t keep away from their thirteenth consecutive defeat. They went 0-12 in February. Marvin Bagley III scored 23 factors and Corey Kispert and Kuzma every added 20. Deni Avdija recorded 15 factors and 15 rebounds.
Warriors 110, Knicks 99
Stephen Curry produced 31 factors and 11 rebounds for Golden State, which by no means trailed in a win at New York.
Jonathan Kuminga scored 25 factors whereas Klay Thompson (16 factors) and Chris Paul (11 factors) every acquired into double figures off the bench for the Warriors, who’ve received seven straight highway video games.
Jalen Brunson, again after lacking one recreation because of a neck ailment, scored 27 factors to guide the Knicks, who completed 4-8 throughout an injury-plagued month. Josh Hart added 14 factors and 18 rebounds.
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Spurs 132, Thunder 118
Victor Wembanyama racked up 28 factors, 13 rebounds, seven assists and 5 blocks and Devin Vassell additionally scored 28 factors as host San Antonio ended Oklahoma City’s six-game successful streak.
Jeremy Sochan added 21 factors for San Antonio, and Tre Jones scored 17.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 factors whereas Jalen Williams added 26, Chet Holmgren scored 23 and Isaiah Joe tallied 15 factors off the bench.
Nets 124, Hawks 97
Cameron Johnson scored a season-high 29 factors and hit seven 3-pointers as Brooklyn earned an important victory over Atlanta within the dwelling debut of interim coach Kevin Ollie.
Dennis Schroder added 23 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists in his greatest outing since becoming a member of the Nets on the commerce deadline. Mikal Bridges contributed 15 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists because the Nets improved to 2-3 since Ollie took over for Jacque Vaughn and moved inside three video games of Atlanta for the ultimate play-in spot within the Eastern Conference.
Dejounte Murray scored 28 factors for the Hawks, who dropped two video games behind the ninth-place Chicago Bulls.
Bucks 111, Hornets 99
Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 24 factors and Milwaukee had one other convincing victory towards Charlotte.
Antetokounmpo shot 10-for-15 and added 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the Bucks, who improved to 4-0 for the reason that All-Star break, together with a 123-85 win over the Hornets on Tuesday. Malik Beasley supplied 19 factors and Damian Lillard 17.
Brandon Miller racked up 21 factors for Charlotte, however it got here on 8-for-21 taking pictures. Grant Williams had 17 factors, Miles Bridges posted 15 factors and 10 rebounds and Seth Curry provided 13 factors.
Suns 110, Rockets 105
Devin Booker recorded 35 factors and 7 rebounds to assist Phoenix defeat visiting Houston.
Kevin Durant added 24 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists because the Suns received their second straight recreation. Jusuf Nurkic had 16 factors, 13 rebounds and three blocked photographs.
Jalen Green made a season-high seven 3-pointers whereas scoring 34 factors for the Rockets, who misplaced for the ninth time prior to now 11 video games. Fred VanVleet contributed 21 factors.
Magic 115, Jazz 107
Paolo Banchero scored 29 factors in his return from a two-game absence brought on by an sickness, lifting Orlando to a house win over Utah.
Banchero made 10 of 16 photographs, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished out six assists to assist the Magic win for the fifth time in six video games. Orlando’s Jalen Suggs added 15 factors, all within the second half, and hit three clutch 3-pointers within the closing three minutes.
John Collins, Collin Sexton and Keyonte George every scored 19 factors for the struggling Jazz, who’ve misplaced seven of eight video games. Lauri Markkanen added 18 factors, whereas Collins hauled in a team-high 10 boards.
