Jonathan Kuminga tied a franchise document by making all 11 of his photographs in a 25-point efficiency and the Golden State Warriors honored the reminiscence of Dejan Milojevic with a 134-112 romp over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday evening in San Francisco.
The night started with an on-court tribute to Milojevic, the previous Hawks summer-league coach and three-year Warriors assistant who died on January 17 after having a coronary heart assault at a Golden State crew dinner the earlier evening in Salt Lake City.
Stephen Curry chipped in with 25 factors for Golden State, and Klay Thompson added 24 for the Warriors, who had been enjoying their first recreation in 9 days after two postponements. Kuminga’s 11-for-11 taking pictures evening matched that of Chris Mullin at Miami on Dec. 1, 1990.
Dejounte Murray had 23 factors and Jalen Johnson 21 for the Hawks, who dropped each video games on a three-day Northern California swing with out Trae Young, sidelined as a consequence of a concussion.
Bucks 126, Cavaliers 116
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 factors to steer the Milwaukee Bucks over visiting Cleveland within the Bucks’ first recreation after dismissing head coach Adrian Griffin.
Antetokounmpo completed along with his seventh triple-double of the season, racking up 18 rebounds and 10 assists. Damian Lillard added 28 factors whereas Khris Middleton scored 24.
Cleveland, which had gained eight in a row, was led by Donovan Mitchell, who scored 23 factors however shot 10 of 24. Jarrett Allen added 21 and 12 rebounds.
Grizzlies 105, Heat 96
Vince Williams Jr. scored a career-high 25 factors, Scotty Pippen Jr. performed the very best recreation of his profession in simply his second look of the season and Memphis handed host Miami its fourth straight loss.
Pippen, who Memphis signed to a two-way contract final week, got here off the bench to attain 15 factors on 5-of-7 taking pictures from the ground, seize six rebounds and dished out six assists. All had been profession highs for the second-year guard, who had solely performed a complete of 37 minutes within the NBA previous to Wednesday.
Terry Rozier, enjoying in his first recreation with Miami since being traded from Charlotte, scored 9 factors off the bench on simply 3-of-11 taking pictures and dedicated three of the Heat’s 17 whole turnovers.
Suns 132, Mavericks 109
Devin Booker scored 30 of his 46 factors within the second half as visiting Phoenix rallied for its seventh straight win, beating Dallas.
Bradley Beal had 20 factors, Grayson Allen scored 15 and Kevin Durant had 12 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for Phoenix, which trailed by as many as 16 within the second quarter earlier than outscoring the Mavericks 43-20 within the third. Booker scored 22 factors within the decisive third quarter and completed taking pictures 17 of 23 from the sphere and 6 of 10 from 3-point vary for the sport. Booker additionally had seven rebounds.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 34 factors, eight rebounds and 9 assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 factors and Jaden Hardy added 11. Grant Williams scored eight factors earlier than being ejected halfway by means of the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul.
Thunder 140, Spurs 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 32 factors and 10 assists in three-quarters of play as visiting Oklahoma City poured it on within the second half to put up a win over San Antonio.
The Thunder, enjoying the second recreation of a home-road back-to-back, pulled away in a dominating third quarter to win their fourth straight recreation and forge a tie for the very best document within the Western Conference. Aaron Wiggins poured in 22 factors off the bench for the Thunder, with Chet Holmgren including 17.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 24 factors and 12 rebounds. Devin Vassell added 21, Blake Wesley scored 12, Malaki Branham had 11 and Zach Collins hit 10 factors within the loss, the second straight setback for San Antonio.
Timberwolves 118, Wizards 107
Anthony Edwards scored 38 factors and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 of his 27 factors within the third quarter to gas visiting Minnesota to a victory over Washington.
Edwards offset an 11-for-28 efficiency from the ground by making 13 of 14 makes an attempt from the foul line. Towns went 11-for-24 from the ground — albeit 2-for-10 from 3-point vary — in his first recreation since posting a franchise-record 62-point efficiency in a 128-125 setback in opposition to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Rudy Gobert collected 19 factors and 16 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 13 factors for the Timberwolves, who snapped a two-game dropping streak regardless of enjoying with out Mike Conley (sickness).
Washington’s Deni Avdija drained 4 3-pointers to spotlight his 24-point effort. Marvin Bagley III recorded 17 factors and a season-high 15 rebounds and Kyle Kuzma had 17 factors, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the Wizards, who’ve misplaced 5 in a row and 11 of their previous 12 video games.
Blazers 137, Rockets 131 (OT)
Anfernee Simons scored 33 factors, Jerami Grant ended regulation with a game-tying 3-pointer and visiting Portland outlasted Houston in extra time.
Grant had 21 factors and 9 assists, and it was his financial institution shot on the buzzer that pressured the additional interval. The Trail Blazers methodically pulled away in extra time, with Deandre Ayton (18 factors, 17 rebounds) changing a vital second-chance basket with 10.2 seconds left.
Alperen Sengun posted 30 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Rockets, whereas Jalen Green scored 29 factors. However, Houston went chilly from the perimeter late, taking pictures 1-for-10 on 3-point makes an attempt within the fourth quarter and extra time mixed.
Pistons 113, Hornets 106
Bojan Bogdanovic poured in 34 factors and host Detroit downed Charlotte.
Alec Burks had 15 factors and Jalen Duren equipped 14 with eight rebounds in Detroit’s fifth win this season. Isaiah Stewart added 11 factors and eight rebounds.
Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 23 factors and 7 rebounds, Nick Richards had 21 factors and 10 rebounds and Miles Bridges contributed 20 factors and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball added 17 factors and 7 assists earlier than fouling out.
