Kawhi Leonard scored 10 of his 36 factors within the remaining 5 minutes to assist the visiting Los Angeles Clippers maintain off the Atlanta Hawks 149-144 on Monday and prolong their successful streak to 4 video games.
Leonard, named the Western Conference’s Player of the Week earlier within the day, put the Clippers forward with a putback basket at 4:52, then supplied separation with six factors over back-to-back possessions — a three-point play adopted by a 3-pointer. He was 13-for-20 from the sphere with 5 3-pointers.
James Harden scored 30 factors, hitting six 3-pointers, and was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line with eight rebounds and 10 assists.
Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter matched his season excessive with 27 factors. Trae Young, named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday, had 25 factors and 12 assists, and Dejounte Murray scored 21. Atlanta had its four-game successful streak snapped.
Pelicans 138, Raptors 100
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 41 factors and host New Orleans dominated from begin to end in a victory over sliding Toronto.
Ingram made 16 of 21 field-goal makes an attempt, 8 of 11 3-pointers and added 9 assists in simply three quarters. CJ McCollum scored 20 factors, Zion Williamson had 16, Jose Alvarado had 11 and Jonas Valanciunas added 10 factors and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans, who recorded their largest margin of victory this season.
Gradey Dick scored a career-high 22 factors, Scottie Barnes had 17 and Jakob Poeltl added 14 to guide the Raptors, who misplaced for the eighth time in 9 video games and for the twelfth time in 14 video games.
Mavericks 118, 76ers 102
Kyrie Irving returned from a six-game absence attributable to a sprained proper thumb to attain 23 factors as Dallas defeated host Philadelphia.
Josh Green added 20 factors, Luka Doncic contributed 19, Jaden Hardy scored 17 and Grant Williams and Maxi Kleber had 14 apiece. Jason Kidd recorded his three hundredth profession victory as an NBA coach.
Philadelphia performed with out reigning MVP Joel Embiid, who is anticipated to bear surgical procedure on the lateral meniscus in his left knee later this week. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the 76ers with 19 factors, Tobias Harris scored 17 and Tyrese Maxey had 15 on 6-of-16 capturing. Mo Bamba hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds.
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Lakers 124, Hornets 118
Anthony Davis turned in a triple-double, D’Angelo Russell poured in 28 factors and LeBron James posted 26 factors as Los Angeles beat host Charlotte for its third victory in a row.
Davis supplied 26 factors, 15 rebounds, 11 assists and a key blocked shot within the remaining minute because the Lakers, who have been in management for many of the sport, held on to finish a 4-2 street journey. Christian Wood had 11 factors off the bench.
Charlotte is on an eight-game dropping streak after one other house loss — the second in as many nights — regardless of Miles Bridges pumping in 41 factors. Brandon Miller stored up his offensive manufacturing with 33 factors, whereas P.J. Washington’s 15 factors and Bryce McGowen’s 10 factors have been boosts in bench scoring.
Warriors 109, Nets 98
Stephen Curry scored 29 factors as Golden State took management within the second half and pulled away from host Brooklyn for the Warriors’ third win in 4 video games.
Two nights after producing his second profession 60-point sport in a seven-point additional time loss at Atlanta, Curry made 12 of 24 pictures and hit Golden State’s solely 4 3-pointers (on 11 makes an attempt) because the Warriors completed 4-for-22 from behind the arc.
Coming off a 40-point sport Saturday in Philadelphia, Cam Thomas led the Nets with 18 factors however shot 4-for-21 from the ground. Nic Claxton added 15 and a career-high seven blocks earlier than getting ejected for a flagrant-two foul on Brandin Podziemski with 4:59 left.
Cavaliers 136, Kings 110
Donovan Mitchell poured in a game-high 29 factors, Cleveland used 13 first-half 3-pointers to construct a giant lead and the NBA’s hottest staff gained its sixth in a row, working away from road-weary Sacramento.
Max Strus used six 3-pointers in 10 makes an attempt as the inspiration for a 22-point night time and mixed with Mitchell for 11 treys, serving to the Cavaliers equal their highest 3-pointer complete of the season (23) en path to the snug win.
Domantas Sabonis recorded his fifteenth triple-double of the season, but it surely wasn’t sufficient for the Kings, who completed their street journey with a 5-2 mark. Sacramento had gained its earlier two video games.
