Luka Doncic scored a season-high 50 factors, together with 17 within the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the Houston Rockets 112-106 on Friday night time.
Doncic, who additionally had 10 assists and eight rebounds, was 17 of 30 from the sector, together with 6 of 12 on 3-pointers. It was Doncic’s second profession 50-point recreation. He scored a career-high 51 towards the Clippers on Feb. 10, 2022.
Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans every scored 11 factors for Dallas, which shot 45% and made 16 of 44 3s.
Jabari Smith Jr. completed with 24 factors and 10 rebounds for Houston.
76ERS 119, CLIPPERS 114
Joel Embiid scored 44 factors, James Harden had a career-high 21 assists in a triple-double and Philadelphia overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to beat Los Angeles.
Harden additionally had 20 factors and 11 rebounds to assist Philadelphia sweep a seven-game homestand and enhance to 19-12. Harden tied Wilt Chamberlain and Maurice Cheeks for the franchise recreation help report.
Kawhi Leonard had 28 factors on 12-of-19 capturing for Los Angeles. Paul George added 22 factors and Norman Powell had 21.
NETS 118, BUCKS 100
Kevin Durant scored 24 factors and the Nets held Giannis Antetokounmpo scoreless within the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee, successful their eighth straight to match their longest successful streak since transferring to Brooklyn a decade in the past.
Nic Claxton made his first 9 photographs and completed 9 for 10 for a season high-tying 19 factors for the Nets. They have gained 12 of their final 13 video games.
Antetokounmpo completed with 26 factors, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, however did not take a shot within the fourth,
MAGIC 133, SPURS 113
Cole Anthony had 23 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Franz Wagner added 21 factors and Orlando beat San Antonio for its eighth victory in 9 video games.
Paolo Banchero had 18 factors and 6 rebounds, and Mo Bamba broke open a detailed recreation with three 3-pointers in a 51-second span within the fourth quarter.
Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 17 factors.
CELTICS 121, TIMBERWOLVES 109
aylen Brown scored 23 of his 36 factors within the fourth quarter to assist Boston beat Minnesota and finish a season-worst three-game shedding streak.
Jayson Tatum added 30 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists, Derrick White scored 18 factors and Al Horford had 17 factors. Boston gained for under the second time in seven video games however moved again atop the NBA standings.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 factors.
NUGGETS 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 107
Jamal Murray returned to the lineup with 25 factors and a season-high 12 assists, Nikola Jokic had 29 factors and 11 assists and Denver beat Portland.
Murray additionally had 12 assists and eight rebounds.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 18 factors in his first recreation after lacking 13 with a left heel pressure, an harm he mentioned is unrelated to his earlier again accidents.
Damian Lillard had 34 factors and eight assists for Portland.
RAPTORS 118, CAVALIERS 107
Pascal Siakam had 26 factors and 9 assists, O.G. Anunoby scored 26 factors and Toronto turned the primary Eastern Conference workforce to beat the Cavaliers in Cleveland this season.
Scottie Barnes scored 25 factors and Fred VanVleet added 18, serving to Toronto beat the Cavaliers for the third time in three video games this season. The Raptors made a season-high 19 3-pointers, with Anunoby tying his profession finest with six.
Darius Garland had 17 factors and eight assists for Cleveland.
BULLS 118, KNICKS 117
DeMar DeRozan’s jumper with lower than a second to play lifted Chicago previous New York.
DeRozan completed with 25 factors in Chicago’s third straight victory. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 33 factors and Nikola Vucevic added 25.
RJ Barrett led the Knicks with a season-high 44 factors. Julius Randle completed with 29 factors and 12 rebounds.
PACERS 111, HEAT 108
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 3-pointer within the last seconds and had a career-high 43 factors, serving to Indiana beat Miami.
Haliburton’s successful shot with simply over 4 seconds left was his team-record tenth 3-pointer of the sport. He shot 14 for 20 from the sector and 10 for 16 on 3s.
The Heat rallied from a 12-point deficit early within the fourth quarter and tied it at 108 on Tyler Herro’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Herro scored 28 factors.
PELICANS 128, THUNDER 125, OT
Trey Murphy III scored 23 factors and New Orleans overcame the absence of main scorer Zion Williamson and a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Oklahoma City in extra time,
Murphy and CJ McCollum every hit a 3-pointer within the first two minutes of extra time to stake the Pelicans to a four-point lead, and Oklahoma City by no means recovered.
Williamson additionally sat out Thursday night time in a victory over San Antonio attributable to well being and security protocols.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 44 factors for Oklahoma City. He additionally had 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
WIZARDS 125, KINGS 111
Kyle Kuzma scored 32 factors and Washington beat Sacramento to finish a six-game journey.
The Wizards had misplaced 10 of their final 11. They snapped a 10-game shedding streak with a victory at Phoenix on Tuesday night time, then fall at Utah on Thursday night time.
Bradley Beal added 24 factors for Washington.
Domantas Sabonis had his second consecutive triple-double for Sacramento with 20 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. De’Aaron Fox scored 26 factors.
HAWKS 130, PISTONS 105
Trae Young had 26 factors and 13 assists, Dejounte Murray added 26 factors and Atlanta used a dominant third quarter to beat Detroit.
The Hawks have gained three of 4 to enhance to 17-16. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 factors for NBA-worst Detroit. The Pistons have misplaced 5 straight.
