The Golden State Warriors picked up the place they left off in June, using Stephen Curry’s long-range capturing and a protection that annoyed Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum for a 123-107 victory Saturday night time in a rematch of the NBA Finals in San Francisco.
Klay Thompson poured in a game-high 34 factors, Curry had 32 and Jordan Poole 20 because the Warriors have been capable of outgun the league’s high offensive staff with out Andrew Wiggins, who missed his third straight sport with a strained proper adductor.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 31 factors, however Tatum was held to 18 factors on 6-for-21 capturing and 2-for-9 on 3-pointers as Boston was outshot 51.1 p.c to 43.7 p.c general and outscored 39-36 from past the arc.
The Warriors trailed solely briefly, and by no means by a couple of level, earlier than constructing a 14-point lead late within the third quarter. Seeking a fourth consecutive win to start a six-game journey, the Celtics received inside eight on two events within the fourth interval, the final time when Derrick White hit a pair of free throws with nonetheless 5:29 to play.
But Tatum missed two free throws with an opportunity to shut the hole to 6, and when Kevon Looney and Draymond Green dropped in inside hoops and Curry buried his sixth 3-pointer of the sport, Golden State regained command at 114-99 with simply 3:51 left.
NETS 136, PACERS 133
Cam Thomas scored 21 of his career-high 33 factors within the fourth quarter as undermanned Brooklyn rallied down the stretch to beat Indiana in Indianapolis.
Playing their first back-to-back in almost two weeks, the Nets have been with out stars Kevin Durant (relaxation) and Kyrie Irving (adductor). Brooklyn additionally rested Ben Simmons (calf) after he returned from a four-game absence and sat T.J. Warren (damage administration), Seth Curry (left ankle), Nic Claxton (hamstring) and Royce O’Neale (private).
Thomas entered averaging 6.1 factors per sport however seized the chance to play main minutes. He made 13 of 20 photographs and eight of 11 within the fourth when the Nets scored 41 factors and shot 75 p.c (15-for-20). Tyrese Haliburton collected 35 factors (7-for-8 from 3-point vary) and 9 assists in defeat for the Pacers.
BULLS 144, MAVERICKS 115
DeMar DeRozan collected 28 factors and 9 rebounds and Nikola Vucevic added 20 and eight, respectively, to propel host Chicago to a blowout victory over short-handed Dallas.
Chicago’s Ayo Dosunmu scored 17 factors off the bench and Zach LaVine, Patrick Williams and Derrick Jones Jr. every had 16. Williams and Jones every drained 4 3-pointers for the Bulls, who made 63.5 p.c of their photographs from the ground (54-for-85) and 55.9 p.c from past the arc (19-for-34).
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 factors with eight assists and Christian Wood added 21 factors and 9 rebounds for the Mavericks, who fell to 3-9 on the highway this season. Dallas was with out Luka Doncic, who entered Saturday with a league-best 32.9 factors per sport.
Spurs 115, Heat 111
Devin Vassell made two straight mid-range jumpers — together with the go-ahead shot with 1:13 left within the fourth quarter — main lowly San Antonio to a win over host Miami.
With the Spurs main 113-111, the Heat went for the potential win on their closing possession and missed two straight 3-pointers by Tyler Herro and by Caleb Martin. Miami was led by Jimmy Butler, who scored a game-high 30 factors on 11-for-16 capturing. Herro added 23 factors on 8-for-16 capturing, together with 5-for-8 on 3-pointers.
San Antonio received 21 factors from Keldon Johnson, 19 factors from Romeo Langford and 18 from Vassell, who had missed San Antonio’s earlier contest on account of a knee damage. The Spurs, who entered the sport tied with Houston for the worst document within the Western Conference, gained their second straight following an 11-game dropping skid.
CLIPPERS 114, WIZARDS 107
Paul George scored 36 factors and visiting Los Angeles rallied from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat Washington.
George had seven rebounds and shot 13 of 27 from the sphere, together with 5 of 12 from 3-point vary. Marcus Morris Sr. added 19 factors for Los Angeles, which had misplaced 4 of 5. Kawhi Leonard added 13 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists. Former Wizards star John Wall scored 13 factors for the Clippers in his return to Washington.
Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 35 factors and 12 rebounds, and Kristaps Porzingis completed with 30 factors and 15 rebounds. The Wizards, who’ve misplaced six straight, have been lacking a number of gamers, together with Bradley Beal (strained hamstring) and Rui Hachimura (proper ankle soreness).
CAVALIERS 110, THUNDER 102
Caris LeVert scored 22 factors to guide host Cleveland to a win over Oklahoma City.
Evan Mobley scored 12 of his 21 factors within the fourth quarter, making all 5 of his photographs. He additionally completed with 12 rebounds. Jarrett Allen additionally scored 21 factors and had 11 rebounds for Cleveland, which gained for the fourth time in six video games. Darius Garland had 13 factors and eight assists.
The Thunder drained 4 left-corner 3-pointers within the first 4 minutes of the fourth — two every by Aleksej Pokusevski and Isaiah Joe to tie it with a 17-4 run. But the Cavs rapidly regained management, due to Mobley’s 3-pointer and Allen’s dunk. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 23 factors on 7-of-13 capturing, his fewest field-goal tries of the season. Josh Giddey had 17 factors and 13 rebounds.
NUGGETS 115, JAZZ 110
Nikola Jokic had 31 factors, 14 assists and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 30 factors and host Denver beat short-handed Utah.
Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope completed with 15 factors every, and Bones Hyland scored 11 for the Nuggets.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 factors, Talen Horton-Tucker and Malik Beasley had 19 factors every and Kelly Olynyk completed with 18 factors for the Jazz. Utah was already with out Mike Conley (left leg), Lauri Markkanen (sickness) and Simone Fontecchio (left ankle sprain), and Jordan Clarkson was scratched from the lineup with a proper hip contusion.
TRAIL BLAZERS 124, TIMBERWOLVES 118
Damian Lillard recorded 36 factors and eight assists to guide Portland to a victory over visiting Minnesota within the first sport of a back-to-back set.
Anfernee Simons made 5 3-pointers and scored 31 factors because the Trail Blazers ended a five-game dropping streak towards Minnesota. Jerami Grant added 17 factors and 7 rebounds, and Josh Hart had 11 factors and eight rebounds. Anthony Edwards had 26 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Rudy Gobert registered 24 factors on 9-of-11 capturing and picked up 9 rebounds, and D’Angelo Russell additionally scored 24 factors.
Russell made a trey to convey the Timberwolves inside 120-116 with 1:08 to play, however Lillard made a jumper with 46.8 seconds remaining and later added two free throws to cap off a 15-of-15 effort from the road.
