Luka Doncic recorded his eighth triple-double of the season, whereas Christian Wood scored 12 of his 21 factors within the third interval because the host Dallas Mavericks sprinted previous the Houston Rockets 129-114 on Thursday for his or her fifth consecutive victory.
Doncic completed with 35 factors, 12 rebounds and 13 assists to guide a Mavericks offense that shot 51.6 p.c general whereas producing a 25-5 benefit in fast-break factors. Doncic was coming off a historic 60-21-10 line in opposition to the Knicks two nights earlier.
Doncic had 14 factors, three rebounds and three assists within the opening interval, nevertheless it wasn’t till the second quarter that Dallas started to drag away, beginning with a nook 3-pointer from Tim Hardaway Jr. (18 factors) that offered the Mavericks their first double-digit lead at 48-37 with 5:56 left within the first half.
Jalen Green led the Rockets with 23 factors, whereas Kevin Porter Jr. added 17 factors and 7 assists. Jabari Smith Jr. matched Doncic with 14 first-quarter factors however completed with solely 16 for the sport.
Grizzlies 119, Raptors 106
Ja Morant scored 13 of his 19 factors within the third quarter and added a career-best 17 assists as visiting Memphis defeated Toronto.
Dillon Brooks scored 25 factors and Steven Adams had 14 factors and 17 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who gained for the second time of their previous six video games. Desmond Bane added 16 factors and Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 for Memphis.
Before fouling out late within the fourth quarter, Pascal Siakam had 25 factors and 10 rebounds for Toronto. Gary Trent Jr. added 20 factors for the Raptors, who’ve misplaced eight of their previous 10 video games and 5 straight at dwelling.
Celtics 116, Clippers 110
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum every scored 29 factors as Boston beat Los Angeles to cap a seven-game homestand.
Brown scored 12 within the fourth quarter to assist the Celtics shut out their fourth straight win, whereas Tatum grabbed 11 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season. Marcus Smart had 17 factors, 9 assists and two steals, whereas Derrick White added 15 factors and Robert Williams III 12 for Boston.
Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 26 factors to go together with eight rebounds, and Paul George had 24 factors and 6 assists for the Clippers, who had 5 gamers rating in double figures.
Pacers 135, Cavaliers 126
Tyrese Haliburton collected 29 factors and 9 assists and Buddy Hield added 25 factors to gas Indiana to a victory over Cleveland in Indianapolis.
Haliburton made six 3-pointers and Hield had 5 because the Pacers transformed 61.3 p.c of their pictures from past the arc (19 of 31). Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 factors off the bench, and Indiana earned its fourth win in 5 video games.
The Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell scored a team-high 28 factors. Jarrett Allen collected 19 factors and 14 rebounds and Caris LeVert scored 19 factors for Cleveland, which has misplaced three in a row.
Hornets 121, Thunder 113
LaMelo Ball poured in 27 factors and got here one help shy of a triple-double as Charlotte returned dwelling and defeated Oklahoma City.
Ball added 10 rebounds to an inspiring all-around efficiency to offer a lift to the struggling crew. P.J. Washington added 25 factors and Mark Williams, who has spent a big chunk of the season within the G League, got here off the bench for 17 factors and 13 rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28 factors led the Thunder, making him the crew’s prime scorer for the twelfth time within the final 13 video games. Luguentz Dort added 22 factors and Josh Giddey 21 for Oklahoma City.
Spurs 122, Knicks 115
Keldon Johnson scored 30 factors and Romeo Langford added a career-high 23 as host San Antonio had each reply late on the way in which to handing New York its fifth consecutive loss.
Julius Randle scored a season-high 41 factors to go together with 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Immanuel Quickley added a career-best 36 factors. The Knicks performed with out Jalen Brunson (hip) and RJ Barrett (finger).
The Spurs held an 11-point lead at halftime and have been by no means actually challenged within the second half, going up by 17 after back-to-back 3-pointers by Johnson with lower than 4 minutes left within the third quarter. Randle’s 3-pointer on the finish of the third introduced New York inside 92-79.
