Luka Doncic had a franchise-record 60 factors, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a historic triple-double, together with the tying basket off his deliberately missed free throw to drive time beyond regulation because the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a wild 126-121 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday evening.
Dallas was down 9 with 33 seconds left in regulation earlier than getting even in a back-and-forth sequence capped by Doncic lacking a free throw on goal, ending up with the unfastened ball on the rebound and hitting a jumper for a 115-115 tie with 1.0 seconds remaining.
The first 60-point recreation in Dallas historical past additionally included Doncic’s profession excessive in rebounds and was the primary 60-20-10 recreation in NBA historical past. The 23-year-old famous person had his seventh triple-double of the season.
The Mavericks moved three video games over .500 with a fourth consecutive victory, each marks matching their season bests.
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 33 factors for the Knicks, who misplaced a fourth consecutive recreation.
Jalen Brunson missed the sport with a hip harm, unable to play in what would have been his return to Dallas.
NUGGETS 113, KINGS 106
Michael Porter Jr. scored 30 factors, Jamal Murray added 25 and the Nuggets rallied for his or her fifth straight win.
Porter and Murray sparked an 8-0 run in a span of 56 seconds late within the fourth quarter to show a tie recreation into one other win for the highest staff within the Western Conference.
Porter’s 3-pointer broke a 96-all tie with 3:14 to play, and Murray adopted with a desperation 3 simply earlier than the shot clock expired.
Nikola Jokic had 20 factors, 11 assists and 9 rebounds for the Nuggets, who’ve received eight of their final 9 video games.
De’Aaron Fox scored 26 factors and Kevin Huerter added 11 for the Kings, who’ve misplaced three of 4 video games to open a six-game homestand.
SUNS 125, GRIZZLIES 108
Duane Washington Jr. scored a career-high 26 factors, powering Phoenix to the street win.
Washington, a two-way guard in his second 12 months out of Ohio State, went 5 for 9 from 3-point vary and 10 of 21 from the sphere total.
Eight Suns scored in double figures, serving to the staff cease a three-game slide. Deandre Ayton had 15 factors and 10 rebounds, and Chris Paul completed with 14 factors and 6 assists.
Ja Morant led Memphis with 34 factors. Desmond Bane was the one different Memphis participant in double figures with 14 earlier than Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins cleared his bench halfway by way of the fourth quarter.
WIZARDS 116, 76ERS 111
Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 factors, and Washington stopped Philadelphia’s eight-game profitable streak.
The Wizards withstood a 48-point effort by Joel Embiid and a 26-point, 13-assist efficiency by James Harden. The 76ers minimize a 16-point deficit to 1 late within the recreation however could not overtake Washington.
Wizards guard Bradley Beal scored 19 factors earlier than lacking the ultimate 4:17 with what coach Wes Unseld Jr. described as left hamstring soreness.
CELTICS 126, ROCKETS 102
Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his 39 factors within the third quarter, pouring it on after he was knocked to the parquet by a flagrant foul that sparked Boston to its third straight win.
Celtics star Jayson Tatum added 38 factors and eight rebounds, and Robert Williams III grabbed 15 rebounds to go together with his 11 factors.
Jalen Green scored 28 and Kevin Porter Jr. had 22 factors and 9 assists for the Rockets, who snapped a five-game shedding streak in Chicago on Monday.
Boston led 65-62 halfway by way of the third quarter when Brown bought the ball to the left of the basket and Porter got here throughout the highest of him with an emphatic shot block that despatched the ball flying into Brown’s face. The Celtics All-Star went to the bottom, and Porter apologetically came to visit to verify on him.
The play was dominated a flagrant foul; Brown hit each free throws to make it 67-62. The Rockets by no means bought nearer than 5 factors after that sequence.
Interim Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla missed the sport due to eye irritation and was changed on the bench by assistant Damon Stoudamire.
LAKERS 129, MAGIC 110
LeBron James scored 28 factors, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double and the Lakers stopped a four-game slide,.
James additionally had seven rebounds and 5 assists in 31 minutes. The four-time NBA MVP had scored at the very least 30 factors in every of his final seven video games.
Thomas Bryant added 21 factors and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 54.4% from the sphere. Westbrook completed with 15 factors, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in a reserve position.
Markelle Fultz led Orlando with 16 factors. Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr. every had 15.
Orlando had received eight of 9.
WARRIORS 110, HORNETS 105
Klay Thompson had 29 factors and Jonathan Kuminga delivered on each ends down the stretch, sending Golden State to the win.
Thompson went 5 for 12 from 3-point vary. He additionally had 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In one flashy sequence, Kuminga had a steal one possession after which a defensive rebound and go-ahead dunk moments in a while the opposite finish. He completed with 14 factors and 5 rebounds.
Jordan Poole had 24 factors and 6 assists for Golden State.
LaMelo Bell had 21 factors and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, which misplaced 124-113 at Portland on Monday. Terry Rozier scored 19 factors and Mason Plumlee grabbed 13 rebounds.
THUNDER 130, SPURS 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds, main the Thunder to the victory.
Oklahoma went 4-3 on a season-high, seven-game homestand.
Mike Muscala, pressed into prolonged motion as a result of an early harm to beginning ahead Aleksej Pokusevski, scored 19 factors. Tre Mann had 17 and rookie Jalen Williams added 15 factors and 9 rebounds.
Devin Vassell scored 20 factors for the Spurs. Keldon Johnson had 19 regardless of battling low again tightness and added 19.
Official Jenna Schroeder issued two fast technical fouls and ejected San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich with 11:13 left within the second quarter, after Popovich yelled “Do your job!” and different issues at her. Assistant coach Brett Brown led the Spurs’ bench the remainder of the sport.
CLIPPERS 124, RAPTORS 113
Paul George scored 23 factors, and the Clippers received for the seventh time in 9 video games.
Ivica Zubac had 23 factors and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles, and Reggie Jackson scored 20 factors.
Norman Powell scored 22 factors and Kawhi Leonard had 15 as the 2 members of Toronto’s 2019 championship staff returned to Canada for the primary time since earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leonard performed in Toronto for the primary time since Dec. 11, 2019, when he obtained his championship ring. Fans cheered when he was launched earlier than tipoff.
Pascal Siakam scored 36 factors, topping 25 for the career-high fifth straight recreation, and Scottie Barnes had 17 factors and 13 rebounds because the Raptors’ dwelling shedding streak reached 4.
PACERS 129, HAWKS 114
Buddy Hield made six 3-pointers on his approach to 28 factors, main Indiana to the win.
Hield hit 11 of 16 pictures, together with 6 of seven from deep. He leads the NBA with 132 3s this season.
The Pacers led by 10 coming into the fourth quarter and doubled that margin in about six minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 23 factors and 7 assists. Myles Turner scored 18.
John Collins had 26 factors and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who have been with out injured starters De’Andre Hunter and Clint Capela. Trae Young had 22 factors and 10 assists.
