Steven Adams put again a missed Ja Morant layup and Dillon Brooks blocked a desperation 3-point try from Darius Garland as time expired to steer the Memphis Grizzlies to their eleventh straight win, 115-114 over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday evening.
The 11 straight wins matches the Memphis franchise document and is one shy of Brooklyn’s 12-game run because the longest within the NBA this season.
The Grizzlies rallied after Evan Mobley hit a turnaround hook and a six-footer that put Cleveland up, 114-111, with 1:14 left.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 25 factors, together with 5-for-8 taking pictures from 3-point vary, whereas Morant completed with 24 factors and eight assists. Garland had 24 factors and 14 assists, pulling down 5 3-point tries, to steer Cleveland.
Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 118
Nikola Jokic had 31 factors, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 28 factors — together with a go-ahead basket within the closing minute — and host Denver beat Minnesota.
Jokic, who recorded his 14th triple-double of the season and the ninetieth of his profession, handed Alex English for essentially the most profession assists by a Nugget. English dished out 3,679 assists in 837 video games with Denver, whereas Jokic now has 3,686 in 568 video games.
Bruce Brown scored 16 for the Nuggets, who’ve gained eight straight general and 15 in a row at house. Jaden McDaniels put up 18 factors for the Timberwolves, who misplaced their second sport in a row.
Jazz 126, Clippers 103
Lauri Markkanen returned to the lineup and lifted Utah over Los Angeles with 34 factors and 12 rebounds in Salt Lake City.
Markkanen, again after lacking two video games as a consequence of hip points, hit 11 of 20 field-goal makes an attempt, 6 of 8 3-point photographs and 6 of 6 free throws. Utah evened its document at 24-24 with its fourth win in 5 outings.
Norman Powell led the short-handed Clippers with 30 factors. Los Angeles performed with out Paul George (relaxation), Kawhi Leonard (relaxation), John Wall (stomach damage) and Luke Kennard (sore calf).
Kings 116, Lakers 111
De’Aaron Fox scored 31 factors and Harrison Barnes added 20 as Sacramento rallied from a sluggish begin to prolong its successful streak to 5 video games with a victory at Los Angeles.
Kevin Huerter scored 18 factors for the Kings, who went down by 14 factors within the first quarter earlier than pushing forward by halftime. Sacramento gained with out second-leading scorer and main rebounder Domantas Sabonis, who was sidelined as a consequence of a non-COVID sickness.
LeBron James scored 32 factors and Russell Westbrook added 19 because the Lakers misplaced for the fourth time of their previous 5 video games.
Thunder 126, Pacers 106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe scored 23 factors every to steer host Oklahoma City to a victory over Indiana. The Thunder completed with 41 assists, equaling their highest complete because the franchise moved from Seattle in 2008.
Luguentz Dort added 22 factors and a career-high 11 rebounds to assist the Thunder prolong their successful streak to 4. Oklahoma City has gained six of its previous seven.
Andrew Nembhard produced 18 factors and 7 assists for the Pacers, who’ve dropped 5 consecutive video games.
Hawks 130, Mavericks 122
Dejounte Murray scored 30 factors, 11 of them within the fourth quarter, to steer visiting Atlanta to a uncommon win in Dallas. Atlanta prolonged its successful streak to 4 video games, whereas Dallas misplaced its third straight and fell for the fifth time in six video games.
Murray made a 3-pointer with 1:50 left within the fourth to present the Hawks a four-point lead. Trae Young closed the sport with a basket and 4 free throws within the closing minute to protect the win and permit Atlanta to finish a four-game shedding streak in Dallas.
Murray was 12-for-18 from the sector and added seven rebounds and 4 assists. Young had 18 factors and 12 assists, his twentieth double-double of the season. Dallas was led by Luka Doncic, who amassed 30 factors and eight assists however shot solely 2-for-8 on 3-point makes an attempt.
Heat 124, Pelicans 98
Bam Adebayo scored 26 factors to steer seven Miami scorers in double figures because the visiting Heat dominated from begin to end in New Orleans, main the short-handed Pelicans by as many as 30 at one level.
Jimmy Butler scored 18 factors, Max Strus had 16 factors and 10 assists and Gabe Vincent additionally scored 16 for the Heat, who completed with their largest margin of victory the season. The outcome was additionally New Orleans’ most-lopsided defeat.
CJ McCollum scored 21 factors whereas Jonas Valanciunas had 18 factors and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, who remained with out injured starters Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones Jr.
Wizards 116, Knicks 105
Kyle Kuzma collected 27 factors, 13 rebounds and 7 assists as visiting Washington began quick and by no means trailed in a victory over New York.
The Wizards gained for the second time in seven video games, led by double digits a lot of the means and had been up by as many as 17 whereas keeping off a number of New York comeback makes an attempt. Kuzma, who scored 40 in Washington’s four-point house loss to New York on Friday, had 11 factors within the fourth to assist the Wizards get better.
Former Knick Kristaps Porzingis added 22 and 11 rebounds earlier than fouling out. Bradley Beal returned from lacking 5 video games with a hamstring damage to attain 18. Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 32 within the third, however the Knicks fell to 11-13 at house.
Hornets 122, Rockets 117
Terry Rozier scored a team-high 26 factors and Charlotte overcame the lack of LaMelo Ball to document a highway win over Houston and snap a five-game skid.
P.J. Washington paired 16 factors with eight rebounds for the Hornets, whereas Mason Plumlee and rookie Mark Williams every had 17 factors. Ball scored 13 factors earlier than departing with a left ankle sprain early within the third quarter.
Jalen Green matched his profession excessive with 41 factors and added seven assists for the Rockets, who misplaced their twelfth sport in a row. Alperen Sengun recorded 24 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
