Jordan Poole scored 25 factors off the bench to steer a balanced assault because the Golden State Warriors emphatically snapped a three-game dropping streak and spoiled San Antonio’s get together with a 144-113 victory on Friday in a recreation performed within the Alamodome, the Spurs’ dwelling from 1993-2002.
Attendance was introduced as 68,323, an all-time document crowd for an NBA regular-season contest. The attendance eclipsed the earlier league regular-season document of 62,046 that watched the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks play in 1998 within the Georgia Dome.
Through three quarters, Golden State transformed 58.7 % of its area objectives, together with 17 of 36 from past the arc. That efficiency allowed the Warriors to relaxation starters Stephen Curry (15 factors) and Klay Thompson (16) within the fourth quarter as Golden State simply gained the primary of a five-game street journey. Eight of the ten Warriors’ gamers who noticed the court docket scored at the very least 12 factors. Donte DiVincenzo led the workforce with 22 factors.
Tre Jones paced San Antonio with 21 factors, with Keldon Johnson scoring 17, Doug McDermott including 14, Malaki Branham 12 and Romeo Langford 11. The Spurs have dropped 4 straight video games and 7 of their final eight.
Thunder 124, Bulls 110
Josh Giddey tied a season excessive with 25 factors and added 10 rebounds and 6 assists to steer Oklahoma City to a win at Chicago.
The Thunder have gained 5 of their final seven, averaging greater than 125 factors per recreation throughout that stretch. The Bulls have misplaced three consecutive video games.
Jalen Williams scored 22 factors on 10-of-12 capturing whereas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 for the Thunder. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 25 factors, and Coby White and Nikola Vucevic had 19 factors every. Vucevic grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
Pelicans 116, Pistons 110
Jonas Valanciunas powered for 33 factors and 16 rebounds and visiting New Orleans held off Detroit.
CJ McCollum provided 19 factors and 9 assists and Trey Murphy III additionally had 19 factors for the Pelicans, who had misplaced 5 of their earlier seven video games. Naji Marshall added 17 factors, six rebounds and 4 assists.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 22 factors. Saddiq Bey had 20 factors and 10 rebounds and Hamidou Diallo contributed 19 factors and 7 rebounds. Killian Hayes added 17 factors and 6 assists and Jaden Ivey chipped in 12 factors and 6 assists.
Hawks 113, Pacers 111
John Collins scored on a tip-in with 0.7 seconds remaining to present visiting Atlanta a win over Indiana. Atlanta’s Dejounte Murray missed a 16-foot jumper with 1.1 seconds left, however Collins was in a position to faucet it in for the go-ahead basket.
Hawks level guard Trae Young returned after lacking one recreation with a non-COVID sickness. He posted 26 factors and 11 assists, his nineteenth double-double of the season, and surpassed the 1,000-point mark. De’Andre Hunter matched his season excessive with 25 factors, together with six 3-pointers, and Onyeka Okongwu scored 18 factors and had a career-high 20 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Indiana was led by Bennedict Mathurin with 26 factors, his second straight 20-point recreation. Hield added 18 factors, together with 5 treys, 5 assists and three steals.
Knicks 112, Wizards 108
Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle remained scorching for visiting New York, which frittered away most of a 15-point fourth-quarter lead earlier than hanging on to beat Washington.
Brunson scored 34 factors — the fourth time within the final 5 video games he has scored at the very least 30 factors, and his ninth 30-point effort of the season. Randle (23 factors, 16 rebounds) recorded a double-double for the fifteenth time within the final 16 video games. Immanuel Quickley had 18 factors off the bench, whereas starter RJ Barrett added 17 factors for the Knicks, who’ve gained six of seven.
The Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma scored 40 factors — one shy of his profession excessive — and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 factors after lacking Wednesday’s win over the Chicago Bulls with a proper rib harm. Corey Kispert added 13 factors as Washington performed a fourth straight recreation with out main scorer Bradley Beal, who’s sidelined with a strained left hamstring.
Jazz 112, Magic 108
Lauri Markkanen scored 28 factors, grabbed 12 rebounds and made a key defensive play to raise Utah over Orlando in Salt Lake City.
Jordan Clarkson added 23 factors and 12 rebounds, and rookie Walker Kessler totaled 13 factors, 9 rebounds and 7 blocked photographs within the victory. Franz Wagner led Orlando with 26 factors, whereas rookie Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. every scored 19.
The Magic rallied from seven factors down within the ultimate 4 minutes to briefly take the lead earlier than the Jazz closed out their second win in a row, marking the primary time in practically 4 weeks that they earned consecutive wins.
Timberwolves 121, Suns 116
Anthony Edwards collected 31 factors and 6 rebounds to raise Minnesota to a victory over Phoenix in Minneapolis.
D’Angelo Russell scored 17 factors and Taurean Prince contributed 16 off the bench for the Timberwolves, who made 52.2 % of their photographs from the ground (47 of 90). Jaden McDaniels recorded 14 factors and 6 assists and Naz Reid had 13 factors and 6 rebounds. Kyle Anderson added 10 factors in his return from a non-COVID sickness.
Damion Lee made six 3-pointers to focus on his 31-point efficiency for the Suns, who shot 60.9 % from past the arc (14 of 23). Phoenix, nevertheless, dedicated 19 turnovers and misplaced for the eleventh time in its final 13 video games. Mikal Bridges scored 24 factors for the Suns and Deandre Ayton added 11 on 5-of-18 capturing from the ground in his return from a two-game absence as a result of a left ankle sprain.
Kings 139, Rockets 114
Domantas Sabonis recorded his fourth triple-double of the season, Terence Davis fueled a third-quarter flurry with consecutive 3-pointers and Sacramento made it two wins over visiting Houston in three days.
Sabonis, who missed a triple-double by one help in Wednesday’s 135-115 victory within the opener of the two-game, same-site set, put up a career-best 16 assists this time round to enhance 19 factors and a game-high 15 rebounds in Sacramento’s third straight win.
Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. every scored 27 factors for the Rockets, who misplaced their ninth straight.
Nuggets 115, Clippers 103
Jamal Murray recorded 24 factors and eight rebounds and Denver thrived regardless of the absence of Nikola Jokic to defeat host Los Angeles for its fifth straight win and fifteenth in 18 video games.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 factors and Aaron Gordon added 17 for the Nuggets. Jokic, the two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, sat out as a result of a wrist harm on an evening when the Nuggets took over sole possession of first place within the Western Conference.
Kawhi Leonard registered 24 factors and eight rebounds however could not stop Los Angeles from dropping for the seventh time up to now eight video games. Norman Powell had 18 factors. The Clippers had been once more with out Paul George (hamstring) and Luke Kennard (calf).
