Josh Richardson scored 24 factors off the bench and Keldon Johnson blocked the potential game-winning shot within the ultimate seconds because the San Antonio Spurs held on for a wild 112-111 victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
The Spurs led by 16 factors at intermission and by 92-78 after three quarters, however Cleveland clawed again to inside 110-106 on two free throws by Jarrett Allen with 3:04 to play. A basket by Devin Vassell was answered by a pair of foul pictures by Darius Garland with 1:38 left.
Donovan Mitchell’s putback layup with 53 seconds remaining introduced Cleveland to inside two factors, and a free throw by Evan Mobley with 37.9 seconds left made it 112-111. After Tre Jones missed a reverse layup with 12.6 seconds left, the Cavaliers had an opportunity to win, however Mitchell’s layup with 6.7 seconds to go was blocked by Johnson.
Garland then missed a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining, and Vassell stole the rebound from Mitchell to safe the win. Mitchell’s 28 factors led all scorers whereas Caris LeVert added 23 off the bench.
Heat 87, Pacers 82
Jimmy Butler scored seven of his 20 factors throughout a pivotal fourth-quarter run to guide Miami to a defeat of Indiana in Indianapolis.
Bam Adebayo joined Butler as Miami’s solely different scorer in double figures. He completed with 22 factors, 15 of which got here within the first half. Adebayo additionally grabbed 12 of his game-high 17 rebounds earlier than intermission.
Buddy Hield, who scored a team-high 19 factors, made a 3-pointer within the ultimate minute to tug Indiana to inside 4 factors, however the host Pacers might come no nearer after Butler’s decisive flurry. Andrew Nembhard scored 18 factors for the Pacers. Myles Turner recorded a double-double of 15 factors and 13 rebounds.
Grizzlies 128, Hawks 103
Tyus Jones had 22 factors and a season-high 11 assists and host Memphis gained its sixth straight recreation, incomes a victory over short-handed Atlanta.
Jones was 8-for-14 from the sector, together with 4 3-pointers, to associate with three steals. Dillon Brooks added 18 factors, Santi Aldama had 16 and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 15 factors, seven rebounds and a career-high eight blocked pictures. The Grizzlies had seven gamers rating in double figures.
The Hawks had been enjoying with out 4 starters — Trae Young (again), Clint Capela (left Achilles), John Collins (left ankle) and Dejounte Murray (left ankle) — in addition to high reserve Bogdan Bogdanovic (damage administration). De’Andre Hunter, the lone common starter within the lineup, led with 19 factors.
Mavericks 121, Thunder 114
Luka Doncic scored 38 factors, narrowly lacking a triple-double, to guide host Dallas to a win over Oklahoma City.
Doncic added 11 rebounds and eight assists. Spencer Dinwiddie additionally was near a triple-double, ending with 20 factors, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. The Mavericks wanted an enormous offensive efficiency, as Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied a profession excessive with 42 factors.
Gilgeous-Alexander completed with a flurry, with six factors and an help within the ultimate 2:03 to chop the Dallas result in 5 with 28.1 seconds remaining. But Reggie Bullock hit a pair of free throws and Maxi Kleber had a steal late to clinch the sport for the Mavericks. Dallas hit 22 3-pointers, their second many of the season, with Tim Hardaway Jr. main the Mavericks with six.
