Tyrese Haliburton rebounded from a poor efficiency with a team-high 29 factors and the Indiana Pacers used a 47-point, second-quarter explosion and a Stephen Curry harm to maintain the visiting Golden State Warriors at arm’s size within the second half for a 125-119 victory Wednesday evening in Indianapolis.
Curry had a game-high 38 factors, however strained his left shoulder whereas going for a steal within the third quarter with Golden State trailing 93-80. The reigning NBA Finals MVP instantly went to the locker room, and the one report made by the Warriors within the rapid aftermath was that he wouldn’t be returning to the sport.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr later stated Curry will bear an MRI on Thursday.
Donte DiVincenzo completed with 15 factors and a game-high-tying eight rebounds for the Warriors, whereas Jordan Poole had 20 factors, JaMychal Green 15 and Moses Moody 13.
Bennedict Mathurin got here off the bench for twenty-four factors, whereas Myles Turner had 21, Buddy Hield 17 and Oshae Brissett 11 to enhance three steals for Indiana, which snapped a two-game shedding streak.
Kings 124, Raptors 123
De’Aaron Fox had 27 factors and 10 assists and visiting Sacramento defeated Toronto.
Malik Monk added 24 factors and Domantas Sabonis had 21 factors and 20 rebounds for the Kings, who gained for the second time after 5 video games of a six-game highway journey. The Kings gained regardless of coach Mike Brown being ejected within the third quarter.
Fred VanVleet scored a season-best 39 factors for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes had 27 factors and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 19 factors and Gary Trent Jr. had 11 factors.
Cavaliers 105, Mavericks 90
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 of his 34 factors within the first half to steer a balanced assault as visiting Cleveland led wire-to-wire in a win over Dallas.
Six gamers scored in double figures for Cleveland, which had misplaced eight of its final 9 highway video games. Lamar Stevens recorded season highs with 18 factors and 11 rebounds, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley scored 14 factors apiece, Darius Garland had 12 factors, and Caris LeVert added 11.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 30 factors, whereas Christian Wood tallied 20 factors and 7 rebounds. Reggie Bullock had 12 factors and Spencer Dinwiddie chipped in 10 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds.
Knicks 128, Bulls 120 (OT)
Jalen Brunson, enjoying by way of a proper foot harm, scored 30 factors and hit the tiebreaking free throws in extra time for visiting New York, which pulled away within the further session to beat Chicago.
Julius Randle (31 factors, 13 rebounds) posted a double-double for the Knicks, who’ve gained 5 straight. RJ Barrett scored 22 factors and Quentin Grimes added 14, together with a key 3-pointer with 1:04 left in extra time.
DeMar DeRozan scored 32 factors and went 16 of 17 from the free-throw line for the Bulls, who’ve misplaced two straight and 5 of seven. Zach LaVine completed with 25 factors whereas Nikola Vucevic had 19. Coby White collected 12 factors off the bench whereas starter Patrick Williams added 11 factors.
Clippers 99, Timberwolves 88
Kawhi Leonard scored 19 factors and Paul George had 17 factors, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as Los Angeles overcame a sluggish begin to earn a victory over visiting Minnesota and enhance its profitable streak to a few video games.
Luke Kennard scored 16 factors and Nicolas Batum had 13 because the Clippers gained two days after their greatest victory of the season once they overcame the NBA-best Boston Celtics 113-93 at house.
Anthony Edwards scored 19 factors and Rudy Gobert had 11 factors with 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who dropped their third consecutive sport to match a season excessive.
Trail Blazers 128, Spurs 112
Damian Lillard hit seven 3-pointers and scored 37 factors as visiting Portland rolled to a win over San Antonio in a Western Conference dustup.
Anfernee Simons added 23 factors for Portland, with Jerami Grant scoring 18, Jusuf Nurkic hitting for 15 and Shaedon Sharpe contributing 12 factors.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 25 factors whereas Doug McDermott added 14, Keita Bates-Diop and Devin Vassell scored 13 apiece, Josh Richardson hit for 11 and Tre Jones tallied 10.
Magic 135, Hawks 124
Franz Wagner led eight Orlando scorers in double figures with 24 factors, and the Magic prolonged their season-long profitable streak to 4 video games with a defeat of visiting Atlanta.
Orlando’s balanced offense, which featured all 5 starters scoring no less than 16 factors, produced each a season-high for the just lately rolling Magic and the franchise’s most factors in a single sport since posting 136 factors on Feb. 28, 2020.
Wednesday marked the third consecutive sport for leading-scorer Wagner hitting for no less than 23 factors, and was his fourth sport within the final 5 reaching that mark. Bol Bol and Paolo Banchero added 21 and 20 factors, whereas Markelle Fultz delivered his greatest all-around efficiency since becoming a member of the Magic lineup on Nov. 30.
Pistons 141, Hornets 134 (OT)
Alec Burks scored 5 of his 27 factors in extra time as visiting Detroit defeated Charlotte in a matchup between the 2 groups with the worst data within the NBA.
The Pistons halted a three-game skid with Killian Hayes including 25 factors and Bojan Bogdanovic scoring 24 factors. All this spoiled the return to motion for Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball. Ball’s return from his second intensive injury-related absence of the season resulted in 23 factors and 11 assists for the third-year level guard.
Kelly Oubre Jr.’s 28 factors led the Hornets, whereas Terry Rozier used an enormous second half to finish up with 25. Jalen McDaniels posted 21 factors, P.J. Washington had 13 factors and Mason Plumlee produced 12 factors and 18 rebounds.
Heat 110, Thunder 108
Tyler Herro tied a profession excessive with 35 factors to steer Miami to a win over host Oklahoma City.
Herro had a career-high 9 3-pointers because the Heat set a franchise file with 24 3-pointers, however it was contained in the arc the place Herro got here by way of for the decisive bucket. Herro drained a pullup jumper with 5.7 seconds remaining to interrupt a tie, and Miami held on after a timeout.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a jumper within the closing seconds. Josh Giddey grabbed the rebound, however his shot hit off the underside of the backboard to finish the sport, although Giddey argued for a foul name as Victor Oladipo and Dewayne Dedmon surrounded him. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 27 factors.
Nuggets 141, Wizards 128
Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 43 factors and added 14 rebounds and eight assists and Bones Hyland had 23 factors as host Denver beat Washington.
Aaron Gordon had 22 factors, Bruce Brown added 13, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope completed with 11 and Jeff Green had 10 for the Nuggets, who scored a season excessive to win their third straight sport.
Kyle Kuzma led Washington with 24 factors, Will Barton had 22 factors and 9 assists and Monte Morris added 20 factors. Barton and Morris performed their first video games in opposition to their former workforce.
