Kevin Durant totalled 39 factors, 10 assists and eight rebounds to guide the Phoenix Suns to a 140-137 double additional time win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night time.
Devin Booker scored 22 of his 26 factors after halftime and tallied eight assists for the Suns. Eric Gordon added 20 factors and 6 assists. Jusuf Nurkic chipped in 18 factors and 12 rebounds. Grayson Allen completed with 14 factors, together with the game-winning basket.
Phoenix gained its third straight sport total and beat the Jazz for the second time in three days.
Lauri Markkanen completed with 38 factors and 17 rebounds to guide Utah. Talen Horton-Tucker chipped in 25 factors, Jordan Clarkson added 22, Collin Sexton had 18 and John Collins had 15.
Utah misplaced regardless of ending with a 27-18 benefit in second-chance factors and 26-12 edge in fastbreak factors.
76ERS 121, NETS 99
Joel Embiid had 32 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn.
Tyrese Maxey completed with 25 factors and 10 assists, and De’Anthony Melton scored 21 factors on 8-for-10 taking pictures for his fifth straight double-figure scoring sport.
The 76ers shot 45.7% from 3-point vary of their ninth straight victory over Brooklyn, together with a four-game sweep in final season’s Jap Convention quarterfinals.
Lonnie Walker IV got here off the bench to guide Brooklyn with 26 factors and 6 rebounds. Mikal Bridges scored 18 factors and Nic Claxton added 10 factors and 9 rebounds.
CAVALIERS 121, NUGGETS 109
Darius Garland scored 26 factors and rookie Craig Porter Jr. added a career-high 21, powering Cleveland to their third straight victory, a 121-109 victory over defending NBA champion Denver.
Evan Mobley had 16 factors and 10 rebounds, and Jarrett Allen added 15 factors for Cleveland, which constructed a season-high 26-point lead within the fourth quarter.
Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic battled foul bother and completed with 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in 28 minutes. Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 factors and Christian Braun had 13 factors off the bench for Denver.
Cleveland, which didn’t path within the remaining three quarters, outrebounded the Nuggets 47-33.
CELTICS 102, GRIZZLIES 100
Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 factors, together with the successful dunk with 1:01 left, as Boston held on for the victory over Memphis.
Porzingis’ dunk was adopted by a flurry of missed photographs together with a missed 3-pointer by Santi Aldama with 4 seconds left as Boston held on to win its sixth straight.
Jayson Tatum completed with 20 factors and Sam Hauser added 15 for Boston.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 30 factors, whereas Aldama added a career-high 28 and Jaren Jackson Jr. completed with 17 factors.
LAKERS 105, ROCKETS 104
LeBron James scored a season-high 37 factors, together with the go-ahead free throw with 1.9 seconds remaining, and Los Angeles held off Houston.
It was James’ fifth 30-point sport this season and his fourth in his final seven because the Lakers have gained 5 of their final six.
Earlier within the sport, James turned the fourth participant in NBA historical past with a minimum of 10,500 assists. He additionally tied Vince Carter for seventh on the 3-pointers checklist with 2,290, and moved previous Clyde Drexler for eighth on the steals checklist at 2,208.
Brooks led the Rockets with 24 factors, together with a season-high six 3-pointers.
KINGS 129, MAVERICKS 113
Domantas Sabonis had 32 factors and 13 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 and Sacramento gained its sixth consecutive sport with a victory over Dallas.
Keegan Murray added 17 factors as all 5 starters scored in double figures for the Kings, who improved to 3-0 on a six-game street journey.
Sabonis recorded a season excessive in factors, and the three-time All-Star has 10 double-doubles in 12 video games this season.
Luka Doncic scored 25 for the Mavericks, who pale within the fourth quarter on the second night time of a back-to-back and have misplaced three of 4 since an 8-2 begin.
THUNDER 134, TRAIL BLAZERS 91
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 factors earlier than heading to the bench within the third quarter and Oklahoma Metropolis gained its fifth straight sport with a rout of Portland.
Rookie Chet Holmgren added 16 factors and 6 rebounds for the Thunder, who led by as many as 47 factors. Isaiah Joe had 15 factors, all on 3-pointers.
Thunder coach Mark Daigneault began sending his starters to the bench with about 5 minutes left within the third quarter and they didn’t return.
Jerami Grant had 14 factors to guide the short-handed Blazers, who’ve misplaced seven straight video games.
RAPTORS 142, PISTONS 113
Pascal Siakam scored 23 factors, Scottie Barnes and Dennis Schroder every had 17 and Toronto by no means trailed in handing Detroit its eleventh consecutive loss.
Barnes led Toronto with 9 assists because the Raptors recorded a franchise-record 44. Toronto completed with extra assists than Detroit had made baskets (39).
Toronto’s earlier report for assists in a sport was 40, set Nov. 18, 2019 towards Charlotte.
Stanley Umude scored 19 factors and Cade Cunningham had 18 for the Pistons.
MAGIC 128, PACERS 116
Paolo Banchero scored 24 factors, Franz Wagner added 19, and visiting Orlando jumped to a giant lead early and routed Indiana.
Six Magic gamers scored a minimum of 13. Suggs, who sat out Friday’s win at Chicago with a knee damage, scored 9 of his 18 within the opening quarter. Moritz Wagner scored 16 and Cole Anthony 15.
Reserve Jordan Nwora led the Pacers with 19. Pacers All-Star level guard Tyrese Haliburton missed all seven field-goal makes an attempt in a two-point first half and completed with 12 factors.
Orlando had a 42-21 lead after the primary quarter and have been forward by as a lot as 38 within the second quarter.