The Golden State Warriors had been blown out at dwelling by the New Orleans Pelicans 141-105 – the Warriors’ worst dwelling loss within the Steve Kerr period – as their season continued to unravel.
Jonas Valanciunas’ 21 factors led eight Pelicans in double figures together with all 5 starters in a one-sided end result that prompted boos from the house followers for a second-straight sport at Chase Centre.
Steph Curry was restricted to simply 15 factors, whereas Moses Moody’s 21 off the bench was probably the most of any Warrior.
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With it, Kerr’s aspect completed its homestand 2-5 to slip all the way in which all the way down to twelfth within the West forward of a four-game away journey beginning towards an in-form Chicago on Saturday (all instances AEDT).
It comes as Golden State prepares to welcome again Draymond Inexperienced from suspension in hopes the veteran ahead will present a spark to revive its season, whereas the Warriors are additionally with out Chris Paul as a result of harm.
Regardless, the Warriors have huge calls to make forward of the February 9 commerce deadline as as to whether or not they resolve to shake up their roster in an try to increase the franchise’s golden run.
The Pelicans in the meantime improved to 23-15 to sit down sixth within the West.
TATUM’S 45 POINTS LEADS CELTS PAST WOLVES IN OT
Jayson Tatum drained a go-ahead layup then drilled a dagger three-pointer because the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-120 in time beyond regulation in a battle of the NBA’s finest groups.
A duel between the league’s worst produced its personal thrills as San Antonio’s famous person rookie Victor Wembanyama notched his first profession triple-double to guide the Spurs to a 130-108 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Tatum scored 26 of his 45 factors within the fourth quarter and time beyond regulation and the Celtics improved to 18-0 at dwelling, a primary for the storeyed franchise.
“You reside for these moments, you need to do no matter you may to assist your group win,” Tatum mentioned. “At the back of my thoughts I didn’t need to lose at dwelling but.” Jaylen Brown added 35 factors and 11 rebounds for the Celtics. Jrue Vacation scored 12, drilling a three-pointer that put the Celtics up 111-109 with 25.9 seconds left in regulation.
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards drained two free throws to tie it and Tatum missed a desperation shot on the buzzer.
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Edwards completed with 29 factors and Karl-Anthony Cities added 25 with 13 rebounds for Western Convention leaders Minnesota, whose 26-11 document is second solely to East-leading Boston’s 29-8.
Minnesota reduce a 10-point deficit to at least one at halftime and took the lead on Cities’s three-pointer to open the third quarter.
The Timberwolves had been up 106-97 with 3:35 left in regulation. “The gang acquired behind us, the power acquired going,” Tatum mentioned. “That was a enjoyable ballgame in the direction of the top.” In Detroit, French prodigy Wembanyama scored 16 factors with 12 rebounds and 10 assists, notching his first triple-double in simply 21 minutes on the ground.
He linked on simply six of his 16 pictures from the sector however made 4 of 5 free throws and confirmed off his subtle playmaking abilities as he surpassed his earlier season excessive of seven assists.
“He’s an excellent passer,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich mentioned of the participant who has already displayed excellent scoring, rebounding and shot-blocking abilities in his first season. “He was passer earlier than he acquired right here.”
WEMBY BECOMES FIFTH-YOUNGEST PLAYER TO RECORD TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Six days previous his twentieth birthday, Wembanyama turned the fifth-youngest NBA participant to publish a triple-double – reaching double digits in three key statistical classes in simply 21 minutes.
“It’s lovely after we play like that as a group and get all of it collectively,” mentioned Wembanyama, who mentioned his 10 assists had been the product of cohesive offence by the group towards a Detroit defence targeted on him.
“My teammates did the appropriate cuts and made the appropriate pictures,” he mentioned. Wembanyama, who performed with out a turnover, accomplished his triple-double along with his tenth help, a clean dish to Doug McDermott who knocked down a three-pointer that made it 109-86 early within the fourth quarter.
“I’m glad I didn’t know,” McDermott mentioned. “I heard the gang erupt. I assumed it was one thing Victor did and never one thing I did.”
The Spurs, final within the Western Convention, snapped a five-game shedding streak. The Pistons, final within the East, have misplaced six since ending their record-equalling 28-game shedding streak.
Elsewhere, Sacramento centre Domantas Sabonis notched his league-leading thirty third double-double with 24 factors and 10 rebounds and in addition added seven assists within the Kings 123-98 rout of the Hornets in Charlotte.
The Atlanta Hawks wanted time beyond regulation to tug off a 139-132 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who had been once more with out reigning NBA Most Precious Participant Joel Embiid.
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, fuelled by 28 factors from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, beat the Warmth 128-120 in Miami, the hosts taking part in with out star Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin.
ALL RESULTS
WIZARDS 104 PACERS 112
SPURS 130 PISTONS 108
KINGS 123 HORNETS 98
TIMBERWOLVES 120 CELTICS 127 (OT)
THUNDER 128 HEAT 120
76ERS 132 HAWKS 139 (OT)
ROCKETS 119 BULLS 124 (OT)
PELICANS 141 WARRIORS 105
NUGGETS 111 JAZZ 124
RAPTORS 120 CLIPPERS 126