Jordan Poole scored 39 factors to assist the host Washington Wizards overcome Nikola Jokic’s career-high 56 factors and beat the Denver Nuggets 122-113 on Saturday to finish its 16-game shedding streak.
Poole hit a career-high 9 3-pointers and was one in all 5 Wizards to attain in double figures. Justin Champagnie had 23 factors, and Jonas Valanciunas completed with 20 factors, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocked pictures.
With Jamal Murray (hamstring) and Aaron Gordon (calf) out, the Nuggets leaned on Jokic. The three-time NBA MVP went 22-for-38 from the ground and was 3-for-5 from 3-point vary. He added 16 rebounds and eight assists.
Jokic recorded the second-most factors in a single recreation in franchise historical past, trailing solely David Thompson’s 73-point efficiency in 1978.
The Wizards, who shot 48.4 p.c from the ground, earned their first win since Oct. 30 regardless of not having No. 2 total decide Alexandre Sarr, who missed the sport with a sore again.
Pistons 120, Knicks 111
Cade Cunningham completed with 29 factors, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to guide Detroit to its first win over host New York in 17 tries.
Cunningham shot 9 of 17 from the sector and went 5-for-8 from 3-point vary. Malik Beasley added 23 factors off the bench, making 7 of 10 makes an attempt from past the arc. The Pistons ended a three-game skid total.
The Knicks had been with out their main scorer, Karl-Anthony Cities, who missed the sport due to a knee damage. Jalen Brunson had 31 factors and 10 assists and Mikal Bridges added 20 factors for New York, which had its four-game profitable streak finish.
Cavaliers 116, Hornets 102
Evan Mobley had an enormous first quarter on his method to a career-high 41 factors as visiting Cleveland held off Charlotte.
Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell every posted 18 factors and Jarrett Allen tallied 11 factors and 10 rebounds because the Cavaliers gained their fourth recreation in a row.
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Brandon Miller racked up 25 factors, DaQuan Jeffries added 17 factors off the bench and Josh Inexperienced had 16 factors for the injury-riddled Hornets, who’ve misplaced eight consecutive video games. Charlotte couldn’t overcome its 11-for-39 efficiency from 3-point vary.
Thunder 119, Pelicans 109
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 factors and visiting Oklahoma Metropolis by no means trailed whereas defeating New Orleans.
Jalen Williams scored 27 factors, Luguentz Dort and Alex Caruso had 14 apiece and Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 factors and 12 rebounds for the Western Convention-leading Thunder, who gained for the seventh time of their previous eight video games.
Dejounte Murray scored 26 factors, Herbert Jones had 24 and Trey Murphy III had 16 for the Pelicans, who misplaced for the tenth time of their previous 11 video games. Ahead Brandon Ingram, the staff’s main scorer who was taking part in in his second recreation after a five-game absence attributable to a calf damage, scored 5 factors earlier than leaving the competition within the third quarter after hurting his left ankle.
Mavericks 125, Raptors 118
Luka Doncic had 30 factors, 13 rebounds and 11 assists and visiting Dallas defeated Toronto for its seventh straight win.
Kyrie Irving added 29 factors for the Mavericks, who’ve gained 11 of their previous 12 video games. Klay Thompson scored 20 factors, P.J. Washington added 13 and Spencer Dinwiddie completed with 11.
Gradey Dick scored 27 factors for the Raptors, who’ve misplaced two video games in a row. Scottie Barnes added 19 factors and 14 assists, Jakob Poeltl had 20 factors and 7 rebounds and RJ Barrett scored 18 factors. Kelly Olynyk made his season debut and went for 13 factors.
Grizzlies 127, Celtics 121
Ja Morant had 32 factors, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to assist visiting Memphis to a win, its first in Boston since 2013.
The Grizzlies had misplaced 16 of their previous 17 video games towards the Celtics, with 9 of these setbacks coming in Boston. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 factors, 9 rebounds and three steals for Memphis.
Jayson Tatum had 17 factors, 13 rebounds and 9 assists for Boston. Marcus Sensible, who spent his first 9 NBA seasons with the Celtics earlier than he was traded to Memphis in a three-team deal that introduced Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, was 1 of 11 from the sector and scored three factors.
Warmth 121, Suns 111
Bam Adebayo had recreation highs of 25 factors, 12 rebounds and eight assists as Miami defeated visiting Phoenix.
Adebayo had 12 of his factors within the third quarter, when Miami surged forward for a lead it by no means relinquished. Jimmy Butler had 24 factors, together with 9 straight Warmth factors within the last 5 minutes of the sport. Miami additionally bought 19 factors from Duncan Robinson and 17 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists from Tyler Herro.
Royce O’Neale led the Suns with a season-high 23 factors. Devin Booker scored 21 factors on 6-for-16 capturing. Phoenix was with out starters Kevin Durant (sprained left ankle) and Jusuf Nurkic (proper thigh contusion).