Jimmy Butler III scored a game-high 24 factors, Brandin Podziemski returned from an harm to hit two key late 3-pointers and the host Golden State Warriors, enjoying with out Stephen Curry, held off the Milwaukee Bucks 104-93 on Tuesday night time.
With Curry resting his 36-year-old again and knees, Golden State rebounded from a house loss to the Denver Nuggets one night time earlier to win for a fifteenth win in 18 video games since buying Butler from the Miami Warmth. Draymond Inexperienced chipped in with a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with 4 assists, 4 blocks, two steals and three factors.
Kyle Kuzma had a team-high 22 factors for the Bucks, who couldn’t overcome off capturing nights by Giannis Antetokounmpo (5-for-16, 20 factors) and Damian Lillard (6-for-18, 16 factors). Antetokounmpo, who did half his scoring by going 10-for-15 on the line, paced the Bucks with 9 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks.
After seeing what was as soon as a 17-point lead disappear within the third quarter, the Warriors went in entrance for good by scoring the interval’s final eight factors. Buddy Hield sank a 26-footer 3-pointer, Jonathan Kuminga made two foul pictures, and Butler, fouled on a 3-point try with 1.5 seconds left, nailed three free throws for a 78-76 benefit.
Clippers 132, Cavaliers 119
Ivica Zubac scored 28 factors and grabbed 20 rebounds, Kawhi Leonard added 33 factors and Los Angeles prolonged its successful streak to 4 video games with a victory over Cleveland in Inglewood, Calif.
James Harden posted 22 factors and 9 assists and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 20 factors whereas capturing 8-for-8 from the ground because the Clippers (39-30) improved their house successful streak to seven video games. Zubac’s third 20-20 efficiency of the season got here on his twenty eighth birthday.
Max Strus scored a season-high 24 factors and Donovan Mitchell added 18 factors and 11 assists for the Cavaliers. Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and De’Andre Hunter every scored 17 factors for Cleveland (56-12), which fell right into a tie with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder for the most effective report within the NBA.
Hawks 134, Hornets 102
Trae Younger poured in 31 factors and Atlanta took management early and fired away from 3-point vary in romp previous host Charlotte.
The Hawks’ Dyson Daniels shot 10-for-12 from the sector whereas compiling 22 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists. Zaccharie Risacher notched 21 factors and eight boards as Atlanta made 22 of 45 3-point pictures (48.9 %) and shot 53.8 total from the sector. Onyeka Okongwu added 15 factors and 10 rebounds.
Seth Curry and DaQuan Jeffries each scored 19 factors for the Hornets, who dedicated 17 turnovers. Marcus Garrett had 12 factors, whereas Damion Baugh, Jusuf Nurkic, Wendell Moore Jr. and Nick Smith Jr. all had 11 factors.
Celtics 104, Nets 96
Rookie Baylor Scheierman got here off the bench to toss in a career-high 20 factors and Kristaps Porzingis completed with a team-high 25 to assist short-handed Boston defeat visiting Brooklyn.
Scheierman made 7 of 8 pictures from the sector, together with 6 of seven makes an attempt from 3-point territory. Porzingis collected a game-high 13 rebounds and blocked three pictures. Derrick White (18 factors), Jrue Vacation (12) and Payton Pritchard (10) additionally scored in double figures for the Celtics, who had been with out Jayson Tatum (knee) and Jaylen Brown (knee).
D’Angelo Russell led the Nets with 18 factors. Williams scored 15, Keon Johnson added 13, and Cameron Johnson and Trendon Watford had 11 apiece.