Jalen Inexperienced and Alperen Sengun mixed for 65 factors and the Houston Rockets rode a scorching second quarter to a 125-111 victory over visiting Oklahoma Metropolis on Friday, ending the Thunder’s 11-game successful streak.
Inexperienced scored 34 factors, Sengun added 31 and the Rockets (51-27) received for the 14th time in 16 video games. Houston posted a 48-33 rebounding margin to keep up management after constructing a 23-point lead late within the second quarter.
Houston’s Amen Thompson posted 16 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists.
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Jalen Williams paced the Thunder with 33 factors on 13-for-21 capturing. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander notched 22 factors and eight assists.
Celtics 123, Suns 103
Jaylen Brown tossed in 31 factors and Boston broke the NBA file for many 3-pointers in a season throughout a victory over visiting Phoenix.
The Celtics set the file on their eighth trey of the sport, a 26-footer by Payton Pritchard with 8:19 remaining within the second quarter. It gave Boston a 44-26 lead. The 2022-23 Golden State Warriors set the earlier file (1,363).
The Celtics made 14 of 39 photographs from behind the 3-point arc, they usually ended the evening with 1,370 treys on the marketing campaign. Boston’s Jayson Tatum added 23 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists. Devin Booker scored a game-high 37 factors for the Suns, who’ve misplaced 5 in a row.
Lakers 124, Pelicans 108
Luka Doncic scored 35 factors and Austin Reaves added 30 as Los Angeles helped its prospects for a top-four end within the Western Convention with a victory over New Orleans.
LeBron James produced 27 factors and eight assists and Jaxson Hayes had 12 rebounds with six factors because the Lakers received upfront of a back-to-back highway set towards the first-place Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Sunday and Tuesday. The Lakers pulled a half-game forward of the fourth-place Denver Nuggets.
Jose Alvarado scored 27 factors and Karlo Matkovic added 15 for the Pelicans, who’ve simply three wins prior to now 11 video games. Yves Missi contributed 13 factors and 11 rebounds.
Pistons 117, Raptors 105
Jalen Duren had 21 factors, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks and visiting Detroit clinched a playoff berth by finishing a four-game season sweep over Toronto.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 factors and Malik Beasley scored 21 for the Pistons. Detroit’s Cade Cunningham (calf), Tobias Harris (heel) and Isaiah Stewart (suspension) didn’t play.
Ja’Kobe Walter scored 22 factors for the Raptors. Jakob Poeltl had 10 factors, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Kings 125, Hornets 102
Zach LaVine poured in 25 factors to go together with 10 rebounds and Domantas Sabonis racked up 24 factors and 11 rebounds to assist Sacramento snap a three-game shedding streak with a win at Charlotte.
DeMar DeRozan put up 22 factors for the Kings. Ex-Hornets guard Malik Monk had 17 factors off the bench as Sacramento received for the second time in 9 video games.
The Hornets misplaced for the seventh time of their final eight video games regardless of 22 factors from Miles Bridges. Moussa Diabate completed with 15 factors and 11 rebounds.
Pacers 140, Jazz 112
Myles Turner scored 26 factors and Pascal Siakam added 22 to guide Indiana previous Utah in Indianapolis for its third straight win.
The Pacers have received 9 of 11 whereas protecting a strong maintain on the No. 4 spot of the Jap Convention standings. Turner additionally grabbed seven rebounds and swatted six photographs, whereas Siakam contributed 5 boards, 5 assists, 4 blocks and three steals.
Utah dropped an eighth consecutive recreation for the third time this season. The Jazz, who’ve the worst file within the NBA, have misplaced 18 of their previous 19 contests. Collin Sexton led all scorers with 27 factors.
Bulls 118, Path Blazers 113
Coby White and Nikola Vucevic every scored 31 factors and Josh Giddey notched his sixth triple-double of the season as Chicago beat visiting Portland.
Giddey racked up 15 factors, a career-best 19 rebounds and 12 assists because the Bulls pulled stage with the Miami Warmth for ninth place within the Jap Convention standings.
Deni Avdija posted 37 factors and 11 rebounds and Dalano Banton contributed 21 factors for the Blazers, who completed a 2-3 highway journey.
Warriors 118, Nuggets 104
Stephen Curry bombed in a game-high 36 factors, Brandin Podziemski and Jimmy Butler III mixed for 45 extra and Golden State dumped Denver in San Francisco.
The Warriors earned their fifth straight win to climb inside a half-game of the fourth-place Nuggets within the Western Convention playoff chase. Podziemski had 26 factors to enrich Curry’s third straight recreation with 36 or extra.
A 3rd straight loss dropped Denver 4 video games behind the second-place Houston Rockets with simply 4 video games remaining. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 33 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.
Cavaliers 114, Spurs 113
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 factors and Evan Mobley added 25 factors and 12 rebounds as Cleveland did simply sufficient to beat host San Antonio.
The Cavaliers received their third straight contest and decreased their magic quantity to clinch the most effective file within the Jap Convention to at least one. Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 24 factors. Harrison Barnes added 23.
Cleveland was up by 23 factors late within the second quarter and by 17 at halftime earlier than the Spurs reduce it to 88-82 within the third. Within the fourth, Barnes poured in back-to-back 3-pointers to carry San Antonio inside a degree with 28.6 seconds to play, however Barnes missed a contested, driving layup on the buzzer.
Clippers 114, Mavericks 91
Kawhi Leonard had 20 factors and sparked a key early run as Los Angeles sailed previous Dallas in Inglewood, Calif.
The Clippers have received 10 of their previous 12 video games. Ivica Zubac and Norman Powell every had 14 factors for Los Angeles, and Zubac grabbed 13 rebounds. The Mavericks produced their lowest level complete of the season.
Dallas performed with out Anthony Davis, who was a late scratch as a result of an adductor pressure, and Klay Thompson and Jaden Hardy exited due to accidents. Naji Marshall led the Mavericks with 22 factors.