Myles Turner had 24 factors, Obi Toppin added 22 and the Indiana Pacers withstood one other huge Nikola Jokic triple-double to beat the host Denver Nuggets 125-120 on Sunday.
Andrew Nembhard had 19 factors and 6 assists for the Pacers, which picked up their fourth straight win to remain within the high 4 of the Japanese Convention. Aaron Nesmith contributed 17 factors and 6 rebounds.
Jokic totalled 41 factors, 15 boards and 13 assists for Denver, his third triple-double in 5 video games and thirty second of the season. Christian Braun scored 20 of his 30 factors within the second half for the Nuggets, which misplaced their fourth straight.
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Indiana constructed an eight-point lead within the fourth quarter earlier than Denver whittled it to 122-120 with 43.1 seconds left. The Pacers, although, compelled a turnover with 15.1 seconds to go and hit their free throws down the stretch to file the win.
Rockets 106, Warriors 96
Dillon Brooks went for a game-high 24 factors, Amen Thompson spearheaded a suffocating protection that held Stephen Curry to 3 factors, and Houston neared clinching the No. 2 seed within the West by beating Golden State in San Francisco.
Alperen Sengun had 19 factors and 14 rebounds, and Northern California native Jalen Inexperienced poured in 21 factors for the Rockets, who can end no worse than tied for second within the convention.
The Warriors, in the meantime, noticed a five-game successful streak come to an finish. They fell right into a four-way tie for fifth place within the West, a half-game behind the fourth-place Denver Nuggets with 4 video games remaining. Buddy Hield paced Golden State with 20 factors.
Bulls 131, Hornets 117
Coby White was 6-of-8 capturing from 3-point vary en path to 37 factors as Chicago picked up its third straight win with a highway victory over Charlotte.
White completed 12-for-16 from the sector whereas Josh Giddey chipped in with 23 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Nikola Vucevic added 16 factors and 11 boards for the Bulls.
Mark Williams totalled 22 factors and 9 rebounds for the Hornets, who dropped their eighth recreation of their final 9. KJ Simpson had 18 factors and 7 assists for Charlotte, and Jusuf Nurkic got here off the bench for 18 factors.
Lakers 126, Thunder 99
Luka Doncic scored 30 factors to steer Los Angeles to a highway win over Oklahoma Metropolis.
The Lakers completed with a season-high 22 3-pointers on 40 makes an attempt (55 p.c). Austin Reaves had 20 factors; he and Doncic have been two of 4 Los Angeles gamers with 4 or extra 3-pointers.
The Thunder have dropped back-to-back video games for the second time this season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 26 factors, extending his streak of scoring 20 or extra factors to 71 video games.
Raptors 120, Nets 109
Jonathan Mogbo led eight Toronto gamers in double figures by tying a career-high 17 factors to go along with 11 rebounds and 7 assists in beating host Brooklyn for its fifth win in eight video games.
Ochai Agabji had 15 factors for Toronto, RJ Barrett and AJ Lawson added 13 apiece, whereas Cole Swider and Jamison Battle completed with 12 every.
Reece Beekman completed with 14 factors to steer the Nets, who dropped their nineteenth in 24 video games, whereas Trendon Watford, Drew Timme, Keon Johnson, Dariq Whitehead and Maxwell Lewis all completed with 13 factors.
Hawks 147, Jazz 134
Onyeka Okongwu posted 27 factors and 12 rebounds to steer Atlanta over visiting Utah and finish a three-game shedding streak.
Trae Younger added 23 factors and 15 assists for the Hawks, whereas Caris LeVert chipped in with 21 factors. Atlanta led by 17 on the half.
Keyonte George netted a career-high 35 factors off the bench for the Jazz, and Collin Sexton completed with 27 factors and 6 assists.
Celtics 124, Wizards 90
Payton Pritchard, who completed with 20 factors, helped Boston add to its record-setting whole of made 3-pointers within the dwelling win over Washington.
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Boston’s Sam Hauser related with 6:55 left within the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ recreation towards Washington on Sunday night time — the 31,580th made 3-pointer of the season within the NBA.
That topped the mark of 31,579 set final season.
Derrick White had 19 factors for Boston, which was 24-of-52 capturing from lengthy vary two days after setting the league’s single-season mark for made 3-pointers in a season. Sam Hauser added 18 factors off the bench, and Jaylen Brown scored 15.
Alex Sarr tallied 16 factors to steer Washington, whereas Justin Champagnie chipped in with 15 factors and 13 rebounds.
Path Blazers 120, Spurs 109
Toumani Camara poured in 23 factors and took 10 rebounds as host Portland did simply sufficient to beat San Antonio.
Nevertheless, each the Blazers and Spurs have been formally eradicated from playoff competition following the Sacramento Kings’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Shaedon Sharpe added 21 factors, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists for Portland. Stephon Citadel led San Antonio with 22 factors, and Devin Vassell scored 21.
Knicks 112, Suns 98
OG Anunoby continued the surge he started throughout Jalen Brunson’s absence, and Brunson returned to New York’s lineup by scoring 32 factors in a win over visiting Phoenix.
Anunoby is averaging 23.8 factors per recreation whereas capturing 49.4 p.c from the sector — together with 41.8 p.c on 3-pointers — during the last 16 video games. Brunson completed with 15 factors and 6 assists in his first recreation since March 6.
Devin Booker scored 40 factors for the skidding Suns, whose play-in hopes dimmed additional with their sixth straight loss. Phoenix is 2 1/2 video games behind the Tenth-place Dallas Mavericks.
Bucks 111, Pelicans 107
Enjoying with out a resting Giannis Antetokoumpo, Milwaukee rode 29 factors from Gary Trent Jr. and double-doubles from Brook Lopez and Ryan Rollins to a highway win towards New Orleans.
Lopez totaled 20 factors and 12 rebounds to go along with 4 blocks for the Bucks, whereas Rollins completed with 14 factors and 10 assists. Kevin Porter Jr. added 20 factors and Kyle Kuzma scored 17 for Milwaukee, which gained its fourth straight.
Antonio Reeves paced the Pelicans with 23 factors and Yves Missi chipped in with 18 factors and 12 boards. Lester Quinones scored 17 factors and Bruce Brown had 16 for New Orleans, which misplaced its third straight.
Kings 120, Cavaliers 113
Zach LaVine made seven 3-pointers, together with three within the fourth quarter, to complete with a game-high 37 factors as visiting Sacramento pushed previous Cleveland.
The win despatched the Kings to the ninth seed within the Western Convention, a half-game forward of the Mavericks, and likewise denied the Cavaliers the chance to clinch the highest seed within the Japanese Convention. Sacramento gained each video games over the Cavaliers this season.
DeMar DeRozan had 28 factors and 7 assists for the Kings, whereas Domantas Sabonis added 27 factors, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Ty Jerome paced Cleveland with 20 factors off the bench, and Donovan Mitchell had 19 factors, six boards and 6 assists.
(With inputs from AP)