Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 factors and set a group document with 11 3-pointers because the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup closing.
San Antonio snapped a two-game shedding streak but additionally noticed star heart Victor Wembanyama go away the sport as a consequence of a left leg damage with 10:32 to play. He later returned to the Spurs bench and stories indicated that Wembanyama sustained a hyperextended knee however that he felt assured the damage just isn’t important.
Wembanyama racked up 31 factors and 13 rebounds in 24 minutes of play earlier than coming down awkwardly on his left leg whereas making an attempt to safe an offensive rebound. He stayed down till teammate Stephon Fortress helped him up, then hobbled his option to straight to the locker room.
Jalen Brunson led Knicks with 29 factors and eight assists. Miles McBride added 21 factors whereas Karl-Anthony Cities and Jordan Clarkson hit for 20 every as New York noticed its three-game successful streak finish.
Warriors 132, Hornets 125
Stephen Curry celebrated a homecoming with a team-high 26 factors, 9 teammates added to a 3-point capturing barrage and Golden State held off host Charlotte.
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Enjoying for the thirteenth time within the state by which he starred each in highschool and in school, Curry drilled 5 of his 10 3-point photographs on a day when Warriors went a scorching 24 of 49 from past the arc. Brandin Podziemski and Jimmy Butler III added 19 factors apiece for Golden State, which accomplished a 2-1 journey after shedding the opener in Toronto.
Brandon Miller put up a season-best 33 factors for Hornets, which accomplished a winless two-game homestand.
Magic 112, Pacers 110
Paolo Banchero scored the go-ahead layup with 7.5 seconds left to carry Orlando over Indiana in Indianapolis.
Banchero scored a game-high 29 factors and added 10 rebounds for Magic, which allowed simply 15 factors within the fourth quarter. Desmond Bane added 18 factors whereas Anthony Black chipped in 15.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 26 factors, adopted by Bennedict Mathurin’s 23 and Andrew Nembhard’s 19. Pacers took their tenth straight loss.
Wizards 114, Bucks 113
CJ McCollum scored the sport’s closing 4 factors, together with a jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation, and Washington rallied for a highway win over Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 14-footer with 0.4 seconds remaining was off the mark, giving Wizards their third win prior to now 4 outings. Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington every compiled 20 factors for Washington, and McCollum completed with 18 factors.
Antetokounmpo totaled 33 factors and 15 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 19 factors for Bucks.
Nuggets 106, Raptors 103
Peyton Watson scored 24 factors and added eight rebounds as injury-depleted Denver defeated host Toronto.
Jamal Murray added 21 factors for Nuggets, which performed their first recreation since Nikola Jokic sustained a knee damage that can maintain him out for at the least a month. Denver’s Jonas Valanciunas exited the sport with a strained proper calf.
Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sank a 3-pointer that may have tied the sport, however a video evaluation confirmed that the try didn’t beat the buzzer. Ingram scored 30 factors, and teammate Scottie Barnes compiled 20 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
Hawks 126, Timberwolves 102
Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis each returned to the lineup and led host Atlanta previous Minnesota, ending a seven-game shedding streak whereas beating Timberwolves in Atlanta for the third straight time.
Johnson, who missed a Monday recreation with an sickness, had 34 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists and prolonged his streak of double-doubles to 14 straight contests. Porzingis, who missed 10 straight video games with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, scored 16 factors in 17-plus minutes.
Minnesota was led by Anthony Edwards with 30 factors, 24 of them coming within the first half. Nevertheless, Edwards tossed a towel in frustration and walked out of a timeout huddle and into the locker room with 7:52 remaining.
Cavaliers 129, Suns 113
Donovan Mitchell collected 34 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and Darius Garland scored 19 factors as Cleveland beat visiting Phoenix 129-113.
Evan Mobley posted 16 factors, 10 rebounds and 5 blocked photographs whereas Jarrett Allen had 16 factors and 11 rebounds for Cavaliers, which gained their second straight.
Devin Booker scored 19 of his 32 factors within the third quarter for Suns, which had their four-game successful streak snapped. Dillon Brooks put up 20 factors as Phoenix completed a four-game highway journey with a 3-1 document.
Thunder 124, Path Blazers 95
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 factors whereas main Oklahoma Metropolis to a house win over Portland.
Ajay Mitchell scored 17 off the bench for Thunder, which gained three consecutive video games to shut their four-game homestand. Oklahoma Metropolis took the season collection between the groups 3-1, successful the final three matchups.
Sidy Cissoko led Blazers with 19 factors and a career-high 5 3-pointers whereas Deni Avdija added 17 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists. Portland’s two-game successful streak was snapped.
Bulls 134, Pelicans 118
Isaac Okoro scored 24 factors, Tre Jones and Jalen Smith had double-doubles and host Chicago had eight double-figure scorers in a victory in opposition to New Orleans.
Jones completed with 20 factors and 12 assists whereas Smith had 14 factors and 14 rebounds. The balanced offense enabled the Bulls to beat the absence of their high two scorers — guards Coby White (calf) and Josh Giddey (hamstring).
Zion Williamson scored 31 and Jordan Poole recorded 26 for Pelicans, which misplaced their fifth consecutive recreation after a five-game successful streak.
Revealed on Jan 01, 2026