Jaylen Brown tied a profession excessive with 50 factors, Derrick White added 29 and the sharp-shooting Boston Celtics earned a 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, who noticed its six-game successful streak finish Saturday evening at Inglewood, Calif.
Anfernee Simons scored 15 factors and Jordan Walsh added 13 factors with 13 rebounds as Boston went 4-1 on their highway journey whereas bettering to 12-3 since Nov. 30. The Celtics shot 55.2% from the ground as they matched their season excessive for factors in a recreation.
Kawhi Leonard and John Collins every scored 22 factors because the Clippers misplaced for the primary time since Dec. 18 in opposition to the champion Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder. Los Angeles had doubled its victory whole in the course of the successful streak.
James Harden scored 18 factors with 12 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. scored 19 for Los Angeles, which noticed Ivica Zubac (ankle) return from a five-game absence to attain 4 factors in 21 minutes. Jones departed with 9:25 remaining within the recreation with a proper leg damage.
Timberwolves 125, Warmth 115
Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 33 factors, and reserve Naz Reid added 29 factors as Minnesota defeated host Miami. Edwards, who entered the evening ranked eighth within the NBA in scoring common (29.1), made 10 of 19 photographs from the ground.
The Timberwolves, who’ve received 5 of their previous eight video games, additionally obtained 23 factors and 10 rebounds from Julius Randle. Rudy Gobert posted a double-double with 13 factors and a game-high 12 rebounds.
The Warmth, who had their four-game win streak snapped, have been led by Norman Powell (21 factors). Powell briefly left the sport within the second quarter as a result of right-leg soreness.
76ers 130, Knicks 119
Tyrese Maxey scored 36 factors to focus on Philadelphia’s highway win over slumping New York.
Maxey completed 14 of 22 from the sector (6 of 9 from 3-point vary), whereas rookie VJ Edgecombe knocked down 4 3-pointers in a powerful 26-point efficiency. Joel Embiid added 26 factors and 10 rebounds because the 76ers prevailed within the finale of a five-game highway journey.
The Knicks matched a season excessive with their third straight loss regardless of 31 factors from Jalen Brunson. Karl-Anthony Cities contributed 23 factors and 14 rebounds for New York, whereas OG Anunoby notched 19 factors for the hosts.
Raptors 134, Hawks 117
RJ Barrett scored a season-best 29 factors and Brandon Ingram additionally scored 29 as Toronto defeated visiting Atlanta.
Scottie Barnes added 20 factors, Sandro Mamukelashvili had a near-triple-double with 13 factors, 12 rebounds and eight assists and Immanuel Quickley scored 15. The Raptors have received all three conferences in opposition to the Hawks thus far this season.
Atlanta’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 31 factors, Jalen Johnson completed with 30 factors, 9 assists and 7 rebounds and Dyson Daniels added 20 factors and 12 assists. However their efforts weren’t sufficient with out the companies of Trae Younger (quad), Kristaps Porzingis (return-to- competitors conditioning) and Luke Kennard (again).
Path Blazers 115, Spurs 110
Deni Avdija amassed a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double that included a key 3-pointer within the closing minute to assist visiting Portland maintain on for a win over short-handed San Antonio.
Each groups have been enjoying the second recreation of a back-to-back, however it was the Path Blazers who responded the perfect. Donovan Clingan completed with a career- excessive 24 factors together with 10 rebounds, whereas Toumani Camara scored 20 factors. Caleb Love had 16 off the bench as Portland received for the second consecutive recreation and for the fourth time in its previous 5 contests.
Luke Kornet led the Spurs with 23 factors on 10-of-12 taking pictures. Julian Champagnie added 20 factors and 10 rebounds, and De’Aaron Fox hit for 19 factors. San Antonio performed with out star middle Victor Wembanyama (left knee damage) for the second straight recreation and for the third contest in a row with out beginning guard Devin Vassell (adductor pressure).
Deni Avdija amassed a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double that included a key 3-pointer within the closing minute to assist visiting Portland maintain on for a win.
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Deni Avdija amassed a 29-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double that included a key 3-pointer within the closing minute to assist visiting Portland maintain on for a win.
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Warriors 123, Jazz 114
Stephen Curry scored 20 of his team-high 31 factors within the third quarter and Golden State overcame a double-digit deficit and the ejection of Draymond Inexperienced for a conquer Utah in San Francisco.
Jimmy Butler III and Quinten Submit added 15 factors apiece for the Warriors, who bounced again from a 37-point shellacking at dwelling by the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder one evening earlier.
Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 35 factors for Utah, which led 58-48 with 2:25 left within the second quarter when Inexperienced obtained a pair of technical fouls and was ejected. Inexperienced, who rested on Friday in opposition to the Thunder, was disputing a non-call on what he thought was a 3-second violation on Utah’s Kyle Filipowski.
Mavericks 110, Rockets 104
Anthony Davis scored 26 factors, Max Christie shot 10-of-13 from the ground en path to 24 factors and host Dallas capitalised on Alperen Sengun’s damage to defeat Houston.
Sengun sprained his proper ankle only one minute into the competition, sending the star middle, who averages 22.6 factors, 9.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per recreation, to the locker room and out for the rest of the sport. Davis managed the paint in Sengun’s absence, grabbing 12 rebounds and notching 5 blocked photographs.
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 34 factors for Houston. Tari Eason and Amen Thompson each recorded double-doubles, with Eason ending with 19 factors and 10 rebounds and Thompson going for 20 factors and 12 rebounds.
Hornets 112, Bulls 99
Miles Bridges had 26 factors and 14 rebounds, serving to Charlotte defeat host Chicago.
Brandon Miller added 22 factors, whereas Kon Knueppel scored 18 for the Hornets, who snapped a three-game dropping streak. LaMelo Ball added 17 factors, Collin Sexton chipped in 13 and PJ Corridor tallied 10 factors for Charlotte, which outscored the Bulls 62-41 within the second half.
Nikola Vucevic completed with 28 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds for Chicago, which noticed its two-game successful streak snapped. Matas Buzelis scored 17, Ayo Dosunmu had 16 and Tre Jones totaled 10 factors. Kevin Huerter had 9 factors, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the Bulls, who shot 11-for-41 (26.8%) on 3-pointers.
Printed on Jan 04, 2026