Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 factors within the second half, together with a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Saturday night time.
De’Aaron Fox additionally completed with 21 factors for the Spurs and Keldon Johnson added 18 factors and 10 rebounds. San Antonio received its second straight after shedding two in a row.
Derrick White led Boston with 29 factors and Jaylen Brown had 27. The Celtics misplaced for simply the third time in 12 video games.
The sport was tied at 84 earlier than Baylor Scheierman’s nook 3-pointer pushed Boston forward with slightly below seven minutes left. White adopted with a driving basket earlier than the Spurs went on a 9-2 spree, taking a 93-91 lead on Johnson’s 3-pointer with 2:14 left.
After Brown’s layup tied it, Wembanyama’s fadeaway jumper pushed San Antonio again in entrance with 1:33 to go.
Brown was then stripped of the ball close to midcourt by Fox, and Julian Champagnie transformed a putback of his personal miss to make it 97-93 with 41 seconds left.
Wembanyama’s left-wing jumper made it 99-95.
Taking part in his third straight recreation after lacking a pair with a sore knee, Wembanyama didn’t rating his first factors till hitting a 3 from the highest halfway into the second quarter.
However he obtained going within the second half, scoring 9 consecutive factors for San Antonio halfway into the third quarter, bringing the Spurs again from a nine-point deficit to tie it on his three-point play.
CAVALIERS 146, TIMBERWOLVES 134
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in motion.
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in motion.
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Donovan Mitchell scored 28 factors and the Cleveland Cavaliers took management within the second half for a victory over Minnesota on that snapped the Timberwolves’ four-game successful streak.
Mitchell additionally had 4 3-pointers because the Cavaliers had 5 gamers rating at the least 20 factors. Evan Mobley had 24 factors, Jaylon Tyson scored 23 off the bench and Darius Garland added 22.
Sam Merrill had 20 factors and set a franchise document with at the least 5 3-pointers in 4 straight video games.
The 146 factors are the fourth most the Cavaliers have scored in a regulation recreation. They scored 148 in a 33-point victory over Washington on Nov. 7.
PACERS 123, HEAT 99
Andrew Nembhard had 29 factors and 9 assists, Aaron Nesmith added 12 factors and 9 rebounds earlier than an early exit and Indiana routed Miami.
Indiana matched its longest successful streak of the season with a uncommon second straight victory, this time taking the straightforward route. The Pacers by no means trailed and held a double-digit lead for a lot of the recreation. The Pacers made 17 3-pointers, one in need of their season excessive, with Nembhard matching his season finest with 4.
Backup Micah Potter made 4 3s and completed with 14 factors. Jarace Walker had 13 factors.
Tyler Herro had 21 factors, seven rebounds and 4 assists on an evening Miami shot simply 39.1% from the sector. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 factors, and Bam Adebayo had 13 factors and 9 rebounds. Miami has misplaced three of its final 4 and missed its first 11 3s on Saturday.
The sport tipped lower than 24 hours after one other Miami-Indiana contest was arrange in school soccer’s nationwide championship recreation. And similar to Friday night time’s Hoosiers victory over Oregon, the Pacers wasted no time setting the tone — or operating out to an enormous lead.
They used first-quarter runs of 12-2 and 9-0 to construct an early 28-12 cushion. Miami trailed 36-18 getting into the second quarter.
CLIPPERS 98, PISTONS 92
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 factors and John Collins added 25 as Los Angeles rallied to beat short-handed Detroit.
The Clippers trailed by 19 factors within the first half and 14 within the fourth quarter earlier than ending the sport on a 28-8 run. Detroit turned the ball over 12 occasions within the quarter.
James Harden added 19 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists for Los Angeles, which has received 9 of 11.
The Pistons performed with out Cade Cunningham (wrist), Isaiah Stewart (sickness), Tobias Harris (hip) and Jalen Duren (ankle). That left Detroit with out its prime three scorers, three of their prime 4 rebounders and their prime three shot blockers. Cunningham additionally has 321 assists — the one participant who entered Saturday’s motion with greater than 100.
Duncan Robinson scored 20 factors, however took only one shot within the second half. Ron Holland II scored 16 and Tolu Smith added 9 factors and a career-high 14 rebounds.
BULLS 125, MAVERICKS 107
Coby White scored 22 factors, Ayo Dosunmu had 20 and Chicago beat Dallas to snap a three-game shedding streak.
The Bulls put seven gamers in double figures, outscored the Mavericks 38-8 in fast-break factors and by no means trailed. Nikola Vucevic and Matas Buzelis every added 15 factors as Chicago shot 51.5% from the sector.
The Mavericks started the sport with out the injured Anthony Davis and misplaced coach Jason Kidd halfway via the primary quarter of it after he was ejected for arguing with referee Scott Foster.
Ryan Nembhard had 16 factors and 6 assists for the Mavericks. Rookie star Cooper Flagg completed with simply 11 factors and one rebound, capturing 4 for 13.
Dallas misplaced its second straight after successful two in a row. Davis sustained ligament injury in his left hand within the Mavericks’ loss to Utah on Thursday.
HORNETS 150, JAZZ 95
Brandon Miller scored 18 factors, LaMelo Ball had 17 and Charlotte constructed a 47-point lead within the first half of a rout towards Utah.
The Hornets bounced again from a pair of irritating losses in an enormous manner, having fallen to Toronto by one level and Indiana by two of their final two video games. Charlotte pounded the NBA champion Thunder by 27 in Oklahoma Metropolis earlier than these defeats, beforehand the Hornets’ largest victory of the season.
Tre Mann led the Hornets with 20 factors in 12 minutes off the bench. Miles Bridges and Collin Sexton every scored 15 in a recreation Charlotte led by 57 within the second half.
Ryan Kalbrenner and Grant Williams returned from accidents for Charlotte, which outscored Utah by 45 factors behind the 3-point line within the first half. The Hornets had been 16 for 36 whereas the Jazz hit one among their 12 makes an attempt.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 26 factors for the Jazz, who rested main scorer Lauri Markkanen and had been with out injured beginning heart Jusuf Nurkic.
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