Kon Knueppel set profession highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 factors as visiting Charlotte Hornets withstood a career-high 49 factors from fellow rookie Cooper Flagg to beat Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday.
The matchup between the highest Rookie of the Yr candidates — former Duke teammates — lived as much as expectations, with the Hornets rising with their fifth straight win after Flagg’s 20-foot jumper hit the again rim on the buzzer.
Knueppel, the No. 4 total choose within the 2025 draft, shot 10-for-16 total and 8-for-12 from 3-point vary. Brandon Miller scored 23 factors for the Hornets, whereas LaMelo Ball added 22.
Flagg, the primary total choose in final June’s NBA Draft, scored 25 factors within the first half and completed 20 of 29 from the sector with 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson had 16 factors for the Mavericks.
76ers 113, Kings 111
Tyrese Maxey made the decisive layup with 1.3 seconds left, guiding Philadelphia 76ers to a victory over visiting Sacramento Kings.
Maxey completed with 40 factors, whereas Joel Embiid added 37, and every of them chipped in with eight assists. Paul George notched 15 factors for the 76ers, who overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit. They’ve received two in a row for the primary time in additional than two weeks.
Dennis Schroder scored 27 factors and DeMar DeRozan added 25 to tempo the Kings, who misplaced their seventh straight sport and fell to 0-4 on their six-game highway journey. They’re 3-21 away from dwelling this season.
Timberwolves 123, Thunder 111
Anthony Edwards scored 26 factors as Minnesota Timberwolves jumped on Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder early and rolled to a house win. Taking part in their fourth sport in 5 nights, the Timberwolves constructed a 14-point first-quarter lead and led the entire approach.
Jaden McDaniels added 21 factors, going 5-for-5 on 3-point makes an attempt, whereas Naz Reid added 18 factors off the Timberwolves’ bench. Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and 11 rebounds.
The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced 30 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds. Isaiah Hartenstein returned from a calf harm that stored him out since December 28, and he completed with 11 factors and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes.
Nuggets 107, Nets 103
Jamal Murray scored 27 factors, Jonas Valanciunas hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, and host Denver Nuggers beat Brooklyn Nets in Michael Porter Jr.’s return to the Mile Excessive Metropolis.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 25 factors and tied his season with seven 3-pointers whereas Peyton Watson scored 19 factors for the Nuggets, who earned their third win in 4 video games.
Porter scored a season-high 38 factors however missed his ultimate 4 3-point makes an attempt after the Nets rallied to tie it. Terance Mann had 12 factors for the Nets, who’ve misplaced seven straight.
Wizards 109, Bucks 99
Kyshawn George tallied 23 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Alex Sarr recorded 16 factors and a career-high 17 rebounds as Washington Wizards beat Milwaukee Bucks to earn a uncommon set of back-to-back wins.
Myles Turner led the way in which for the Bucks with 21 factors, a season-high 14 rebounds and six blocks. Kyle Kuzma and Bobby Portis every scored 19 factors. Milwaukee fell to 3-13 with out star Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) within the lineup.
The Wizards led by as many as 13 factors within the fourth quarter, however a Turner 3-pointer reduce the result in 101-99 with 1:30 remaining. Washington, nonetheless, responded by scoring the ultimate eight factors.
Rockets 104, Hawks 86
Kevin Durant scored 31 factors to spark Houston Rockets to a robust second half and a win over Atlanta Hawks.
Durant was 12-for-22 from the ground, hitting three 3-pointers. Atlanta native Jabari Smith Jr. added 14 factors and eight rebounds for the Rockets, and Reed Sheppard scored 13. Josh Okogie had 10 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Hawks have been led by CJ McCollum with 23 factors, together with 5 treys. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20, and Corey Kispert added 17 factors. The loss ended the Hawks’ four-game successful streak.
Warmth 116, Bulls 113
Jaime Jaquez Jr. capped a standout efficiency with a key help and a rebound to assist Miami Warmth escape with a win in opposition to Chicago Bulls.
Jaquez completed with 19 factors and closed out a double-double along with his tenth rebound within the closing seconds, because the Bulls’Coby White missed a would-be game-tying 3-point try. Norman Powell put up 21 factors because the Warmth received for the third time in 4 video games.
The Bulls’ offensive woes included White taking pictures simply 2-of-11 from the ground, with a lot of his 14 factors approaching 8-of-10 manufacturing on the foul line. Ayo Dosunmu led all scorers with 23 factors off the Bulls’ bench.
Suns 114, Pistons 96
Dillon Brooks scored a career-high 40 factors and made 4 3-pointers, Grayson Allen had 24 factors, and host Phoenix Suns topped Detroit Pistons.
On an evening when the Suns distributed “Dillon the Villain” T-shirts to followers, Brooks was 13 of twenty-two from the sector and added eight rebounds and 4 assists. The Suns’ Collin Gillespie scored 16 factors.
Cade Cunningham put up 26 factors, Jaren Duren had 23 factors and 13 rebounds, and Tobias Harris had 13 factors for the Pistons, who had received six of seven.
Printed on Jan 30, 2026