Kawhi Leonard accomplished a tiebreaking three-point play with two seconds remaining to carry the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 comeback victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Leonard scored 19 of his game-high 27 factors within the fourth quarter to guide the rally from a 15-point deficit. His spinning fadeaway got here regardless of a foul from Jae’Sean Tate and gave the Clippers their closing lead in a back-and-forth closing interval. Tari Eason missed a nook 3-point try on the buzzer for the Rockets.
Leonard, who added a team-high 12 rebounds plus a game-high 4 steals, paced six Clippers in double figures. Kris Dunn and Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 factors apiece for Houston, which dedicated 21 turnovers whereas seeing a two- sport successful streak finish.
Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 21 factors whereas Reed Sheppard added 17 factors and 5 3-pointers off the bench. Jabari Smith Jr. chipped in with 16 factors and 12 rebounds, and Alperen Sengun posted 16 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Jazz 121, Kings 93
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 23 factors whereas Lauri Markkanen added 19 factors and 7 rebounds to guide the Utah Jazz previous the Sacramento Kings in Salt Lake Metropolis, handing the Kings their 14th consecutive loss.
The Kings equalled the franchise-worst skid, first completed by the Cincinnati Royals in 1959-60 and matched by the Royals in 1971-72.
Isaiah Collier tallied 12 factors and 14 assists to assist the Jazz win their second straight sport, and Brice Sensabuagh chipped in 19 factors off the bench. DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 20 factors and Devin Carter added 19.
Nuggets 122, Grizzlies 116
Nikola Jokic had 26 factors, 15 rebounds and 11 assists to counter his 9 turnovers, Jamal Murray completed with 23 factors, and the host Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies.
It was Jokic’s twentieth triple-double this season and 184th of his profession. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 21, Christian Braun had 14, Julian Strawther contributed 11 and Bruce Brown had 10 for Denver, which enters the All-Star break third within the Western Convention.
GG Jackson scored a season excessive with 21 factors, Ty Jerome added 19 factors, Jaylen Wells scored 17, Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 14 factors and Taylor Hendricks 10 for Memphis, which has misplaced 4 in a row.
Spurs 126, Warriors 113
De’Aaron Fox led a balanced assault with 27 factors, 5 reserves mixed for 57 factors on the second night time of a back-to-back, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 16 right down to overtake the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Victor Wembanyama backed Fox with 26 factors for the Spurs, who swept the Los Angeles Lakers and the Warriors on consecutive nights to take a six-game successful streak into the All-Star break. Wembanyama additionally discovered time for a team- excessive 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
Draymond Inexperienced, De’Anthony Melton and Moses Moody had 17 factors apiece for the Warriors, who misplaced regardless of outscoring the Spurs 48-30 from past the arc. Fifteen of Melton’s factors got here on 5 long-range hoops.
Bucks 116, Magic 108
Cam Thomas scored 34 factors off the bench because the visiting Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Orlando Magic’s three-game successful streak.
Kevin Porter Jr. paired 18 factors with 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who earned their fourth win in 5 video games. Ousmane Dieng contributed 17 factors and Jericho Sims posted a career-high 17 factors to go together with 11 rebounds.
The Magic’s Desmond Bane scored 31 factors whereas equalling his profession finest with eight 3-pointers. Paolo Banchero added 17 factors, and Jalen Suggs mixed 16 factors with 10 assists.
Thunder 136, Suns 109
Jalen Williams scored 19 of his 28 factors within the third quarter and the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder routed the short-handed host Phoenix Suns for the second time this season.
Reserve Isaiah Joe had 21 factors, tying a season excessive with six 3-pointers, and Kenrich Williams added 15 factors off the bench for the Thunder, who constructed a 29-point lead within the second quarter and led 103-66 late within the third.
Dillon Brooks scored 23 factors and Royce O’Neale scored 12 on 4 3-pointers for the Suns, who’ve misplaced 4 of six. Williams, enjoying his second sport after lacking the earlier 10 with a hamstring damage, was 11 of 12 from the sector and had 5 assists and 4 rebounds.
Celtics 124, Bulls 105
Payton Pritchard got here off the bench to attain a game-high 26 factors and Nikola Vucevic added 19 factors and 11 rebounds to guide the Boston Celtics to a victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls.
Vucevic was traded to Boston final week in a deal that despatched Anfernee Simons from the Celtics to the Bulls. Simons had seven factors and 5 rebounds within the loss. Pritchard added eight assists and 5 rebounds for Boston, which shot 51.6 per cent from the sector. The Celtics, who shot 40 per cent (18 of 45) from 3-point territory, acquired 24 factors from Jaylen Brown.
Rob Dillingham scored a team-high 16 factors for the Bulls. Chicago’s Matas Buzelis had 15 factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists and two blocked photographs. Collin Sexton tossed in 15 and Guerschon Yabusele completed with 13 for Chicago, which was outrebounded 48-34.
Pistons 113, Raptors 95
Cade Cunningham scored 18 of his 28 factors within the second quarter and the visiting Detroit Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors.
Cunningham, who hit 6 of 11 3-point makes an attempt, added seven rebounds, 9 assists and three steals for the Pistons, who’ve received three straight and eight of their final 10. The Pistons by no means trailed as Paul Reed added 22 factors and 4 blocked photographs and Tobias Harris had 12 factors and 12 rebounds. Duncan Robinson posted 13 factors.
Immanuel Quickley scored 18 factors for the Raptors, who ended a 3-2 homestand. Scottie Barnes scored 17, RJ Barrett had 16, Brandon Ingram added 13 and Gradey Dick chipped in 10. Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl performed for the primary time since Dec. 21 after being out with a strained again and scored 9 factors with six rebounds.
Cavaliers 138, Wizards 113
Sam Merrill scored a career-high 32 factors and made 9 3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell had 30 factors because the Cleveland Cavaliers led from wire to wire in a victory over the visiting Washington Wizards.
James Harden posted 13 factors and 11 assists in his residence debut for Cleveland, which received its fifth straight and is 10-1 since Jan. 21 to maneuver into fourth place within the Japanese Convention. Jarrett Allen added 21 factors and made all eight of his field-goal makes an attempt.
Kyshawn George scored 17 factors and Jamir Watkins had 16 for the Wizards, who’ve misplaced three in a row and 14 of their final 18. Sharife Cooper got here off the bench with 11 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Knicks 138, 76ers 89
Jose Alvarado made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 factors because the visiting New York Knicks rolled to a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in each groups’ closing sport earlier than the All-Star break.
Mikal Bridges added 22 factors for New York, which led by as many as 52 in closing the primary half of the season with its tenth win in 12 video games. Karl- Anthony Cities chipped in with 21 factors and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.
With Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (suspension) sitting out, Tyrese Maxey was the lone star on the court docket for Philadelphia. He scored 32 factors, whereas VJ Edgecombe added 14 for the Sixers, who fell to 1-3 of their final 4 video games.
Pacers 115, Nets 110
Rookie Kam Jones hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16.8 seconds left because the Indiana Pacers stormed again from an 18-point deficit and earned a victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
The Pacers eked out their second straight shut victory and improved to 9-9 of their previous 18 following a 6-31 begin. Jarace Walker led Indiana with 23 factors, 14 of them within the second half, and Micah Potter added a career-high 19 factors and 12 rebounds.
Rookie Noah Traore led the Nets with 20 factors whereas Day’Ron Sharpe and Ziaire Williams contributed 19 apiece. Brooklyn was unable to match a season finest with a 3rd straight win.
Timberwolves 133, Path Blazers 109
Julius Randle scored 41 factors on 14-for-24 taking pictures, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a win over the Portland Path Blazers in Minneapolis.
Jaden McDaniels added 21 factors on 7-for-13 taking pictures for Minnesota, which enters the NBA All-Star break with back-to-back victories. Rudy Gobert completed with 17 factors and eight rebounds, and Anthony Edwards scored 14 factors.
Jrue Vacation scored 23 factors and made 5 3-pointers to guide Portland, ending their three-game successful streak. Scoot Henderson added 18 factors, and Vit Krejci contributed 17 factors.
Warmth 123, Pelicans 111
Bam Adebayo scored 27 factors and grabbed 14 rebounds because the visiting Miami Warmth continued its dominance over the New Orleans Pelicans
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 23 factors off the bench and Kel’el Ware had 16 factors and 12 rebounds for Miami, which has received 4 straight in opposition to New Orleans and 11 of the previous 12 conferences. Simone Fontecchio scored 15 factors and Kasparas Jakucionis had 11.
Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 25 factors on 12-of-19 taking pictures. Trey Murphy III added 19 factors and 6 assists earlier than exiting late within the third quarter with proper shoulder soreness. Jeremiah Fears had 13 factors, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Hornets 110, Hawks 107
Brandon Miller scored 31 factors and the short-handed Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks within the closing sport for each groups previous to the All-Star break.
LaMelo Ball offered 24 factors and 6 assists because the Hornets received for the tenth time in 11 video games. Kon Knueppel contributed 18 factors and PJ Corridor, who hadn’t performed in an NBA sport in additional than a month, turned in 11 factors and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes as Charlotte received regardless of sputtering on offence over the ultimate 5 1/2 minutes.
Dyson Daniels led the Hawks with 21 factors, Jalen Johnson posted 19 factors, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, Onyeka Okongwu had 18 factors and CJ McCollum provided 17 factors.
Printed on Feb 12, 2026