Khris Middleton’s 25 factors led six Dallas Mavericks’ scorers in double figures, as his group snapped a 10-game skid with its 134-130 win over Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis.
Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 30 factors for the Pacers, who misplaced their third straight recreation.
The Mavericks, winless since January 22, led the Pacers practically wire-to-wire – however by no means by greater than 11 factors. The previous constructed their largest lead early within the fourth quarter earlier than the Pacers whittled the deficit right down to 117-114 with 5 minutes and 37 seconds remaining.
Middleton led the Mavericks’ response, scoring seven of their factors over a 9-5 spurt that gave them some respiration room down the stretch.
Klay Thompson added three triples on seven makes an attempt off the bench, scoring all 9 of his factors from past the arc. Thompson simply missed becoming a member of the balanced contingent of double-figure point-scoring Mavericks, which included P.J. Washington with 23 factors.
Celtics 111, Lakers 89
Jaylen Brown scored 32 factors with eight rebounds and 7 assists, Payton Pritchard added 30 factors with eight assists, and Boston Celtics continued its February surge by beating host Los Angeles Lakers.
Derrick White scored 12 factors with eight assists because the Celtics’ defence held the Lakers to 39.1 per cent from the ground, whereas bettering to 8-1 since January 30. The Celtics shot 48.2 per cent whereas opening 2-0 on a four-game street journey towards Western Convention groups. Neemias Queta had 10 factors and 12 rebounds for them.
Luka Doncic scored 25 factors, LeBron James added 20 whereas Austin Reaves had 15 factors because the Lakers’ star trio fell to 8-4 when all three had been on the court docket this season. James, the NBA’s all-time factors chief, moved previous the 43,000-point mark in his file twenty third season.
Thunder 121, Cavaliers 113
Isaiah Joe had 22 factors and a career-high 5 steals, whereas Cason Wallace had 20 factors and a career-high 10 assists to elevate Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to a win over visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.
Joe and Wallace had been within the beginning line-up with the Thunder with out their two star guards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. They hit 21 three-pointers within the recreation, together with eight of 12 within the first quarter, and shot 51.2 per cent from outdoors the arc.
The loss snapped the Cavaliers’ seven-game successful streak, whereas the Thunder have received 4 of their final 5 matches. James Harden, Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill every scored 20 for the Cavaliers.
Knicks 105, Bulls 99
Karl-Anthony Cities had 28 factors and 11 rebounds and Jalen Brunson added 19 factors and 9 assists to elevate visiting New York Knicks to a win towards slumping Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls have misplaced 9 video games in a row, their longest shedding streak since a 10-game skid within the 2018-19 season.
Sunday marked the narrowest defeat throughout the slide. Matas Buzelis paced the Bulls with 15 factors whereas Guerschon Yabusele posted a double-double of 11 factors and 13 rebounds.
Landry Shamet (16 factors), Josh Hart (11), and Bridges (11) additionally scored in double figures within the recreation for the Knicks.
Hawks 115, Nets 104
Jalen Johnson scored 14 of his 26 factors within the fourth quarter to assist Atlanta Hawks overcome an 11-point deficit and defeat visiting Brooklyn Nets.
The Hawks trailed 91-102 with eight minutes remaining and outscored the Nets 24-2 from there. They took the lead 105-104 with two minutes and 28 seconds remaining on a three-pointer by C.J. McCollum and Johnson prolonged the lead with a three-point play and one other basket.
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Johnson completed 11-for-22 from the sector with 12 rebounds for his thirty eighth double-double. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jock Landale every scored 17 and McCollum had 16 factors and eight rebounds.
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 18 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists, and Nic Claxton scored 15 with eight rebounds and 5 assists. The Nets didn’t rating within the closing 5 minutes and 19 seconds.
Raptors 122, Bucks 94
Immanuel Shortly scored 32 factors and dished out 9 assists to steer Toronto Raptors to a victory over host Milwaukee Bucks.
Brandon Ingram added 22 with six assists for the Raptors, who received their fourth contest in its final 5.
Sandro Mamukelashvili additionally scored 15 and Jamal Shead contributed 12 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists off the bench. The Raptors shot 46.8 per cent from the sector and restricted themselves to only eight turnovers.
The Bucks’ three-game win streak got here to an finish. With Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) nonetheless not on the ground, Kevin Porter Jr. and Ryan Rollins every had 21 factors to paved the way, whereas Cam Thomas added 15 and Myles Turner scored 14. Porter added 10 assists.
Warriors 128, Nuggets 117
Brandin Podziemski sparked a late 15-0 flurry, Moses Moody led a balanced assault with 23 factors, and short-handed Golden State Warriors used 21 three-pointers to beat a triple-double by Nikola Jokic and shock Denver Nuggets in San Francisco.
Podziemski scored 15 factors within the fourth quarter and completed with 18 for the sport. He additionally discovered time for group highs of 15 rebounds and 9 assists. Al Horford scored a season-high 22 factors, De’Anthony Melton 20, Gui Santos 17, Payton 15 and Will Richard 11 for the Warriors, who outscored the Nuggets 63-24 from past the arc.
Jokic had recreation highs of 35 factors, 20 rebounds, and 12 assists for the Nuggets, who misplaced for the second time in three video games because the All-Star break.
The triple-double was Jokic’s twenty first of the season. Jamal Murray chipped in with 21 factors, Christian Braun 18 and Bruce Brown 12 for the Nuggets, who misplaced regardless of a 25-11 benefit in made free throws.
Hornets 129, Wizards 112
LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 three-pointers in a 37-point efficiency as visiting Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game skid with a win over Washington Wizards.
Ball shot 12 of 20 from the sector and 10 of 15 from behind the arc for the Hornets, who led by as many as 29 and made a season-high 25 three-pointers, one shy of its franchise file. Kon Knueppel made 5 three-pointers and completed with 28 factors, and Brandon Miller scored 22 whereas capturing 5 of seven from past the arc.
Bilal Coulibaly led the Wizards with 17 factors.
Jaden Hardy scored 16 factors, Kyshawn George and Jamir Watkins added 13 apiece, and Tre Johnson and Will Riley every completed with 11. The Hornets accomplished a four-game season sweep of the Wizards whereas capturing 49.4 per cent from the sector and 54.3 per cent (25 of 46) from three-point vary.
76ers 135, Timberwolves 108
Tyrese Maxey scored 39 factors and Philadelphia 76ers snapped a four-game skid with a win over Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.
VJ Edgecombe added 24 factors, Quentin Grimes had 19 and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18. The Sixers shot 21 of 37 from three-point vary, led by that quartet of Edgecombe (6 of seven), Grimes (5 of 8), Maxey (4 of seven) and Oubre (3 of seven).
Anthony Edwards posted 28 factors for the Timberwolves, whose three-game successful streak got here to an finish. Jaden McDaniels chipped in with 19 factors, and Julius Randle scored 18 for the host, which was outscored in each quarter.
Path Blazers 92, Suns 77
Donovan Clingan scored 23 factors and added 13 rebounds, Jerami Grant scored 23 factors, and visiting Portland Path Blazers overcame the early departure of main scorer Deni Avdija to beat short-handed Phoenix Suns.
Toumani Camara had 12 factors and Clingan added 4 blocked pictures for the Path Blazers. Avdija appeared to endure a recurrence of a low again harm that saved the All-Star ahead out for 5 of the earlier eight video games. He grabbed his again on a play underneath the Path Blazers’ basket and was eliminated 59 seconds into the sport.
Collin Gillespie scored 18 factors with 4 three-pointers and Jalen Inexperienced had 13 for the Suns, who had performed with out injured Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen, their prime three scorers. They’ve misplaced three of 5. Each groups had a season low in factors.
Magic 111, Clippers 109
Desmond Bane scored 36 factors on 13-of-19 capturing to steer Orlando Magic previous Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, California.
Paolo Banchero had 16 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds, and Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 factors and 14 rebounds for the Magic, whereas Tristan da Silva had 13 factors, and Anthony Black added 11 factors for them.
Bennedict Mathurin missed a possible game-winning three-point try on the buzzer for the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard had 37 factors on 14-of-25 capturing and picked up eight rebounds whereas topping 20 factors in his thirty sixth consecutive look, whereas Mathurin had 21 factors, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists off the bench.
Printed on Feb 23, 2026