James Harden scored 21 factors and fellow trade-deadline acquisition Keon Ellis added 19, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 115-101 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night time.
Harden, who’s in his seventeenth season, reached the 29,000-point milestone for his profession within the first quarter and completed the sport with 29,017 factors, good for ninth place on the all-time scoring checklist. Corridor of Fame heart Wilt Chamberlain is eighth with 31,419 factors.
The Cavaliers received for the eighth time in 9 house video games. They’re 23-9 since December 29 and have moved into fourth place within the Japanese Convention. Donovan Mitchell chipped in 17 factors and 6 assists for the Cavaliers, which led by 25 and received all 4 video games over the short-handed 76ers this season.
Quentin Grimes scored 17 factors and Justin Edwards had 14 factors off the bench for the 76ers. Cameron Payne, beginning rather than All-Star level guard Tyrese Maxey (proper finger sprain), had 12 factors and 6 rebounds.
Nets 126, Grizzlies 115
Day’Ron Sharpe tied a season excessive by scoring 19 factors and Brooklyn Nets pulled away for a victory over Memphis Grizzlies in New York.
Sharpe highlighted an 8-of-11 exhibiting with a strong one-handed dunk over Rayan Rupert to offer the Nets a 98-88 lead with 10:33 remaining. Ochai Agbaji added a season-high 18 factors on 8-of-9 capturing. He scored 9 straight Nets factors, capped by a step-back 3-pointer for a 110-95 lead with eight minutes left. Rookie Nolan Traore hit 4 of Nets’ 17 3-pointers and contributed 17 factors.
The Grizzlies had eight obtainable gamers because it sat Ty Jerome (calf), Scotty Pippen Jr. (toe) and rookie Cedric Coward (knee) on the entrance finish of a back-to-back. Rupert led the Grizzlies with a career-high 20 factors and Javon Small contributed 19. GG Jackson chipped in 18, Jaylen Wells completed with 17 and rookie Walton Clayton Jr. had 13.
Thunder 129, Nuggets 126
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 factors, together with a step-back 3-pointer within the closing seconds, to assist Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder to a house win over Denver Nuggets.
Gilgeous-Alexander tied Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA file together with his 126th consecutive 20-point sport. Gilgeous-Alexander added 15 assists and 9 rebounds. Jaylin Williams scored 29 factors on a career-high seven 3-pointers and contributed 12 rebounds to assist the Thunder win with out huge males Chet Holmgren (flu) and Isaiah Hartenstein (calf).
Nikola Jokic had 32 factors, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, scoring 11 within the fourth quarter, nevertheless it wasn’t fairly sufficient to maintain the Thunder from enhancing to 3-0 vs. the Nuggets this season. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 28 off the bench whereas Aaron Gordon had 23 factors and 10 rebounds.
Clippers 126, Knicks 118
Kawhi Leonard recorded 29 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds and Los Angeles Clippers reached .500 for the primary time in additional than 4 months with a victory over visiting New York Knicks.
Bennedict Mathurin added 28 factors and 7 rebounds off the bench because the Clippers evened their file at 32-32. Darius Garland sank 5 3-pointers and had 23 factors and 7 assists because the Clippers received for the fifth time in six video games. Brook Lopez and Derrick Jones Jr. added 16 factors apiece for the Clippers.
Karl-Anthony Cities scored 35 factors on 13-of-17 capturing and in addition had 12 rebounds and 7 assists earlier than fouling out for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson registered 28 factors and eight assists, OG Anunoby scored 22 factors and Josh Hart had 12 factors and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who dropped to 1-2 on a five-game highway journey.
Jazz 119, Warriors 116
Blake Hinson knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer with 29.2 seconds left, lifting Utah Jazz to a victory over Golden State Warriors in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Hinson made 4 3-pointers and completed with 12 factors to assist the Jazz win for the second time in three video games. Kyle Filipowski tallied 19 factors, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and two steals for the Jazz. Brice Sensabaugh had a team-high 21 factors.
De’Anthony Melton scored 22 factors and picked up seven rebounds to guide the Warriors. Draymond Inexperienced completed with a game-high 11 assists. Gui Santos added 15 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists for the Warriors, who misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games. Brandin Podziemski had 14 factors, eight rebounds and 4 assists.
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