Amen Thompson tipped in a Kevin Durant missed jumper on the buzzer, and the Houston Rockets escaped with a wild 123-122 victory over the visiting Miami Warmth on Saturday evening.
Durant handed Michael Jordan’s profession 32,292 factors for fifth on the NBA’s scoring record with a nook 3-pointer on the 3:35 mark of the fourth quarter. The Warmth (38-33) moved forward on a goaltending name towards Jabari Smith Jr. when he tried to dam Simone Fontecchio’s layup after the Rockets dedicated a turnover on an inbounds move by Tari Eason.
Thompson completed with 24 factors and a career-high 18 rebounds. He was one among three Rockets to report double-doubles, together with Reed Sheppard (23 factors, 14 assists) and Alperen Sengun (19 factors, 12 rebounds). Durant completed with 27 factors to guide the Rockets and has 32,294 for his profession.
Bam Adebayo paired 32 factors with a career-high-tying 21 rebounds to tempo the Warmth. Tyler Herro scored 25 factors however missed all 5 of his fourth-quarter photographs. Fontecchio had 21 factors and 5 3-pointers.
Los Angeles Lakers 105, Orlando Magic 104
Luke Kennard drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining to raise Los Angeles Lakers to a victory over host Orlando Magic.
Trailing by two with 2.6 seconds left, Marcus Good inbounded a move to a wide-open Kennard, who clinched the staff’s ninth straight win. The Lakers have been led by Luka Doncic’s 33 factors and eight assists, whereas Austin Reaves had 26 factors. LeBron James scored 12 and handed Robert Parish for many regular- season video games performed in NBA historical past with 1,612.
Magic was paced by Paolo Banchero’s 16 factors and Jalen Suggs’ 14. Wendell Carter Jr. and Jevon Carter added 13 apiece for them, who misplaced their fourth straight.
Los Angeles Clippers 138, Dallas Mavericks 131 (OT)
Darius Garland scored 41 factors with 11 assists, and Kawhi Leonard added 34 factors as visiting Los Angeles Clippers ended a four-game shedding streak with an extra time victory over Dallas Mavericks.
Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 factors, together with two 3-pointers in extra time, because the Clippers shot 56.7% from the ground and went 21-of-42 from 3-point vary to salvage the ultimate recreation of a three-game street journey.
Naji Marshall scored 28 factors and Cooper Flagg added 18 factors with 10 rebounds and 4 blocked photographs for the Mavericks, who misplaced their eleventh consecutive dwelling recreation.
Charlotte Hornets 124, Memphis Grizzlies 101
LaMelo Ball’s 29 factors led to a different large offensive output for Charlotte Hornets in its victory towards visiting Memphis Grizzlies.
Brandon Miller poured in 22 factors for the Hornets, who’ve gained 5 of their final six. The Hornets additionally acquired contributions from Miles Bridges with 13 factors and Coby White, who paired 12 factors and eight rebounds with seven assists in 19 minutes off the bench.
GG Jackson led the Grizzlies with 19 factors, whereas Javon Small supplied 17 factors and a team-high seven rebounds, Taylor Hendricks had 14 factors, and Walter Clayton Jr. notched 11 factors. The Grizzlies have misplaced 10 of their final 11 video games.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder 132, Washington Wizards 111
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 factors as Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder beat host Washington Wizards to stretch its profitable streak to 11 and the Wizards’ skid to fifteen.
The Thunder’s Chet Holmgren added 18 factors and 10 rebounds, and Jared McCain scored 18 off the bench. Isaiah Hartenstein had 9 factors, a career-high- tying 20 rebounds and 10 assists, simply lacking out on his second profession triple-double.
Bilal Coulibaly led six Wizards gamers in double figures with 21 factors whereas Bub Carrington added 19.
Cleveland Cavaliers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 106
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 factors, James Harden went for 20 factors, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, and Cleveland Cavaliers used a fourth-quarter rally to snap New Orleans Pelicans’ seven-game dwelling profitable streak.
The Cavaliers got here again from down as many as 15 factors, occurring runs of 16-2 and 10-0 within the closing interval to drag forward. Sam Merrill scored 15 factors, and Evan Mobley went for 18 factors and eight rebounds.
Zion Williamson shot 10-of-14 from the ground to guide the Pelicans with 25 factors. Saddiq Bey shot 4-of-8 from 3-point vary on the best way to 19 factors, and Murray posted a double-double with 12 factors and 10 assists.
Atlanta Hawks 126, Golden State Warriors 110
Dyson Daniels matched his profession excessive with 28 factors to assist Atlanta Hawks beat Golden State Warriors and lengthen its home-court profitable streak to 10 video games.
Daniels was 12-for-17 from the sphere with seven rebounds, six assists and 4 steals to assist the Hawks bounce again from their 11-game profitable streak being snapped Friday vs. Houston. CJ McCollum scored 23 factors, and Zaccharie Risacher and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 17 every. Mouhamed Gueye, who began rather than main scorer Jalen Johnson (left shoulder irritation), recorded 16 factors, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
The Warriors have been led by De’Anthony Melton with 20 factors, Nate Williams with 19 factors and Pat Spencer with 18. They’re 1-4 on their six-game street journey, which concludes on Monday at Dallas.
San Antonio Spurs 134, Indiana Pacers 119
Rookie Dylan Harper poured in a career-high-tying 24 factors in his first profession begin, and Keldon Johnson additionally hit for twenty-four factors as host San Antonio Spurs rolled to a win over hapless Indiana Pacers.
The Spurs stay on a torrid tempo as they gained their fifth straight recreation and for the twenty first time of their previous 23 contests. Victor Wembanyama completed with 20 factors, eight rebounds, six assists and 5 blocked photographs in 26 minutes of court docket time.
In the meantime, the Pacers dropped their sixteenth consecutive outing. Andrew Nembhard led all scorers with 25 factors whereas Jarace Walker tallied 21. Pascal Siakam scored 14 in his first recreation again after lacking six contests with a sprained proper knee.
Philadelphia 76ers 126, Utah Jazz 116
Quentin Grimes scored 25 factors, and VJ Edgecombe added 22 factors and 13 rebounds to guide the Philadelphia 76ers previous Utah Jazz in Salt Lake Metropolis.
Trendon Watford added 20 factors off the bench for the 76ers, who gained for the fourth time within the final 5 video games. Cameron Payne added 16 factors and 7 assists off the bench, and Adem Bona additionally scored 16 factors for them, who performed with out star Joel Embiid (indirect) for the twelfth straight contest.
Ace Bailey had 25 factors and 7 rebounds and Kennedy Chandler scored a career-best 19 factors off the bench for the Jazz, who sewed up their third straight 50-loss marketing campaign. Cody Williams and Elijah Harkless scored 15 factors apiece and Bez Mbeng had a career-best 13 factors for Utah, which has misplaced 5 of its final six.
Milwaukee Bucks 108, Phoenix Suns 105
Ryan Rollins had 26 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists as visiting Milwaukee Bucks handed Phoenix Suns its fifth straight loss.
Kyle Kuzma scored 20 factors earlier than exiting in the third quarter with proper Achilles tightness for the Bucks. Gary Trent Jr. and Ousmane Dieng scored 11 factors apiece for them, who ended a two-game skid.
Jalen Inexperienced led Phoenix with 24 factors, whereas Collin Gillespie added 18 and Devin Booker had 14 factors on 4-of-17 capturing.
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