Highlights of Friday's National Basketball Association games
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[October 29, 2016]
Oct 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Friday's National
Basketball Association games:
Thunder 113, Suns 110
Russell Westbrook posted scored 51 points to go along with a triple
double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 113-110 overtime
victory over the Phoenix Suns Friday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook shot 17 of 44 from the field to go along with 13 rebounds
and 10 assists. It was the first triple double that included 50 or
more points since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1974.
Thunder guard Victor Oladipo added 21 points. No other player from
Oklahoma City scored in double figures.
Cavaliers 94, Raptors 91
Kyrie Irving's team-high 26 points helped Cleveland edge Toronto.
With the game tied 91-91, Irving dropped one of his five 3-pointers
on the night helping the defending NBA champions remain undefeated
to start the season. The 24-year-old guard finished the night 10 of
23 from the field and 5-for-9 from beyond the arc.
LeBron James added 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while
Kevin Love chipped win with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Nets 103, Pacers 94
Brook Lopez scored 25 points and Brooklyn held Indiana without a
basket for the first five-plus minutes of the fourth quarter and
rallied for a victory in the home coaching debut of Kenny Atkinson
Friday night.
Jeremy Lin contributed 21 points, nine assists and nine rebounds for
the Nets, who held the Pacers to 15 points in the final 12 minutes.
Sean Kilpatrick tied a career best by hitting four 3-pointers and
added 18 points for Brooklyn, which shot 10 of 33 from 3-point range
after missing its first nine attempts.
Hornets 97, Heat 91
Kemba Walker had a game-high 24 points as Charlotte stormed back
from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Miami.
The Hornets never led in the first three quarters as the Heat
dominated early. But Charlotte's defense and depth wore down Miami,
which had won eight straight home openers entering Friday.
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Walker, who had just nine points at the half, helped Charlotte rally
with his play after intermission. In addition, the Hornets got 51
points from their bench.
Pistons 108, Magic 92
Tobias Harris scored 18 points against his former team and Detroit
opened up a 23-point halftime lead in their home opener and cruised
past Orlando.
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The former
Magic forward added four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a
block for the Pistons, who shot 50.5 percent from the field.
Ish Smith contributed 16 points and eight rebounds, Marcus Morris
had 17 points and Andre Drummond powered for 12 points and 20
rebounds for the Pistons.
Rockets 106, Mavericks 98
Trevor Ariza scored 27 and James Harden added 24 points to lead
Houston past Dallas.
The Rockets evened their record as they started the season with two
road games. Dallas dropped its home opener for the second
consecutive year.
Ariza repeatedly burned the Mavs from the perimeter, knocking down 5
of 7 3-pointers. He made 8 of 12 attempts overall and all six of his
free throws.
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Jazz 96, Lakers 89
George Hill scored 23 points while Derrick Favors and Rodney Hood
added 15 apiece to push Utah over Los Angeles.
Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 12 rebounds to notch his second
consecutive double-double. The Jazz took the season series 3-1 from
the Lakers a year ago.
Lou Williams scored 17 points off the bench to lead Los Angeles.
Nick Young added 13 points and Luol Deng chipped in 12 to for the
Lakers, who shot just 38.1 percent (32-of-84) from the floor.
Warriors 122, Pelicans 114
Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Klay Thompson had 28 as Golden
State held off Anthony Davis and New Orleans.
The Warriors, who never lost consecutive games on their way to an
NBA-record 73-9 record last season, avoided consecutive losses after
starting this season with a 129-100 loss to San Antonio on Tuesday.
The Pelicans fell to 0-2 despite another virtuoso performance by
Davis. He finished with 45 points, 17 rebounds and three assists
after accomplishing an NBA-first with 50 points, 16 rebounds, five
assists, four blocks and seven steals in a season-opening 107-102
loss to Denver on Wednesday.
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