NBA
roundup: Clippers' Williams pours in 50
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[January 11, 2018]
Lou Williams scored a
career-best 50 points and added seven assists to help the Los
Angeles Clippers snap a 12-game, head-to-head losing streak against
Golden State by dispatching the Warriors 125-106 on Wednesday at
Oakland, Calif.
Williams scored 27 points in the third quarter -- the most by any
NBA player in any quarter this season -- as the Clippers rallied
from a nine-point deficit to spoil a milestone night for Kevin
Durant. The Golden State standout scored a season-high 40 points on
14-of-18 shooting to become the second-youngest player in NBA
history to reach 20,000 career points.
Williams shot 16 of 27 from the floor and made 8 of 16 3-point
attempts while notching his third 40-point outing of the season.
Rookie Tyrone Wallace scored 22 points in his third NBA game for the
Clippers, who were without forward Blake Griffin (concussion) for
the second consecutive game.
Durant reached the 20,000-point barrier at 29 years, 103 days old.
Only LeBron James (28 years, 17 days) reached the mark quicker.
Durant (calf) returned from a three-game absence to carry the load
with point guard Stephen Curry (ankle) and shooting guard Klay
Thompson (rest) out of the Golden State lineup.
Timberwolves 104, Thunder 88
Jimmy Butler had 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as
Minnesota broke away in the second half to beat Oklahoma City in
Minneapolis.
Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points as the Timberwolves won for the
third consecutive time and 10th in their past 13 games. Karl-Anthony
Towns added 18 points and 12 rebounds for his NBA-leading 35th
double-double of the season.
Russell Westbrook recorded 38 points and 10 rebounds for the
Thunder, who have lost three straight games and five of their past
seven. Carmelo Anthony scored 15 points on 5-of-19 shooting and Paul
George had 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting for Oklahoma City, which
committed 19 turnovers, one shy of its season high.
Bulls 122, Knicks 119 (2 OT)
Rookie Lauri Markkanen finished off a career-best, 33-point
performance by hitting two free throws with 6.8 seconds remaining in
double overtime as Chicago outlasted New York.
The 7-foot center made 10 of 22 shots, including eight 3-pointers
(on 15 attempts) to match the Chicago rookie record set by Chris
Duhon in 2004-05. He also grabbed 10 rebounds. Denzel Valentine and
Robin Lopez each scored 20 points for the Bulls.
Michael Beasley led the Knicks with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points for New York, and Jarrett Jack had
16 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his second career
triple-double.
Rockets 121, Trail Blazers 112
Chris Paul and Eric Gordon combined for 67 points to lift Houston to
a home victory over Portland.
Paul scored 37 points and dished out 11 assists while Gordon added
30 points for the Rockets, who won for the third time in five games
without James Harden in the lineup. Harden, the NBA's leading scorer
at 31.3 points per game, missed his fifth straight game with a
hamstring strain.
Damian Lillard scored 29 points with eight assists and CJ McCollum
chipped in 24 points for the Trail Blazers.
Heat 114, Pacers 106
Goran Dragic scored 20 points to lead seven Heat players in double
figures during a victory over Indiana in Indianapolis. The Heat have
won six in a row and nine of their past 11 games.
Hassan Whiteside scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed a
team-high 15 rebounds for Miami, while Tyler Johnson, Bam Adebayo
and Wayne Ellington each scored 15 points. Dragic added a game-high
nine assists.
Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with 26 points. Domantas Sabonis added
18 points.
Jazz 107, Wizards 104
Ricky Rubio scored 21 points, and Utah snapped a three-game losing
streak with a victory over host Washington.
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Donovan Mitchell and Ekpe Udoh had 16 points apiece for the Jazz.
Joe Johnson also had 16 points off the bench for Utah.
John Wall led Washington with 35 points on 14-of-27 shooting, and he
added a game-high 11 assists. Bradley Beal had 23 points for the
Wizards, who lost for just the third time in nine games.
Mavericks 115, Hornets 111
Harrison Barnes scored nine consecutive points late in the fourth
quarter, and Dennis Smith Jr. helped ice the game at the free-throw
line as Dallas won at Charlotte.
Barnes' turnaround jumper with 6:10 remaining broke a 94-all tie and
sparked a 16-10 run to put the Mavericks ahead 110-104 with 1:18
left. He finished with a team-high 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Charlotte fought back to pull within 111-110 on Kemba Walker's
three-point play with 31.7 seconds to go, but Smith hit a pair of
free throws with 15.7 ticks left to restore a three-point lead, and
the Mavs held on from there. Walker scored a game-high 41 points.
Pistons 114, Nets 80
Andre Drummond recorded the 16th 20-20 game of his career with 22
points and 20 rebounds, and Detroit cruised to a win over Brooklyn
in New York.
Drummond also contributed five assists and two blocked shots. Tobias
Harris scored 22 points and Dwight Buycks had a career-high 17
points for the Pistons, who snapped a five-game road losing streak.
Allen Crabbe paced the Nets with 20 points. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
tossed in 15 points for Brooklyn.
Grizzlies 105, Pelicans 102
Tyreke Evans scored 28 points, including the last seven in the game
for Memphis, to lead the Grizzlies past visiting New Orleans.
Evans canned a 3-pointer with 1:26 left to give the Grizzlies a
101-97 lead. He added two free throws with 1:01 remaining to make it
103-100, and sank two more foul shots with 5.9 seconds left to
restore a three-point lead. New Orleans' E'Twaun Moore got off a
potential game-tying 3-pointer just before the horn, but couldn't
convert.
Memphis' Marc Gasol had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists,
while JaMychal Green added 20 points and 14 rebounds. DeMarcus
Cousins tossed in a game-high 29 points for the Pelicans, but
committed his fifth turnover of the game when Gasol stole the ball
from him with 7.0 seconds remaining to set up Evans' clinching foul
shots.
Hawks 110, Nuggets 97
Dennis Schroder contributed 19 points and 10 assists for his third
double-double of the season to help Atlanta record a victory at
Denver.
Taurean Prince scored 16 points and Kent Bazemore added 14 for
Atlanta, which shot 18 of 18 from the free-throw line while halting
a four-game losing streak.
Gary Harris scored 25 points on 11-of-14 shooting for Denver, which
has lost three straight games and five of the past seven. Will
Barton added 15 points and Jamal Murray scored 13.
Bucks 110, Magic 103
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 13 of his team-leading 26 points in the
third quarter to lead Milwaukee to a victory over visiting Orlando.
All five starters scored in double figures for the Bucks, who have
won seven of their past 12 games and eight of their past 11 at home.
Evan Fournier led Orlando with 21 points.
--Field Level Media
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