NBA roundup: Morant sprains ankle in Grizzlies' OT win
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[December 29, 2020]
Brandon Clarke converted the
go-ahead tip-in with 38.6 seconds remaining in overtime and the
visiting Memphis Grizzlies outlasted the short-handed Brooklyn Nets
for a 116-111 victory on Monday night.
Joe Harris saw his 3-point try hit the front of the rim with 5.6
seconds remaining, and Memphis' Kyle Anderson capped a career-high,
28-point night by hitting three free throws in the final 3.9
seconds.
Clarke's clutch shot and Anderson's big performance came on a night
when Ja Morant sprained his left ankle late in the second quarter.
Morant scored seven points before getting hurt and watched his
teammates from the bench while wearing a walking boot.
Brooks added 24 points and seven rebounds as he and Anderson were a
combined 18 of 36 from the floor. Clarke finished with 16 points
while Jonas Valanciunas collected 14 points and 14 rebounds for the
Grizzlies. Caris LeVert had 28 points and 11 assists for the Nets,
who rested stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.
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Utah Jazz 110 - Oklahoma City Thunder 109
Donovan Mitchell, who struggled with his shot through much of the game,
sank the winning basket with seven seconds left, lifting Utah to a win
at Oklahoma City.
Mitchell was just 3 of 15 from the floor until his pullup jumper with
less than six minutes remaining got him going. Mitchell hit 5 of 8 down
the stretch, scoring the Jazz's final 12 points, including the decisive
floater over Oklahoma City's Luguentz Dort.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points to lead Utah. Mitchell and Mike Conley
finished with 20 points each, with Conley adding 10 rebounds and nine
assists. Rudy Gobert contributed 12 points and 10 boards. Dort finished
with 26 points, his career high for a regular-season game.
Atlanta Hawks 128 - Detroit Pistons 120
Trae Young scored 29 points and shot 15-for-15 at the foul line to help
Atlanta turn aside Detroit's comeback attempt and defeat the visiting
Pistons.
Atlanta is off to its first 3-0 start since the 2016-17 season. Detroit
is 0-3 for the first time since 2014-15. The Hawks broke a two-game
losing head-to-head losing streak against the Pistons and snapped a
three-game skid against Detroit in Atlanta.
Bogdan Bogdanovic rediscovered his outside shooting touch to score 17
points for the Hawks. Atlanta also got 12 points and eight assists from
veteran Rajon Rondo, who missed the first two games due to COVID-19
protocols and was making his team debut. Detroit was led by Jerami Grant
and Josh Jackson with 27 points apiece.
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Utah Jazz guard Donovan
Mitchell (45) drives to the basket around Oklahoma City Thunder
guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the first quarter at Chesapeake
Energy Arena. Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
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Denver Nuggets 124 - Houston Rockets 111
Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 18 assists and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray
scored 21 points and host Denver beat short-handed Houston. Jokic
tied Fat Lever's franchise record with his 43rd career
triple-double.
Paul Millsap also scored 19 points, Michael Porter Jr. had 14 points
and nine rebounds, Gary Harris had 14 points, Monte Morris added 12
and Will Barton scored 11 to give Denver seven players in double
figures.
James Harden had 34 points, eight assists and six rebounds,
Christian Wood scored 23, David Nwaba had 14 and Sterling Brown
scored 12 for Houston, which has dropped its first two games after
having its opener postponed due to COVID-19 issues.
Portland Trail Blazers 115 - Los Angeles Lakers 107
Damian Lillard scored 31 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 28, leading
visiting Portland past Los Angeles.
Trent came off the bench to convert 10 of 14 shots, including 7 of
11 from 3-point range. Lillard hit half of his 10 3-point attempts.
CJ McCollum contributed 20 points and 11 assists for Portland. Enes
Kanter collected 12 points and 14 rebounds while Jusuf Nurkic added
10 points and 12 boards.
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LeBron James had 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the
Lakers, who were playing for the second time in as many nights.
Dennis Schroder had 24 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 14
and Anthony Davis, who returned from a one-game absence caused by a
calf injury, finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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