NBA roundup: Mavs' Luka Doncic hits stunning buzzer-beater
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[April 15, 2021]
Luka Doncic sank a stumbling,
off-balance 3-point floater as time expired to give the Dallas
Mavericks a stunning 114-113 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies
on Wednesday night.
Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the second half and finished
with nine assists to help Dallas end a two-game slide. Kristaps
Porzingis added 21 points for the Mavericks.
Grayson Allen matched his career best of six 3-pointers and scored
23 points to lead the Grizzlies, but he missed two free throws with
2.2 seconds left to set the stage for Doncic's game-winning shot.
Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 15 rebounds to extend his
Memphis franchise-record double-double streak to 16 straight games.
Ja Morant contributed 17 points.
Clippers 100, Pistons 98
Reggie Jackson hit a go-ahead 20-foot jumper with 2.8 seconds left
and Los Angeles rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final five
minutes and extended its winning streak to seven games with a
victory over host Detroit.
Playing against his former team, Jackson scored 29 points. Ivica
Zubac had 18 points and 13 rebounds and Luke Kennard added 17 points
and 10 rebounds.
Jerami Grant, who missed the previous three games due to a sore
right knee, led Detroit with 28 points. Saddiq Bey supplied 17
points for the Pistons, who were defeated by the Clippers in Los
Angeles 131-124 on Sunday.
Warriors 147, Thunder 109
Stephen Curry scored 42 points in just three quarters of action,
leading Golden State to a road win over Oklahoma City.
Curry hit 11 3-pointers, his second consecutive game with 10 or more
from behind the arc. It was Curry's eighth consecutive game with at
least 30 points. Draymond Green had his fourth triple-double of the
season and the 28th of his career, with 12 points, 10 rebounds and
16 assists.
Darius Bazley led the Thunder with 22 points while Moses Brown added
18 points and 12 rebounds.
Bucks 130, Timberwolves 105
Khris Middleton tallied 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
in just over 25 minutes to help Milwaukee secure a victory over
Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Middleton helped the Bucks persevere without star Giannis
Antetokounmpo, who missed his sixth consecutive game as he continued
to deal with a sore left knee. During that stretch, Milwaukee is
3-3.
The Bucks led wire-to-wire and by as many as 30 points as they
picked up their second consecutive lopsided win without the two-time
NBA Most Valuable Player. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with
24 points.
Wizards 123, Kings 111
Russell Westbrook moved within 11 triple-doubles of Oscar
Robertson's all-time mark, recording a sixth straight in
Washington's victory at Sacramento.
Westbrook finished with 25 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, a
game-high 11 assists and four steals, while Bradley Beal poured in a
team-high 31 points for the Wizards, who completed a six-game trip
with a 4-2 record.
De'Aaron Fox topped 30 points for the 16th time this season with a
game-high 33 for the Kings, who lost their eighth straight.
Cavaliers 103, Hornets 90
Taurean Prince scored 25 points off the bench and connected on the
game-clinching 3-point shots as visiting Cleveland defeated
Charlotte.
Kevin Love and Darius Garland each supplied 17 points as the
Cavaliers snapped a two-game losing streak. In road games, they've
won three in a row. Jarrett Allen chipped in 15 points and eight
rebounds while in his first outing since March. He had been in the
concussion protocol.
Charlotte guard Terry Rozier, who missed the game a night earlier
vs. the Los Angeles Lakers because of knee tendinitis, scored 22
points to go with eight assists and seven rebounds.
76ers 123, Nets 117
Joel Embiid scored 39 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lift host
Philadelphia past short-handed Brooklyn.
Embiid shot 13 of 29 from the field and 10 of 11 from the free-throw
line as the Sixers held off a late-fourth-quarter rally by the Nets.
Tobias Harris added 26 points and Ben Simmons contributed 17 points,
nine assists and three steals for the Sixers, who moved into first
place in the Eastern Conference with their third consecutive win.
The depleted Nets competed without seven players, including Kevin
Durant (rest), Blake Griffin (rest), LaMarcus Aldridge (illness) and
James Harden (hamstring). Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 37 points
and nine assists.
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Dallas Mavericks guard
Luka Doncic (77) celebrates with teammates after shooting a game
winning three point shot against the Memphis Grizzlies as time
expired in the fourth quarter at FedExForum. Dallas won 114-113.
Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Raptors 117, Spurs 112
OG Anunoby scored 22 points and Pascal Siakam added 20 points and 11
rebounds as short-handed Toronto defeated visiting San Antonio in
Tampa.
All five of the Raptors' starters scored in double figures. Malachi
Flynn hit for 16 points, Khem Birch tallied 14, and Chris Boucher
scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Yuta Watanabe
contributed 11 points off the bench for Toronto.
Derrick White led the Spurs with 25 points, with Patty Mills scoring
23 and DeMar DeRozan finishing with 19 points and 11 assists.
Knicks 116, Pelicans 106
Julius Randle scored 32 points and led a 3-point barrage as New York
won at New Orleans. Randle made five of his eight 3-point attempts
and the Knicks sank 17 of 33 from long range as they won their
fourth consecutive game.
Alec Burks added 21 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, for
the Knicks, who will host the Pelicans on Sunday.
Brandon Ingram scored 28 points, Zion Williamson had 25 points and
eight rebounds for New Orleans. The Pelicans made 6 of 28 3-point
attempts as their three-game winning streak ended.
Pacers 132, Rockets 124
Caris LeVert scored 27 points, including a stretch of seven in a row
in the fourth quarter, to help Indiana hold off host Houston and win
its fourth game in the last five.
Malcolm Brogdon fell one assist short of his second career
triple-double, finishing with 23 points, 14 rebounds and nine
assists to lead the Pacers, who are trying to stay in the thick of
the race for one of the spots in the postseason play-in tournament.
John Wall led Houston with 31 points and nine assists but shot
12-for-28 from the field and went 0-for-7 from 3-point range. Kelly
Olynyk (25 points and 10 rebounds) and Christian Wood (25 points and
13 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles. Houston has lost 31 of
its past 34 games.
Nuggets 123, Heat 106
Michael Porter Jr. had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Nikola Jokic
produced his 15th triple-double of the season and host Denver beat
Miami.
Jokic finished with 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. JaMychal
Green scored 17 points off the bench for the Nuggets, who ended a
two-game slide that immediately followed an eight-game winning
streak.
Bam Adebayo scored 21 points and Kendrick Nunn contributed 16 for
Miami.
Magic 115, Bulls 106
James Ennis III scored a team-high 22 points, Wendell Carter Jr.
added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and visiting Orlando held off a
fourth-quarter Chicago rally.
The Magic led for all but the game's early minutes, and stretched
the advantage to 23 points with 10:38 remaining. The Bulls stormed
back, however, pulling to within six points with 3:48 to go.
Orlando weathered 17-of-37 3-point shooting from Chicago, including
5-of-8 from former Magic center Nikola Vucevic. Vucevic finished
with 29 points and 11 rebounds in his 11th game since being traded
to the Bulls last month. Chicago's Zach LaVine posted a game-high 30
points.
--Field Level Media
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