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The Thunder have won three consecutive games, while the Nuggets
had won three of their previous four games.
Oklahoma City led for much of the game and stretched its lead to
23 early in the fourth quarter before Denver made a push with
its reserves. The Nuggets ripped off a 20-6 run to cut the
deficit to single digits with less than five minutes left.
Darius Bazley added 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for
Oklahoma City, while Luguentz Dort had 15 points. Nikola Jokic
led the Nuggets with 13 points.
Magic 104, Hawks 98
Rookie Franz Wagner scored in double figures for the 27th time
in his 32 games, netting 25 points to lead visiting Orlando over
Atlanta.
Gary Harris added 17 points and Robin Lopez had 10 points and 11
assists for Orlando, and BJ Johnson came off the bench to score
a career-high 14. It is the first time the Magic have won
back-to-back games all season. Orlando broke a five-game losing
streak against Atlanta and handed the Hawks their seventh
straight home loss.
Both teams were missing players because of COVID-19 health and
safety protocols. The Hawks were without leading scorer Trae
Young and leading rebounder Clint Capela, as well as Danilo
Gallinari, Kevin Huerter, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Lou
Williams. The Magic were minus Mo Bamba, Ignas Brazdeikis, R.J.
Hampton, E'Twaun Moore, Mychal Mulder, Terrence Ross and Moritz
Wagner.
Bucks 126, Rockets 106
Khris Middleton eclipsed 20 points for the eighth time in his
last nine games as host Milwaukee scored 101 points over the
final three quarters in taking down Houston.
Middleton had missed the last three games with a hyperextended
left knee but was strong in his return, posting 23 points on
7-of-17 shooting to help snap a two-game losing skid. Jrue
Holiday paced the Bucks with 24 points and 10 assists, and
DeMarcus Cousins and Jordan Nwora each chipped in 18 points.
Christian Wood led Houston with 20 points and 11 rebounds on
6-of-13 shooting. Eric Gordon had 12 points, six assists and
three rebounds, and Kenyon Martin Jr. accounted for 12 points,
six assists and five rebounds off the bench.
Celtics 111, Cavaliers 101
Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 34 points, Robert Williams III
added 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Boston ran
past visiting Cleveland.
Jayson Tatum added 18 points and nine rebounds while Romeo
Langford totaled 11 points and nine boards for the Celtics, who
won for the third time in five games.
Darius Garland scored 28 points to lead the Cavaliers. Kevin
Love contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds and Cedi Osman scored
13 for Cleveland, which had won a season-high six straight
games.
Clippers 105, Kings 89
Los Angeles continued its mastery of Sacramento in the
California capital, riding Eric Bledsoe's 19 points to its 16th
win in its last 17 games there.
Paul George and Serge Ibaka chipped in with 17 points apiece for
the Clippers, who were coming off three consecutive losses.
Bledsoe also had team highs in rebounds (eight) and assists
(seven), and George contributed six assists and five steals.
Tyrese Haliburton finished with game highs of 22 points and 13
assists for the Kings, who lost despite outscoring the visitors
36-21 on 3-pointers. Sacramento was without De'Aaron Fox, Marvin
Bagley III, Damion Mitchell and four others due to COVID issues.
--Field Level Media
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