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Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Jaren Jackson
Jr. added 11 points for the Grizzlies, who led by as many as 18
late in the third quarter before registering their second
straight win.
Devin Booker scored 30 points and hit a 3-pointer to put the
Suns ahead 113-112 with 5.1 seconds left. After Morant scored on
a driving layup, Mikal Bridges missed a baseline jumper at the
buzzer.
Cameron Johnson scored 19 points for the Suns, who were without
starters Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder, both in the league's
health and safety protocols.
Nets 124, Clippers 108
James Harden matched his season best of 39 points and added a
season-high 15 assists to lead Brooklyn to a victory at Los
Angeles.
Patty Mills scored 18 points on six 3-pointers as the Nets, who
played without Kevin Durant (COVID protocols), won for the sixth
time in seven games. Nic Claxton also had 18 points as Brooklyn
improved to 13-3 on the road.
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 24 points for the Clippers after
missing the previous four games, three of them because of COVID
protocols. Eric Bledsoe and rookie Keon Johnson added 15 points
apiece for Los Angeles, which has lost five of its past six
contests.
Hornets 123, Rockets 99
Terry Rozier scored 27 points as part of a big outing for
Charlotte's backcourt in an easy win over visiting Houston.
Rozier made seven of 12 attempts from 3-point range and
backcourt mate LaMelo Ball bagged four 3-pointers and finished
with 16 points and seven assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. racked up 18
points despite 1-for-7 shooting on 3-point attempts.
Trevelin Queen, who had never topped two points in his three
previous NBA games, paced the Rockets with 17 points off the
bench. Christian Wood and Eric Gordon tallied 16 points apiece.
Bulls 130, Hawks 118
DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic combined for 89
points as visiting Chicago beat Atlanta for its fourth straight
win.
DeRozan scored 35 points and had 10 assists. LaVine scored 30
points and nine assists, and Vucevic amassed 24 points and 17
rebounds. The Bulls made a season-high 18 3-pointers.
Atlanta received good news minutes before tipoff when leading
scorer Trae Young was cleared to play after missing three games
while in COVID-19 protocols. He scored 29 points and dished out
nine assists. The Hawks' Cam Reddish scored 33 points and made a
career-high eight 3-pointers.
Timberwolves 108, Celtics 103
Jaylen Nowell scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to
lead Minnesota to victory over Boston in Minneapolis.
Nathan Knight added career bests with 20 points and 11 rebounds
while Jaden McDaniels scored 17 for the Timberwolves, who
snapped a two-game skid.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 26 points and pulled down 10
rebounds. Payton Pritchard finished with 24 points, Al Horford
had 16 and Grant Williams scored 15 for the Celtics, who lost
their second straight game.
Mavericks 132, Trail Blazers 117
Kristaps Porzingis exploded for a season-best 34 points and
Dallas, playing without Luka Doncic (COVID protocols), gradually
pulled away from host Portland.
Dwight Powell chipped in with 22 points for the Mavericks, who
ended a two-game losing streak by earning just their seventh win
in the past 20 games.
Damian Lillard scored 26 points, but the Trail Blazers lost for
the ninth time in 11 games.
Jazz 110, Spurs 104
Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points off the bench to pace a
balanced attack as visiting Utah defeated San Antonio for its
fourth straight victory.
Utah took the lead late in the first quarter and never allowed
the Spurs to see the front again, forging a 10-point edge at the
half, expanding it to 12 after three quarters and by as many as
18 points in the fourth.
The Jazz won for the 12th time in their past 14 games. Bojan
Bogdanovic added 19 points for Utah, followed by Joe Ingles with
17. San Antonio had six scorers reach double figures, led by
Derrick White's 21 points.
--Field Level Media
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