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With four of Los Angeles' starters out, Covington added eight
rebounds and shot 15 of 24 from the field to hand the Bucks
their first home loss since Feb. 26. His 11 3-pointers are the
most in a single game in Clippers franchise history.
Los Angeles' 153 points were also the most scored in a
regular-season game in franchise history, breaking the previous
record of 152. Amir Coffey finished with 32 points and Luke
Kennard put up 23 points for the Clippers.
Jordan Nwora paced Milwaukee with 28 points on 10-of-16
shooting. Bobby Portis supplied 25 points and eight rebounds for
Milwaukee, which lost for just the fourth time in 16 games.
Grizzlies 122, Suns 114
Dillon Brooks collected 30 points and seven assists as
short-handed host Memphis won its seventh straight while ending
Phoenix's nine-game winning streak.
Ziaire Williams scored 19 points as the Grizzlies received
double-digit scoring performances from seven players to win
their ninth straight at home. Memphis opted to rest several
players after clinching the Western Conference's second seed
following its 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs on
Wednesday.
Memphis held a decisive 16-2 edge in offensive rebounds and took
advantage of 20 turnovers by Phoenix. Devin Booker scored 41
points on 17-of-28 shooting for the Suns, who shot 54.7 percent
from the floor.
Raptors 102, Magic 89
Fred VanVleet and rookie Scottie Barnes paced a balanced scoring
effort with 19 points apiece, Pascal Siakam posted a
double-double and Toronto extended its winning streak to five
games by defeating host Orlando.
Siakam contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds. VanVleet also had
five steals, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
Orlando, which committed 21 turnovers that resulted in 32 points
for the Raptors, was led by Mo Bamba's 15 points and 10
rebounds.
Spurs 130, Trail Blazers 111
Devin Vassell scored 22 points and Keldon Johnson added 21 to
lead a balanced attack as host San Antonio produced a huge first
half and rolled past Portland.
Zach Collins added 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for
the Spurs, who won for the fifth time in six games.
Keon Johnson had 20 points and led eight players who scored in
double figures for the Trail Blazers, who were eliminated from
postseason consideration after their sixth straight loss and
16th in 18 games.
Timberwolves 136, Nuggets 130
Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and nine rebounds, D'Angelo
Russell scored 24 points and visiting Minnesota beat Denver.
The Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards had 18 points, Taurean Prince
scored 16 and Malik Beasley finished with 15 points in his
return to the lineup after missing two games with an ankle
injury. Minnesota won for just the second time in six games.
Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists, Aaron
Gordon scored 24 and Monte Morris had 23 for the Nuggets, who
had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Wizards 135, Mavericks 103
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 35 points,
Kristaps Porzingis added 24 points, nine rebounds and four
assists against his former team, and host Washington cruised
past Dallas.
The Wizards never trailed and led by as many as 34 points en
route to the fourth win in the past five games. Washington shot
a blistering 17 of 33 from beyond the 3-point arc, part of a
54.4 percent shooting effort from the floor.
Luka Doncic was responsible for five of the Mavericks' 13
turnovers, although he led all scorers with 36 points. He also
recorded seven rebounds and six assists. Dallas' Jalen Brunson
added 21 points.
Kings 122, Rockets 117
Harrison Barnes scored a team-high 25 points while Damian Jones
and Chimezie Metu recorded double-doubles as visiting Sacramento
beat Houston for the second time in three nights.
The Kings rallied from a 19-point deficit in the finale after
eking out a 121-118 win Wednesday. Jones posted 17 points and 17
rebounds while blocking six shots, and Metu added 18 points and
13 rebounds off the bench. Donte DiVincenzo finished with 19
points, nine rebounds and nine assists for Sacramento.
Rockets rookie Jalen Green scored a career-high 33 points, while
Kevin Porter Jr. added 27 points and 11 assists. Garrison
Mathews scored 22 points and matched his career high of six
3-pointers.
Celtics 128, Pacers 123
Jaylen Brown had 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and Jayson Tatum
added 31 points as Boston held off visiting Indiana.
Six of the eight players who took the floor for the Celtics
scored in double digits. Al Horford posted 17 points, 10
rebounds and six assists to help Boston break a two-game skid.
Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 30 points despite fouling
out with 8:13 left. Oshae Brissett and Jalen Smith added 17
points apiece for Indiana, which has lost six straight games.
Pistons 110, Thunder 101
Killian Hayes and Frank Jackson scored 26 points each to lift
Detroit over host Oklahoma City as several players from both
teams played sparingly or not at all.
The Pistons won their second game in a row. The Thunder lost for
the 13th time in 15 games to move within a half-game of Detroit
for the third-worst record in the NBA. The bottom three teams in
the league have the best odds to win the first overall pick in
this summer's NBA draft.
Theo Maledon scored a season-high 28 points and Lindy Waters III
and Isaiah Roby each contributed 16 points for Oklahoma City,
which had just eight players available for the second game in a
row. Three Detroit starters -- Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and
Isaiah Stewart -- checked out for good by the time there was
four minutes left in the first quarter.
Pelicans 114, Lakers 111
CJ McCollum scored 32 points and Brandon Ingram added 29 as
visiting New Orleans helped its play-in tournament cause with a
victory over Los Angeles.
Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and 12 rebounds as the
ninth-place Pelicans moved three games ahead of the 11th-place
Lakers and two games ahead of the 10th-place San Antonio Spurs.
Despite the return from injury of both Anthony Davis and LeBron
James, the Lakers lost their fifth consecutive game as their
hopes of playing at the conclusion of the regular season
continued to fade. Davis produced 23 points and James compiled
38 points and eight rebounds in 40 minutes.
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