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The 20 rebounds in one half are tied for the second most in NBA
history going back to 1996-97. Kevin Love holds the record with
22 in a half. The only other player in NBA history to have at
least 37 points, 27 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game was
Wilt Chamberlain.
Aaron Gordon finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, Bruce Brown chipped in 16 and
Jamal Murray added 11 assists for Denver. LaMelo Ball scored 31
points, Gordon Hayward had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kelly
Oubre Jr. scored 16 points for Charlotte, which has lost eight
straight.
P.J. Washington missed a 3-pointer that would have tied it with
2:42 left, and Gordon made a reverse layup and Jokic a sunk hook
shot to make it 111-104 with 1:57 remaining. Charlotte got
within two on Washington's dunk with 13.5 seconds left but Jokic
sealed it with two free throws.
Lakers 119, Wizards 117
LeBron James recorded 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds
and Thomas Bryant scored the winning basket with 7.4 seconds
remaining to give Los Angeles a victory over visiting
Washington.
James topped 30 points for the fourth consecutive game and was
lining up to take the tiebreaking shot when the Wizards
double-teamed him and almost made the steal. James scrambled to
get the ball and delivered the pass to Bryant, who slammed home
the decisive dunk. Lonnie Walker IV scored 21 points and Bryant
had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Washington's Kyle Kuzma missed a last-second 3-pointer. The
Wizards have dropped 10 straight games and 13 of their past 14.
Bradley Beal returned from a six-game absence due to a hamstring
injury and scored 29 points in 32 minutes. Kuzma had 22 points
and a season-best 16 rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis added 21
points and 11 rebounds.
Nets 124, Pistons 121
Kevin Durant poured in 43 points, including 26 in the third
quarter, as visiting Brooklyn extended its winning streak to six
games by defeating Detroit.
Kyrie Irving supplied 38 points for Brooklyn, which didn't lead
until the closing seconds of the third quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic
topped Detroit with 26 points. Jaden Ivey had 19 points, while
Marvin Bagley III and Alec Burks added 12 apiece. The Nets
finished the third quarter on a 21-7 run to take a 98-96 lead.
It was almost all Durant, as he scored all but three of those
points during the surge.
A steal by Killian Hayes and a 3-pointer by Bogdanovic with 40
seconds left cut Brooklyn's lead to one. Irving made two of
three free throws with 29 seconds remaining, but Burks answered
with a layup. Durant then hit two free throws, and Bogdanovic
missed a 3-pointer on Detroit's final possession.
Warriors 126, Raptors 110
Jordan Poole scored a career-best 43 points on 14-for-23
shooting and visiting Golden State defeated Toronto.
Draymond Green added 17 points and nine rebounds for the
Warriors, who ended a three-game skid with their third road win
of the season against 14 losses. Klay Thompson also had 17
points for the Warriors, who are 1-3 after four games of a
six-game road trip. JaMychal Green contributed 15 points and
Kevon Looney had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points for the Raptors, who have lost
five in a row, a streak that includes three straight home
losses. Fred VanVleet added 22 points, Scottie Barnes had 17,
Malachi Flynn scored 16 and fellow reserve Chris Boucher had 11
points and 14 rebounds.
Timberwolves 150, Bulls 126
Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his season-high 37 points in the
second half as Minnesota pulled away down the stretch and set a
franchise record for points in a rout over slumping Chicago in
Minneapolis.
After starting out 3 of 10, Edwards made 10 of 15 shots after
halftime when Minnesota outscored Chicago 79-61. He also added a
career-high 11 assists to go along with seven rebounds. D'Angelo
Russell returned from missing two games with a left knee
contusion and finished with 28 points, including seven of the
club's 23 3-pointers. He also dished out eight assists.
DeMar DeRozan led six Bulls in double figures with 29 points,
but the club fell apart again in the second half, absorbing its
fourth straight loss and falling to 3-8 in the past 11 games.
Nikola Vucevic added 23 and Zach LaVine finished with 22.
Magic 95, Celtics 92
Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and made a career-best six
3-pointers to lift Orlando to a win over host Boston.
Banchero added six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
He was 7 of 12 from the field and 4 of 4 from downtown during a
22-point first half. Four other Orlando players finished with at
least 11 points. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 14 rebounds, three
steals and two blocks for Boston, which has lost four of five.
The Celtics played without star Jayson Tatum (personal reasons).
Malcolm Brogdon's corner trey with 56.2 seconds left brought the
Celtics within 93-92. After Marcus Smart grabbed a loose
inbounds pass, the Celtics turned the ball over and Moe Wagner
hit two free throws to clinch the win.
Knicks 109, Pacers 106
Julius Randle posted a double-double and hit all six of his free
throws in the final minute, including the one that gave surging
New York the lead for good in a win over Indiana in
Indianapolis.
Randle finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds while Jalen
Brunson scored a game-high 30 points for the Knicks, who have
won seven straight games, their longest winning streak since a
nine-game run from April 9-24, 2021. RJ Barrett had 24 points
while Mitchell Robinson (10 points, 13 rebounds) also recorded a
double-double.
Buddy Hield and Aaron Nesmith had 23 points apiece, while Tyrese
Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 15 for the Pacers,
who have lost eight of 11. Each of their last five defeats have
been by six points or fewer.
--Field Level Media
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