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Playing for the first time since tearing the ACL in his left
knee in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson needed just 40
seconds to record his first basket of the season and less than a
half to throw down his first dunk and splash his first
3-pointer.
The five-time All-Star finished 3-for-8 on 3-pointers and
7-for-18 overall from the field. He also had three rebounds, one
assist and one block following a 941-day absence that included a
ruptured right Achilles in a comeback attempt before the 2020-21
season.
Curry shot 4-for-11 on 3-pointers on a night when he and
Thompson combined for seven of Golden State's 10 threes in the
team's 42 attempts. Lamar Stevens had 17 points to pace
Cleveland, which was making its second stop on a six-game
Western swing.
Grizzlies 127, Lakers 119
Desmond Bane shot 5-for-8 from 3-point distance and scored 23
points as visiting Memphis beat Los Angeles to earn its
franchise-record ninth straight victory.
Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks
for the Grizzlies, and Ja Morant finished with 16 points and
seven assists after he sat out Saturday's win over the Los
Angeles Clippers with a sore left thigh.
LeBron James had 35 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for
the Lakers, who came in riding a season-long four-game winning
streak. It was the 11th consecutive game that James scored at
least 25 points; James, 37, is the oldest NBA player to
accomplish that feat.
Nets 121, Spurs 119 (OT)
Rookie Cam Thomas hit the tiebreaking basket with 1.7 seconds
left in overtime as Brooklyn ended a five-game home losing
streak by outlasting San Antonio in New York.
The Nets won their first home game since beating the
Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 16 and survived blowing a 12-point
lead in the final five minutes of regulation.
Kevin Durant led the Nets with 28 points but also missed a
potential game-winning 3-pointer with 3.8 seconds remaining in
regulation, and the game reached overtime when an alley-oop
layup by Kenta Bates-Diop was short at the buzzer.
Clippers 106, Hawks 93
Amir Coffey matched his career high of 21 points and helped Los
Angeles end its three-game losing streak with a win over
visiting Atlanta.
Coffey, playing on a two-way contract, was 8-for-12 from the
field and tied another career high with five 3-pointers. He
added five rebounds and three assists. Six other Clippers
players scored in double figures, including veteran Serge Ibaka
with 16 points off the bench.
Atlanta's Trae Young scored 19 points and saw his
franchise-record streak of 25-plus-point games end at 17. Young
was 8-for-21 from the floor and only 1-for-6 from distance, with
seven assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic also scored 19 points, one shy
of his season high.
Wizards 102, Magic 100
Kyle Kuzma had 27 points and a career-high 22 rebounds, Bradley
Beal scored 20 points and Washington sent host Orlando to its
ninth consecutive defeat.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope contributed 14 points for Washington
and Daniel Gafford had 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting. Spencer
Dinwiddie also had eight points and 10 assists.
Washington overcame a terrific performance by Orlando's Terrence
Ross, who scored 16 of his 32 points in the third quarter. Ross
continued his strong play since clearing COVID-19 protocol,
making 13-of-20 shots in 31 minutes off the bench.
Nuggets 99, Thunder 95
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 18 rebounds and six assists to lead
Denver to a win over host Oklahoma City.
Austin Rivers scored a season-high 22 off the bench, hitting six
3-pointers while Jeff Green added 16 and Barton 14 -- eight of
them in the first three minutes of the game.
Luguentz Dort led the Thunder with 14 points but was just 1 of 9
from beyond the arc. Josh Giddey had 11 points, seven rebounds
and eight assists. Oklahoma City had a season-high 29 assists.
Timberwolves 141, Rockets 123
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points, D'Angelo
Russell chipped in 22 points and 10 assists, and Minnesota
rolled to a win over host Houston for its fourth consecutive
victory.
Jarred Vanderbilt had a double-double of 21 points and 19
rebounds for Minnesota while Malik Beasley and Jaylen Nowell
scored 13 and 11 points off the bench, respectively. Anthony
Edwards chipped in 19 points and six assists.
Christian Wood tallied a team-high 22 points for Houston. Rookie
Josh Christopher, Garrison Mathews and KJ Martin totaled 46
points in reserve.
Raptors 105, Pelicans 101
Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in the final two minutes and
finished with 32 points as Toronto defeated visiting New
Orleans.
Pascal Siakam added 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors,
who extended their season-best winning streak to six games. OG
Anunoby contributed 12 points.
Brandon Ingram scored 22 points for the Pelicans.
Mavericks 113, Bulls 99
Luka Doncic recorded a triple-double of 22 points, 14 rebounds
and 14 assists, and host Dallas extended its winning streak to
six games while snapping Chicago's winning streak at nine.
After a back-and-forth contest through the first three quarters,
the Mavericks went on a 19-9 run to open the fourth quarter.
That gave Dallas a double-digit-point lead it held the rest of
the way and extended to as many as 18 points down the stretch.
Maxi Kleber and Dorian Finney-Smith scored all 18 and 12 of
their points on 3-pointers, keying Dallas' 16-of-36 performance
beyond the arc. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with
20 points apiece, but Dallas held LaVine to 7-of-21 shooting.
Trail Blazers 103, Kings 88
Anfernee Simons scored 31 points and made seven 3-pointers while
Jusuf Nurkic contributed 14 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists
to lead Portland over visiting Sacramento.
Simons was 10 of 17 from the field, including 7 of 11 from
3-range, and also registered six assists. Nassir Little and Ben
McLemore added 13 points apiece for Portland, which placed
Norman Powell on the COVID-19 list prior to the contest.
Tyrese Haliburton recorded 17 points and nine assists and Alex
Len added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings. De'Aaron Fox
scored 14 points, Harrison Barnes had 13 and Buddy Hield tallied
10 for Sacramento, which has lost four straight games and 12 of
17.
--Field Level Media
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