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Booker's 19-footer gave Phoenix a one-point lead and Chris Paul
followed with a 16-footer with 32.5 seconds left. OG Anunoby's
layup cut Toronto's deficit to one with 14.1 seconds to go.
Booker restored the three-point lead with two free throws with
6.5 seconds left.
Booker finished with 16 points before fouling out. Jae Crowder
led Phoenix with 19 points, Deandre Ayton added 16, and Paul had
15 points and 12 assists.
Anunoby had 25 points for Toronto, Pascal Siakam added 22
points, Fred VanVleet scored 21 and Chris Boucher had 13 points
and 16 rebounds off the bench.
Clippers 87, Nuggets 85
Amir Coffey registered 18 points, seven assists and four steals
and Los Angeles overcame a 25-point, third-quarter deficit to
stun visiting Denver.
Los Angeles worked its way back from the 25-point deficit to
take an 83-81 lead on Coffey's 3-pointer with 2:30 remaining.
Nicolas Batum connected for another trey to cap a 52-22 burst
and give the Clippers a five-point edge with 1:47 to play.
Reggie Jackson and Terance Mann added 13 points apiece for Los
Angeles, which scored just 28 first-half points. Denver's Aaron
Gordon posted season highs of 30 points and 12 rebounds and
Nikola Jokic added 21 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Pelicans 128, Timberwolves 125
Brandon Ingram scored a game-high 33 points, including a
tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left, as host New Orleans
ended Minnesota's four-game winning streak.
Josh Hart added 21 points, Herbert Jones scored 14 and Jonas
Valanciunas had 13 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans.
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, to
lead the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns added 26 points, Malik
Beasley had 18 off the bench and D'Angelo Russell tallied 18
points and 10 assists.
Grizzlies 116, Warriors 108
Ja Morant scored a game-high 29 points and the Memphis Grizzlies
won their 10th straight game, outlasting visiting Golden State.
Ziaire Williams scored 17 points, and Tyus Jones added 17 points
and eight assists off the bench for the Grizzlies. Brandon
Clarke finished with 14 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 13 and
secured a game-high 11 rebounds.
Stephen Curry notched his second triple-double of the season,
scoring a team-high 27 points and adding 10 rebounds and 10
assists for the Warriors. In his second game after a 2 1/2-year
absence, Klay Thompson scored 14 points.
Bulls 133, Pistons 87
Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points and DeMar DeRozan contributed 20
points and 12 rebounds as host Chicago defeated Detroit for the
10th straight time.
Lonzo Ball scored 18 points for the Bulls, who matched a season
high in points and 3-pointers (18) as they won for the 10th time
in 11 games. Vucevic amassed 16 points in the third quarter,
outscoring the Pistons by two.
Josh Jackson paced the Pistons with 16 points, Saddiq Bey scored
14 and Isaiah Stewart 11.
Wizards 122, Thunder 118
Kyle Kuzma scored 29 points as Washington opened an eight-game
homestand with a win over Oklahoma City.
Washington has won back-to-back games while the Thunder has lost
the last five and seven of eight.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Washington
while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 points. Oklahoma City's
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 32 points and eight
assists on 13-of-22 shooting.
--Field Level Media
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