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Down by nine with 4:49 to play, the Warriors rallied into a
103-all tie on a pair of Otto Porter Jr. free throws with 1:22
remaining, then got one final possession when Houston's Garrison
Mathews missed a 3-point attempt with 8.5 seconds left.
Curry finished with a game-high 22 points for the Warriors, who
had lost six of their previous nine games. Golden State's Jordan
Poole scored 20 points, and Andrew Wiggins had 17.
Christian Wood had 19 points and 15 rebounds to pace the
Rockets, who settled for completing a 3-2 road trip.
Nets 117, Spurs 102
James Harden scored 37 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed
10 rebounds and Brooklyn turned it on in the fourth quarter to
win at San Antonio.
The Nets led by five points at the end of the third quarter
after a late run and continued that momentum into the fourth,
steadily pulling away over the final eight minutes.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points off the bench for the Nets in
his first return to San Antonio since he was released by the
Spurs last season. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 25 points,
12 rebounds and 10 assists to record his second consecutive
triple-double and his ninth this season.
Grizzlies 122, Nuggets 118
Ja Morant scored 38 points, De'Anthony Melton had 21 points and
nine rebounds, and Memphis won at Denver.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 points and four blocks and Ziaire
Williams scored 17 for the Grizzlies. Memphis played without
Dillon Brooks (ankle) and Desmond Bane (health and safety
protocol).
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 12 assists and 11
rebounds for his fourth straight triple-double and 11th of the
season. Will Barton scored 27 points and added eight assists.
Bucks 94, Bulls 90
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis all
notched double-doubles as host Milwaukee beat Chicago for its
second straight win.
Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 30 points on 11-of-23
shooting and added 12 rebounds. Middleton finished with 16
points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Portis had 12 points
and 13 rebounds.
Milwaukee led by seven with just 2:32 left to go, but the Bulls
pulled within two with just over a minute remaining. DeMar
DeRozan (35 points) missed what would have been a go-ahead
3-pointer with 23 seconds left, and Middleton sunk a pair of
free throws to secure the win.
Clippers 102, 76ers 101
Reggie Jackson had 19 points and nine assists, Nicolas Batum
added 15 points and Los Angeles rallied from a 24-point deficit
to defeat host Philadelphia.
Ivica Zubac contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds, for the
Clippers. With Los Angeles leading by one, Marcus Morris Sr.
missed two free throws with 9.4 seconds left, giving the Sixers
one last chance. Tyrese Maxey missed a runner at the buzzer.
Joel Embiid had 40 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to lead
the 76ers.
Lakers 116, Magic 105
LeBron James scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 points
and 11 rebounds and Los Angeles opened a six-game road trip with
a win over Orlando.
Carmelo Anthony came off the bench to score 19 of his 23 points
in the second half, helping the Lakers bring their overall
record back to the .500 mark (23-23). Anthony made 4 of 5
3-point attempts as Los Angeles finished 13-for-30 from beyond
the arc.
James moved ahead of Paul Pierce into 15th place on the NBA's
total games played list (1,344). Wendell Carter Jr. was one of
six Magic players in double figures with 19 points after he
missed seven games with a hamstring injury.
Jazz 111, Pistons 101
Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 14
rebounds while Bojan Bogdanovic logged 23 points as Utah topped
Detroit in Salt Lake City.
Gobert, questionable earlier in the day because of ankle
soreness, made 8 of 11 field-goal attempts and blocked four
shots. Utah, which again played without Donovan Mitchell
(concussion protocol), got 20 and 19 points, respectively, from
Jordan Clarkson and Mike Conley.
Rookie Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 25 points and five
assists. He also had six rebounds. Former Jazz forward Trey
Lyles scored 16 off the bench.
Hawks 110, Heat 108
Trae Young scored 28 points and Kevin Huerter added 21 as
Atlanta hung on to beat visiting Miami and extend its winning
streak to three games.
Atlanta nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead when the Heat
made six 3-pointers in the final quarter and pulled within a
point in the final minute. However, Jimmy Butler missed two
shots in the last 22.8 seconds.
Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 21 points, and Duncan Robinson
scored 19.
Hornets 121, Thunder 98
Terry Rozier scored 24 points and host Charlotte won for the
seventh time in eight games, defeating Oklahoma City.
Miles Bridges had 22 points and 14 rebounds and P.J. Washington
pumped in 20 points. Washington had managed only a combined 22
points in his previous six games, but he drained six 3-pointers
on 10 long-range. Rozier finished with nine assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 29 points and Josh Giddey
racked up 21 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, whose
losing streak reached four games.
Trail Blazers 109, Celtics 105
Jusuf Nurkic had 29 points and 17 rebounds as Portland held host
Boston without a field goal for the final 7:19 of the game.
Robert Covington hit a 3-pointer to give Portland a 103-102 lead
with 32 seconds left before Jayson Tatum made two foul shots six
seconds later to put Boston ahead. Nurkic's hook shot gave the
Blazers the lead with 13 seconds left, and he sealed the victory
with two free throws with 0.8 seconds left.
CJ McCollum contributed 24 points, Anfernee Simons added 21, and
Ben McLemore had 12 for Portland. Tatum topped the Celtics with
27 points, and Jaylen Brown scored 22.
Raptors 109, Wizards 105
Rookie Scottie Barnes scored a career-best 27 points and grabbed
eight rebounds as Toronto defeated host Washington to win the
season series 3-1.
The Raptors' Fred VanVleet hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 59.5
seconds to play in the fourth quarter and finished with 21
points and 12 assists. Pascal Siakam contributed 21 points for
Toronto, which completed a 2-3 road trip.
Bradley Beal compiled 25 points and eight assists while
committing nine turnovers for the Wizards. Spencer Dinwiddie
added 17 points.
--Field Level Media
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