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The result tied the second-largest comeback in NBA history, when
the Sacramento Kings escaped a 35-point hole against the Chicago
Bulls on Dec. 21, 2009. The record was the Utah Jazz overturning
a 36-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 27,
1996.
The Wizards held a 115-109 lead with 11.2 seconds remaining
before Kennard halved the deficit with a 3-pointer. Washington's
Kyle Kuzma was whistled for a five-second inbound violation, and
Kennard a 3-pointer while being fouled by Bradley Beal. Kennard
sank the ensuing foul shot to give Los Angeles its first lead of
the game and the improbable victory.
Amir Coffey scored 29 points and Kennard finished with 25 off
the bench as the Clippers improved to 2-2 on their eight-game
road trip. Beal collected 23 points and nine rebounds and Kuzma
added 19 and 12, respectively, for the Wizards, who took their
fourth straight loss.
Lakers 106, Nets 96
LeBron James totaled 33 points, seven rebounds and six assists
as Los Angeles led most of the way and recorded a win over
Brooklyn in New York.
The Lakers led for the final 37:45, improved to 2-1 on their
six-game road trip and welcomed Anthony Davis back after the
center missed 17 games with a sprained medial collateral
ligament in his left knee. He finished with eight points in 25
minutes. The Lakers had gone 7-10 without him.
James Harden notched a triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds
and 11 assists, but it was not nearly enough as the Nets dropped
to 2-3 since losing Kevin Durant to a sprained left knee on Jan.
15.
Celtics 128, Kings 75
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to score 66 points as
host Boston throttled Sacramento for its seventh win in 10
games.
Tatum finished with a game-high 36 points and six assists, while
Brown put up 30 points and 10 rebounds. Robert Williams III
scored 13 and pounded the boards for a game-high 17 rebounds.
The Celtics led by as many as 60 points but fell short of a
franchise-record 56-point victory in a 133-77 rout of Chicago in
2018.
Buddy Hield was the only scorer to reach double figures for the
Kings, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting. Sacramento
dropped its fourth straight game and has lost nine of 11
overall.
Warriors 130, Mavericks 92
Jonathan Kuminga led a balanced attack with 22 points off the
bench as Golden State found its offensive form in a thrashing of
Dallas at San Francisco.
The Mavericks took more than just their second loss in its last
three games, however. Key reserve Tim Hardaway Jr. broke a bone
in his left foot on a drive to the hoop midway through the
second quarter.
Stephen Curry shot 2-for-10 from 3-point range and wound up with
18 points, nine rebounds and a game-high seven assists for the
Warriors. Luka Doncic notched 25 points and eight rebounds for
the Mavericks.
76ers 117, Pelicans 107
Joel Embiid had 42 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and four
blocked shots to lift host Philadelphia past New Orleans.
Tobias Harris added 33 points and 11 rebounds and Furkan Korkmaz
contributed 13 points for the 76ers, who have won three of their
past four games.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Pelicans with 31 points, and
Willy Hernangomez added a career-high 29 points to go along with
10 rebounds. New Orleans had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Timberwolves 109, Trail Blazers 107
Anthony Edwards scored 40 points and D'Angelo Russell was
credited with the decisive basket with 2.9 seconds left as
Minnesota rallied for a win at Portland. Anfernee Simons was
called for goaltending on Russell's layup after CJ McCollum's
3-pointer tied the game at 107 with 10.5 seconds left.
Minnesota escaped with its eighth win in its last 11 games after
Simons missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Russell scored 22
points while Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 17 points and 17
rebounds for Minnesota.
Nassir Little recorded 20 points and eight rebounds for the
Trail Blazers before leaving midway through the fourth quarter
due to a strained left shoulder. Portland's Jusuf Nurkic added
20 points and 14 rebounds.
Nuggets 110, Pistons 105
Nikola Jokic collected 28 points, 21 rebounds and nine assists
and Denver defeated host Detroit for the second time in three
nights.
Jeff Green had 20 points and Aaron Gordon contributed 16 points,
five rebounds and five assists as the Nuggets overcame 25
turnovers.
Rookie Cade Cunningham carried the Pistons with a season-high 34
points as well as eight rebounds and eight assists and a
season-high four blocks. Saddiq Bey had 21 points.
Raptors 125, Hornets 113
Pascal Siakam recorded 24 points and nine rebounds and matched a
career best with 12 assists as host Toronto defeated Charlotte.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 14 of his season-best 32 points in the
third quarter for the Raptors, who won for just the third time
in the past eight games. OG Anunoby added 24 points.
LaMelo Ball scored 25 points for the Hornets, who lost their
second straight after winning three in a row. Miles Bridges
added 22 points and James Bouknight netted 18.
Spurs 134, Rockets 104
Dejounte Murray recorded a double-double and Keldon Johnson
added 16 points as San Antonio handed Houston its ninth
consecutive home loss.
Murray paired 19 points with 10 assists while Jakob Poeltl
chipped in 18 points and nine boards. That tandem combined to
shoot 17 of 28 to spearhead a breathtaking offense: San Antonio
shot 57.4 percent while recording 38 assists on 58 field goals.
Kevin Porter Jr. had 16 points, nine assists and five rebounds
for the Rockets. Christian Wood tallied 15 points and seven
rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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