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The Hornets set a franchise single-game record for points while
establishing an NBA season high. The Hornets' all-time record
had come this season in a 146-143 overtime loss to the Houston
Rockets on Nov. 27. The Memphis Grizzlies previously held the
2021-22 mark thanks to a 152-79 rout of the Oklahoma City
Thunder on Dec. 2.
Oubre tied the franchise record for made 3-pointers, and Ball
poured in 29 points to go with 13 assists and 10 rebounds as
Charlotte produced a season-high point total.
Miles Bridges posted 22 points to help the Hornets snap a
two-game losing streak.
Goga Bitadze and reserve Isaiah Jackson scored 17 points apiece
for the Pacers, who lost for the seventh time in nine games.
Cavaliers 115, Bucks 99
Kevin Love and Cedi Osman scored 25 and 23 points off the bench,
respectively, to lead Cleveland past visiting Milwaukee.
Love, who also grabbed nine rebounds, sank five 3-pointers, and
Osman added six more from beyond the arc. Osman entered the game
having made just 1 of 20 attempts from 3-point range over his
previous five games. Darius Garland celebrated his 22nd birthday
by collecting 19 points and eight assists for Cleveland.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and nine
rebounds in his return from a one-game absence caused by right
knee soreness. Bobby Portis scored 22 points and Khris Middleton
chipped in 21 for the Bucks.
Suns 105, Jazz 97
Devin Booker scored 43 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Phoenix
increased its winning streak to eight with a victory over Utah
in Salt Lake City.
Booker scored 21 points in the first quarter, helping the Suns
take an early 21-point lead, and then took turns with teammate
Chris Paul hitting clutch jumpers down the stretch to thwart
Utah's comeback attempt. Paul finished with 21 points.
Utah absorbed its second loss to Phoenix in three nights and
fell for the ninth time in 11 games overall. Jordan Clarkson
picked up some of the scoring slack for the Jazz, putting up 26
points and sinking six 3-pointers. Mike Conley contributed 16
points and 10 assists, while fill-in starting center Hassan
Whiteside chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Clippers 111, Magic 102
Amir Coffey had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists, and
Los Angeles followed up the largest comeback in franchise
history with a win at Orlando.
The Clippers, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the first
half, outscored Orlando 35-24 in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles
converted 23 of 25 free throws in the final period after having
only two total attempts through three quarters. A night earlier,
the Clippers erased a 35-point deficit to beat the Washington
Wizards
Franz Wagner totaled 21 points and nine assists for Orlando, but
the Magic missed an opportunity to post their first two-game
winning streak in more than a month.
Mavericks 132, Trail Blazers 112
Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points to lead seven players in
double figures as visiting Dallas led wire to wire in a win over
depleted Portland.
Jalen Brunson contributed 20 points, 11 assists and six rebounds
for Dallas, which led by as many as 23 and won for the 12th time
in 15 games. Luka Doncic recorded 15 points, 15 assists and 10
rebounds.
Anfernee Simons paced Portland with 23 points. CJ McCollum
scored 20 points and Norman Powell added 19 points and nine
rebounds while Jusuf Nurkic tallied 18 points and eight
rebounds.
Nuggets 124, Nets 118
Nikola Jokic totaled 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as
Denver held slumping Brooklyn to five points over the final 5:18
of a victory in New York.
Denver won its third straight and improved to 11-5 in its past
16 games thanks to a balanced offense that placed six in double
figures. Reserve Austin Rivers tied a career high with seven
3-pointers and added 25 points -- 22 in the second half as
Denver erased an 11-point halftime deficit. Will Barton added 21
points and 10 rebounds while DeMarcus Cousins chipped in 13
points before being ejected for disputing a traveling call early
in the fourth quarter.
The Nets dropped their third straight game overall and lost for
the eighth time in 10 home games. James Harden was sidelined due
to left hamstring tightness and the team was down to nine
available players. Rookie Cam Thomas scored 25 points and Patty
Mills added 21 for Brooklyn, which missed five of its final six
shots.
Bulls 111, Raptors 105
DeMar DeRozan produced 29 points, seven rebounds and seven
assists and Zach LaVine scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds
and dished eight assists to lead host Chicago past Toronto.
Chicago leveraged a 68-46 scoring advantage in the paint to lead
most of the way. Nikola Vucevic contributed 17 points, 15
rebounds and eight assists, and he put the game away with a late
3-pointer.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 32 points for a second consecutive game to
lead Toronto. He shot 6 of 10 from the 3-point arc, but he was
ejected with 2:02 to play getting hit with his second technical
foul.
Heat 110, Knicks 96
Duncan Robinson scored a game-high 25 points, leading host Miami
past New York. The Heat never trailed in the game, and they have
beaten the Knicks 10 times in their past 12 meetings.
Miami's Jimmy Butler added 22 points and Tyler Herro -- who had
missed the past three games due to COVID protocol -- scored 21.
P.J. Tucker had one of his best games of the season with 20
points.
Obi Toppin 18 points off the bench for the Knicks, who have lost
five of their past six games.
Grizzlies 118, Spurs 110
Ja Morant scored 41 points to tie his season high and nailed
four big free throws in the final 1:08 as visiting Memphis
outlasted San Antonio.
Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22 points for the Grizzlies, with
Desmond Bane hitting for 20. Memphis has won two of its past
three games and has taken the past six games against San
Antonio.
The Spurs' Dejounte Murray amassed 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11
assists, racking up his 10th triple-double of the season, second
in the NBA to Denver's Nikola Jokic (11).
Hawks 121, Kings 104
Onyeka Okongwu and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 points apiece,
Trae Young added 17 and Atlanta thumped visiting Sacramento.
Returning from a five-day absence caused by a sore right knee,
Bogdanovic shot 6-for-11 overall and 3-for-8 on 3-point
attempts, helping the Hawks win their fifth straight game.
Harrison Barnes had a game-high 28 points for the Kings, who
took their fifth loss in a row. Rookie Davion Mitchell, starting
in place of injured De'Aaron Fox, chipped in with 20 points.
--Field Level Media
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