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The Suns trailed by 12 points heading into the fourth quarter
but rallied to take the lead. San Antonio, playing without three
of its usual starters, fought back and had a 108-106 advantage
before Booker hit his two tough baskets from beyond the arc to
put Phoenix in front for good.
Mikal Bridges added a season-high 26 points for the Suns, who at
40-9 have the best record in the NBA. Chris Paul had 20 points
and a season-high 19 assists, with Cameron Johnson scoring 11,
and Bismack Biyombo and Ish Wainright contributing 10 each.
Biyombo also took a game-high 11 rebounds.
Doug McDermott had 24 points to lead the Spurs, while Lonnie
Walker IV added 22, Keldon Johnson 16, Tre Jones 15 and Joshua
Primo 13.
Magic 110, Mavericks 108
Franz Wagner scored 18 points, including a go-ahead driving
layup with 54 seconds remaining, and host Orlando finished a
successful five-game homestand with a comeback win over Dallas.
Wendell Carter Jr. totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds, helping
Orlando go 3-2 on the homestand. Chuma Okeke added a season-high
19 points for Orlando, which carried a 91-88 lead into the
fourth quarter. Cole Anthony finished with 16 points and six
assists.
Dallas superstar Luka Doncic (13-for-22 shooting) posted 34
points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double
this season and fifth in January. Doncic also notched his 26th
game of the season with at least 20 points, five rebounds and
five assists.
Timberwolves 126, Jazz 106
Karl-Anthony Towns posted a triple-double with 31 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists, and Minnesota pulled away for a win
over Utah in Minneapolis.
Jaden McDaniels added 22 points on a perfect 9-for-9 shooting
performance for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid.
Anthony Edwards scored 15 points and Jordan McLaughlin had 12.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead
Utah, which has lost a season-worst five games in a row. Mike
Conley scored 22, and Jordan Clarkson had 17 off the bench.
Nuggets 136, Bucks 100
Nikola Jokic came one rebound shy of posting his sixth
triple-double in the past nine games as Denver blew out host
Milwaukee to win its fifth consecutive game, matching its
longest winning streak of the season.
Jokic had 18 points, nine rebounds and 15 assists as his team
ended Milwaukee's four-game home winning streak. Aaron Gordon
added 24 points and seven rebounds and shot 10-of-17 from the
field, and the Nuggets were lethal from 3-point range, shooting
53.5 percent (23 of 43).
Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 29 points and nine
rebounds and hit 9-of-19 from the field. Jrue Holiday
contributed 14 points and eight assists.
Hawks 129, Lakers 121
Trae Young scored 36 points, sparking Atlanta to a seventh
consecutive victory by overcoming an 11-point fourth-quarter
deficit. Young was 12 of 22 from the floor and hit four
3-pointers including a decisive long-range bomb with 53.1
seconds left.
Malik Monk scored 33 for Los Angeles, including a 3-pointer that
gave the Lakers a 104-93 lead with 7:27 remaining, but Atlanta
answered with a 14-2 run, taking the lead on a 3-pointer from
Lou Williams with 7:27 remaining. The game was tied at 121 with
1:52 remaining but the Hawks scored the final eight points of
the game.
The Lakers played without LeBron James, who missed his third
consecutive game (all defeats) because of left knee soreness.
Clippers 115, Hornets 90
Reggie Jackson and Brandon Boston Jr. each scored 19 points as
Los Angeles pulled away with a strong fourth quarter to defeat
host Charlotte.
Marcus Morris Sr. added 16 points, Luke Kennard had 14 points
and Justise Winslow supplied 13 points for the Clippers. Jackson
and Kennard each made three 3-pointers.
LaMelo Ball poured in 23 points to go with 10 assists and Miles
Bridges had 18 points for Charlotte, which shot just 8 of 34 on
3-pointers. The Clippers are 4-3 on their long road trip, which
concludes Monday in Indiana.
Bulls 130, Trail Blazers 116
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead a balanced
attack as Chicago cruised to a win over visiting Portland.
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and 10 assists, Zach LaVine scored
20 points, Coby White added 18 and Javonte Green scored a
season-high 16 for Chicago, which led by as many as 19 in the
third quarter. At 31-18, the Bulls matched their win total from
last season.
CJ McCollum paced Portland with 29 points. Norman Powell scored
22 points and Anfernee Simons added 21, while Robert Covington
and Jusuf Nurkic had 11 points apiece.
Pistons 115, Cavaliers 105
Saddiq Bey scored 31 points, Cade Cunningham recorded his second
career triple-double and host Detroit rallied past Cleveland.
Cunningham had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and three
steals for Detroit, which outscored Cleveland 31-17 in the
fourth quarter. Frank Jackson had 19 points, Trey Lyles supplied
15 and Isaiah Stewart added 14 while grabbing 12 rebounds.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 24 points and seven assists,
while Evan Mobley had 18 points and nine rebounds. Jarrett Allen
contributed 15 points and nine rebounds and Dean Wade added 14
points. The Cavs had won eight of their previous nine.
--Field Level Media
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