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Durant returned from missing 21 games with a sprained MCL in his
left knee and scored 31 points for Brooklyn. He hit 10 of 21
shots but missed two in the final minute.
Adebayo made 12 of 15 shots as the Heat earned their 10th win in
12 games by outscoring Brooklyn 72-53 in the final 29 minutes.
Tyler Herro added 27 points and eight assists as the Heat shot
51.9 percent. Caleb Martin contributed 22 points and Max Strus
chipped in 21 by hitting six of Miami's 10 3-pointers.
Bruce Brown added 21 points and Patty Mills chipped in 14 for
Brooklyn, which shot 47 percent.
Mavericks 122, Warriors 113
Luka Doncic exploded for a game-high 41 points and host Dallas,
after needing a rally to beat Golden State four days earlier,
held onto its own advantage this time for a win in a rematch.
The Warriors erased a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to tie the
game in the fourth quarter before the Mavericks pulled away
again. Dorian Finney-Smith scored 18 points for Dallas.
Jordan Poole had 23 points and Stephen Curry put up 21 for the
Warriors, who lost a third game in a row for the first time this
season.
Clippers 132, Lakers 111
Reggie Jackson scored a season-high 36 points and added nine
assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the
visiting Los Angeles Lakers for the seventh straight time.
Ivica Zubac had 19 points and nine rebounds as the Clippers
swept a four-game season series between the teams for the first
time since 2015-16.
LeBron James had 26 points and eight rebounds and Russell
Westbrook added 17 points and eight rebounds as the Lakers lost
their fourth consecutive game since star Anthony Davis went down
with a right foot sprain. They fell for the seventh time in
their past eight contests.
Hawks 130, Bulls 124
Trae Young sank four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and
finished with 39 points as Atlanta registered its first victory
over Chicago in four tries this season.
Young shot 11-for-18 from the floor and 7-for-9 from 3-point
range while handing out 13 assists as the Hawks won for the
fourth time in six games. He scored 16 points in the final
quarter. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 13 of his 20 points in the
final quarter, and the Hawks got 18 points from De'Andre Hunter
and 17 points from Kevin Huerter.
DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine scored 22 points apiece as the
Bulls lost third straight. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 11
rebounds, and Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White each scored 15 points.
Celtics 120, Grizzlies 107
Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as
Boston led nearly from start to finish against visiting Memphis
to claim its 13th win in 15 games.
Al Horford sank four 3-pointers for the Celtics and finished
with 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. Marcus Smart had
18 points and 12 assists, and Robert Williams III contributed 10
points and 12 boards.
Continuing a career week, Grizzlies star Ja Morant scored a
game-high 38 on 13-of-29 shooting. Morant, who had scored 46 and
52 points in his prior two contests, put up 30 after halftime on
Thursday. Jaren Jackson added 20 points for Memphis.
Pistons 108, Raptors 106
Jerami Grant scored 16 of his 26 points in the first half and
visiting Detroit held on sweep the three-game season series with
Toronto for the second straight season.
Cade Cunningham added 22 points and 12 rebounds and had a key
block in the final seconds for the Pistons, who led by as many
as 18 points in the third quarter. Saddiq Bey scored 23 points
for the Pistons, who have won four of their past six games.
Pascal Siakam scored 28 points for the Raptors.
Kings 115, Spurs 112
Harrison Barnes scored 27 points and De'Aaron Fox added 26 as
visiting Sacramento outlasted San Antonio to win for the second
time in three games.
The Kings were up by 19 points early in the third quarter but
gave all that back and more as San Antonio rallied to take a
103-99 lead with 4:04 to play. Sacramento pulled away with a 9-0
run.
Lonnie Walker IV had a season-best 30 points to lead the Spurs,
who have lost three straight games. Dejounte Murray added 29
points and 12 rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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