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New York was up by two with 7.1 seconds remaining when Alec
Burks hit his first free throw but missed badly on the second.
Phoenix grabbed the rebound and worked the ball up top to
Johnson. who capped his career-high, 38-point night when his
31-foot bank shot went in, setting off pandemonium.
Cameron Payne finished with 17 points and a career-high 16
assists for the Suns, who were without Chris Paul (broken thumb)
and Devon Booker (COVID protocol).
The Knicks, who dropped their seventh straight game, lost Julius
Randle to a third-quarter ejection after a skirmish with
Johnson. The New York power forward, who had a team-high 25
points, shoved aside an official and pushed Johnson.
Bucks 118, Bulls 112
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his sixth consecutive
double-double as Milwaukee defeated Chicago for its third win in
a row.
The two-time MVP poured in a game-high 34 points, 16 rebounds
and five assists. Jrue Holiday added 26 points and eight
rebounds, and Khris Middleton notched 22 points for the Bucks.
Zach LaVine paced the Bulls with 30 points, eight rebounds and
six assists. DeMar DeRozan tallied 29 points, and Nikola Vucevic
supplied 19 along with nine rebounds.
Pistons 111, Pacers 106
Saddiq Bey had 25 points, Cade Cunningham contributed 20 points
and nine rebounds and Detroit rallied past visiting Indiana.
Down by six with 2:55 to play, the Pistons finished the game on
a 12-1 run to win for the fifth time in seven games.
Detroit's Marvin Bagley III supplied 18 points and eight
rebounds, while Isaiah Stewart added eight points and 13
rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon's 26 points led the Pacers, who have
alternated losses and wins over their past seven games.
Pelicans 124, Jazz 90
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and host New Orleans dominated
Utah from beginning to end to claim its fourth consecutive
victory.
CJ McCollum added 24 points for the Pelicans, who led by 18
points after one quarter, by 27 at halftime and by 32 at the end
of the third quarter. They led by as many as 37 on their way to
increasing their average margin of victory during the winning
streak to 26.8 points.
Donovan Mitchell scored 14 points and Hassan Whiteside had 13
points and 12 rebounds to lead the Jazz, who saw their
three-game winning streak end in the third game of a five-game
road trip.
76ers 125, Cavaliers 119
Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points, James Harden added 25 points and
11 assists and host Philadelphia defeated Cleveland.
The Sixers improved to 4-0 with Harden in the lineup and won
their fifth in a row overall.
Joel Embiid had 22 points and nine rebounds, Georges Niang
scored 17 points off the bench and Tobias Harris contributed 15.
Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 26 points and 19 assists,
Isaac Okoro scored 22 points, and Cedi Osman and Jarrett Allen
had 20 each.
Hawks 117, Wizards 114
De'Andre Hunter matched his season high with 26 points and Trae
Young scored 25 to lead Atlanta past host Washington.
Atlanta stretched its lead over Washington for one of the final
playoff spots to 2 1/2 games. Washington cut Atlanta's lead from
11 with about five minutes left to one point when Raul Neto made
a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left. Young made two free throws,
but Kyle Kuzma missed a desperation 47-foot 3-pointer.
Washington's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 28 and was 6 for 6
on 3s. Kuzma added 22 points and 11 assists, and Rui Hachimura
scored 19 points.
Magic 103, Raptors 97
Cole Anthony had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists and
Orlando ended a nine-game losing streak to host Toronto.
Jalen Suggs also scored 15 points and Mo Bamba added 14 for the
Magic, who had seven players score in double figures. Orlando
has won three of its last four games overall.
Pascal Siakam had 34 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who
have lost two in a row. Malachi Flynn added 20 points, Precious
Achiuwa 11 and Scottie Barnes 10.
Timberwolves 138, Thunder 101
Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid scored 20 points each to lead
Minnesota to a road win over Oklahoma City.
The Timberwolves came into the game with the highest-scoring
road offense in the NBA, and they did it again on Friday. Six
players scored 15 or more points for Minnesota, which won its
third consecutive game.
The Timberwolves exploded in the second period, shooting 72.7
percent from the floor (16 of 22), to score 45 points. Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander turned in yet another big game for the
Thunder, scoring a game-high 33 points on 14-of-21 shooting.
Nuggets 116, Rockets 101
DeMarcus Cousins produced a season-high 31 points and grabbed
nine rebounds as host Denver sent Houston to its 12th
consecutive loss.
Jeff Green and JaMychal Green scored 14 points each for Denver,
which played without reigning MVP Nikola Jokic (non-COVID
illness). The Nuggets won for the seventh time in eight games.
Will Barton scored 11 points, including two 3-pointers. His
second trey gave him 769 in his Denver career, passing J.R.
Smith (768) for the franchise record. Christian Wood had 22
points and 10 rebounds and Jalen Green scored 18 points for the
Rockets.
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