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Rookie AJ Griffin, who had 23 points combined in his first five
NBA games, came off the bench to score 24, helping the Hawks win
their third straight and avenge an earlier loss at Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo matched Murray with 25 points for the
Bucks, the last of the unbeatens whose 9-0 start had equaled the
14th-longest season-opening winning streak in NBA history.
Murray added eight rebounds and three steals for the Hawks, who
lost 123-115 at Milwaukee on Oct. 29. Griffin made 10 of 15
shots as the Hawks shot 46.5 percent. The Bucks shot 41.4
percent.
Trail Blazers 110, Heat 107
Josh Hart swished a left-corner 3-pointer at the buzzer as
visiting Portland defeated Miami, who led by as many as 15 in
the second half.
Miami's Max Strus had tied the score at 107 with a contested
3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left. Portland's Anfernee Simons
scored a game-high 25 points. Jerami Grant finished with 23
points and Lillard had 19 points and six assists. Heat forward
Jimmy Butler, returning from a hip injury, produced 16 points,
seven assists, six steals and four rebounds. Miami had seven
players in double-figure scoring. Bam Adebayo tied Hart and
Butler for scoring honors with 16 points.
Warriors 116, Kings 113
Stephen Curry took Golden State's five-game losing streak into
his own hands, exploding for a season-high 47 points in a
come-from-behind victory over Sacramento in San Francisco.
Curry saved 14 of his points for a game-ending 24-13 run,
including a 3-pointer that gave Golden State the lead for good
at 110-107 with 1:24 to go. Andrew Wiggins, who had a pair of
3-pointers in Golden State's late run, backed Curry with 25
points, while Klay Thompson finished with 16 and Draymond Green
11.
Making 10 of 12 free throws, De'Aaron Fox paced Sacramento with
28 points, while Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and a game-high
14 rebounds. They shared team-high assist honors with six
apiece. Malik Monk had 24 points off the bench for the Kings.
Bulls 111, Raptors 97
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 30 points and Nikola Vucevic
contributed 15 points and 13 rebounds to boost host Chicago over
Toronto. Chicago earned a split of the home-and-home,
back-to-back set after losing 113-104 in Toronto on Sunday.
LaVine led the Bulls' attack, finishing 11-for-20 from the floor
while sinking 4 of 8 on 3-pointers. Ayo Dosunmu (12 points),
Derrick Jones Jr. (12), Goran Dragic (10) and Patrick Williams
(10) also scored in double figures in a game Chicago led by as
many as 21 points.
Fred VanVleet had 27 points for Toronto, while Gary Trent Jr.
(19), O.G. Anunoby (13) and Precious Achiuwa (10) followed.
Scottie Barnes chipped in with six rebounds and five assists.
Nuggets 115, Spurs 109
Nikola Jokic scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists, and he
hit a key jumper in the final minute as visiting Denver held on
to defeat struggling San Antonio in the second of two games
between the teams in three days.
The Nuggets hammered San Antonio 126-101 on Saturday in Denver.
But the rematch featured 11 ties and 25 lead changes. Michael
Porter Jr. added 24 points for the Nuggets, with Murray scoring
19, Bones Hyland 14 and Caldwell-Pope 11.
Keldon Johnson led all scorers with 30 points, while Josh
Richardson added 22, Tre Jones a career-high 20 and Devin
Vassell 17 for San Antonio, which has dropped four straight
games.
Wizards 108, Hornets 100
Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points and made key baskets down the
stretch as Washington put aside recent struggles to capture a
108-100 road victory against Charlotte.
Kristaps Porzingis poured in 19 points to help the Wizards on
the interior in a game when they shot just 5 of 19 (26.3
percent) on 3-point attempts. Reserves Jordan Goodwin and Rui
Hachimura added 17 and 16 points, respectively.
The Hornets received 25 points from P.J. Washington, 20 points
from Kelly Oubre Jr. and 19 from Terry Rozier, but shot just 5
for 32 from 3-point range. The loss was their fifth in a row.
Rockets 134, Magic 127
Jalen Green scored a game-high 34 points to lead five players in
double figures as Houston snapped a six-game skid with a wild
road win over Orlando.
Houston held on despite nearly blowing a 124-107 lead with just
over five minutes to play. Behind Paolo Banchero (30 points, six
rebounds, four assists and two steals) and Franz Wagner (23
points on 9-of-12 shooting) the Magic kept rallying before
finally running out of steam. Banchero became the fifth teenager
in NBA history to record back-to-back 30-point games, joining
LeBron James (2003), Devin Booker (2016), Luka Doncic (2019) and
Zion Williamson (2020).
Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 21 points off the Houston bench while
hitting 4 of 8 3-pointers. Alperen Sengun posted 20 points and
10 rebounds, while Eric Gordon added 19 points and five treys as
the Rockets made a season-high 24 3-pointers while shooting a
robust 50 percent from behind the arc.
Pistons 112, Thunder 103
Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and host Detroit rallied from a
15-point halftime deficit to defeat Oklahoma City and end a
three-game losing streak.
Cade Cunningham supplied 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven
assists for the Pistons. Jaden Ivey had 15 points, 11 rebounds
and six assists, and Isaiah Stewart added 11 points with 12
rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander carried the Thunder with 33 points. Mike
Muscala and Kenrich Williams scored 11 points apiece.
Pacers 129, Pelicans 122
Myles Turner had 37 points to lead six Indiana scorers in double
figures and added 12 rebounds in the defeat of New Orleans in
Indianapolis.
Tyrese Haliburton added 20 points and 13 assists, Buddy Hield
scored 20 points and Jalen Smith had 15 points and 11 rebounds
for the Pacers, who made 22 of 48 3-pointers (45.8 percent).
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points, Zion Williamson added 26,
Herbert Jones scored 16, Jonas Valanciunas had 14 and Devonte'
Graham and Trey Murphy III had 11 each to lead the Pelicans.
76ers 100, Suns 88
Joel Embiid returned from a three-game absence with the flu to
score 33 points and host Philadelphia defeated Phoenix.
Embiid hit all 16 of his free throws and added 10 rebounds.
Georges Niang tied his career high with seven 3-pointers and
scored 21 points while Tobias Harris also added 21 for the
Sixers, who snapped a two-game skid. Tyrese Maxey chipped in
with 11 on 4-of-18 shooting.
The Sixers played without James Harden, who's sidelined with a
strained tendon in his foot. Devin Booker led the Suns with 28
points.
Celtics 109, Grizzlies 106
Jayson Tatum scored 19 of his game-high 39 points in the second
quarter and visiting Boston earned a victory over Memphis.
Boston trailed by six after 12 minutes, but used a 20-0 run to
outscore Memphis 37-20 in the second. The Celtics led by as many
as 14 points in the quarter. Memphis was within one point
following a Desmond Bane basket with 3.5 seconds left in
regulation, but Tatum increased the lead to three points by
making two free throws, and the Grizzlies failed to get off a
potential game-tying shot.
Jaylen Brown tossed in 21 points and had nine rebounds for
Boston. Celtics guard Marcus Smart finished the game with 15
points and a season-high 12 assists. Ja Morant led Memphis with
30 points, including five 3-pointers, and nine assists. He
scored 14 points in the third, when Memphis outscored Boston
31-19.
Knicks 120, Timberwolves 107
Julius Randle scored a season-high 31 points, and New York rode
the cushion from a 76-point first half to down Minnesota in
Minneapolis.
Randle's best offensive performance of the season stemmed from a
first half in which he hit six 3-pointers to pace a torrid
Knicks offense. Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett finished with 23
and 22 points, respectively.
Karl-Anthony Towns led Minnesota with 25 points on 9-of-12
shooting from the floor, but the backcourt duo of D'Angelo
Russell and Anthony Edwards combined to shoot just 9 of 26 from
the field.
Jazz 139, Lakers 116
Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points and Jordan Clarkson fired in 22
as Utah beat short-handed Los Angeles in Salt Lake City.
Collin Sexton contributed 17 points while Mike Conley added 14
points and 12 assists as the Jazz won their third straight game.
Utah, which had seven players score in double digits, defeated
the Los Angeles Clippers on the road Sunday night 110-102 before
returning home. It was also Utah's second win over the Lakers in
four days.
Anthony Davis netted a game-high 29 points and Russell Westbrook
added 22 for the Lakers, who lost their third consecutive
outing. Los Angeles played without three usual starters,
including LeBron James, who sat out due to left foot soreness.
Mavericks 96, Nets 94
Luka Doncic scored 36 points and teammate Dwight Powell got the
decisive steal in the final seconds for Dallas, which appeared
to take control midway through the fourth but had to hold on to
beat visiting Brooklyn.
Doncic reached 30 points for the ninth straight game to open the
season, including scoring 41 in Brooklyn on Oct. 27. With Dallas
trailing 78-74, his 3-pointer with 7:54 left started a 14-0
burst and enabled the Mavericks to start pulling away.
Doncic also collected three of his six assists around that time,
setting up a 3-pointer by Josh Green with 6:23 remaining, a
layup and 3-point play by Dorian Finney-Smith with 5:36 left and
a 3-pointer by Finney-Smith that put Dallas ahead 91-80 with
3:50 remaining.
Clippers 119, Cavaliers 117
Paul George scored 26 points, including a key three-point play
in the final minute, as Los Angeles rallied from a 13-point
deficit in the final five minutes for a victory over visiting
Cleveland.
Marcus Morris Sr. added 20 points and Reggie Jackson had 18 for
the Clippers, who shot 18 of 22 from the free-throw line in the
final quarter to power the comeback. Los Angeles won for the
fourth time in its past five games while ending the Cavaliers'
eight-game winning streak.
With the score tied 112-112, George sank a driving layup with
37.2 seconds remaining and made the ensuing free throw after he
was fouled by Isaac Okoro. The sequence capped a 15-0 run that
gave Los Angeles the lead for the first time since the opening
moments of the fourth quarter.
--Field Level Media
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