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Gilgeous-Alexander's heroics came on the heels of Bradley Beal
sinking a fadeaway jumper near the baseline that gave Washington
a 120-118 lead with 6.7 seconds remaining. Gilgeous-Alexander
also had seven assists and six rebounds.
Washington's Kristaps Porzingis collected 27 points and nine
rebounds and Beal scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth
quarter. Beal was making his return after missing five games due
to NBA health and safety protocols.
Kyle Kuzma recorded 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for
the Wizards, who saw their four-game winning streak come to a
halt.
Knicks 106, Nuggets 103
Julius Randle had 34 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Brunson
scored 21 and visiting New York beat Denver.
Derrick Rose had 13 points, RJ Barrett added 11 and Cam Reddish
contributed 10 for the Knicks, who won in Denver for the first
time since 2006.
Jamal Murray had 21 points and nine rebounds, and Bones Hyland
also scored 21 for the short-handed Nuggets. Denver played
without Nikola Jokic, who entered health and safety protocols,
and Aaron Gordon, who was out with a non-COVID illness.
Suns 130, Warriors 119
Cameron Payne made six 3-pointers while scoring a career-best 29
points and Devin Booker added 27 points, nine assists and three
blocked shots to lead Phoenix to a solid victory over
road-challenged Golden State.
Mikal Bridges sank five 3-pointers and had 23 points, nine
rebounds and nine assists for the Suns, who improved to 7-1 at
home. Deandre Ayton scored 14 points and Torrey Craig added 13
points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix.
Stephen Curry scored a season-best 50 points on 17-of-28
shooting, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range, for the
Warriors. The setback dropped Golden State to 0-8 on the road,
the club's worst such start since the 1989-90 Warriors lost
their first nine away games.
Timberwolves 126, Magic 108
Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 35 points, Karl-Anthony
Towns added 30 and Minnesota picked up its second straight road
victory, winning at Orlando.
All five Timberwolves starters scored in double figures with
Rudy Gobert recording 16 points, D'Angelo Russell finishing with
11 points and Jaden McDaniels chipping in 10 points. Gobert,
McDaniels and Edwards each grabbed eight rebounds.
Magic forward Bol Bol scored a career-high 26 points and added
12 rebounds on his 23rd birthday. Jalen Suggs added 23 points
and six assists.
Pacers 125, Hornets 113
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points in a duel between two young
point guards to help Indiana earn a road victory against
Charlotte.
Haliburton also recorded 11 assists and had a role in ruining
the season home debut for Charlotte point guard LaMelo Ball, who
scored 26 points and dished out six assists.
Indiana's Myles Turner had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and
reserve Bennedict Mathurin also had 20 points.
Raptors 112, Heat 104
O.G. Anunoby scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Toronto
defeated visiting Miami.
Fred VanVleet added 23 points, 13 of them in the third quarter,
to help the Raptors win their second game in a row. Scottie
Barnes had 19 points, six rebounds and six assists for Toronto.
Max Strus had 20 points for the Heat, whose three-game winning
streak ended. Kyle Lowry added 19 points, and Gabe Vincent had
16 points.
Rockets 101, Mavericks 92
Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. scored 17 points apiece as
Houston snapped Dallas' six-game homecourt winning streak.
The Rockets snapped a three-game skid despite committing a
whopping 23 turnovers that Dallas, playing without Luka Doncic
(rest), converted into 25 points. They helped their cause by
recording 19 blocks, the highest total in the NBA this season
and one shy of the franchise mark.
Tim Hardaway Jr. and Christian Wood scored 28 and 26 points,
respectively, off the Dallas bench. The Mavericks shot 30.4
percent overall and did not have a starter score in double
figures.
Celtics 126, Hawks 101
Undermanned Boston got 22 points from Jaylen Brown and stretched
its winning streak to eight games with a road victory against
Atlanta.
Boston's thin backcourt resulted in more minutes for point guard
Derrick White, who finished the game with 16 points and 10
assists. Jayson Tatum contributed 19 points.
Trae Young had 27 points, nine assists and five rebounds for the
Hawks. Dejounte Murray added 19 points for the Hawks, who scored
the game's first basket then didn't have the lead after that.
Bucks 113, Cavaliers 98
Brook Lopez connected on seven 3-pointers and finished with a
game-high 29 points to lead Milwaukee past visiting Cleveland.
Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and
eight assists for the Bucks, who won for just the second time in
five games after starting the season 9-0.
Donovan Mitchell returned from a one-game absence caused by a
sprained ankle and finished with 23 points for the Cavaliers,
matching the point total of teammate Darius Garland.
Pelicans 124, Bulls 110
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 22 to
lead six scorers in double figures as host New Orleans routed
slumping Chicago.
Trey Murphy III had his first career double-double with 19
points and 10 rebounds, Brandon Ingram scored 16 points as New
Orleans swept the season series after winning 115-111 in Chicago
a week earlier.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Zach LaVine added 25 to lead
the Bulls, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
--Field Level Media
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