NBA roundup: Clippers hang 151
points on Pacers
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[December 19, 2023]
James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and handed out
nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers extend their winning
streak to eight games with a 151-127 win over the Indiana Pacers on
Monday night in Indianapolis.
Harden shot 12 of 16 from the floor, including 8 of 11 from 3-point
distance. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Paul George had 27 points,
Ivica Zubac finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks
for the Clippers.
Leonard, who came in averaging 33.8 points and shooting 64.8 percent
from the floor over the previous five games, hit 12 of 18 field-goal
attempts against Indiana. Los Angeles shot 57.1 percent from the
floor and made half of its 38 3-point attempts.
Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 34 points off the bench to
lead the Pacers, who have lost four straight.
Hawks 130, Pistons 124
Trae Young scored 31 points and dished out 15 assists as Atlanta
handed visiting Detroit its 24th straight loss.
It was the fourth consecutive 30-point game for Young and his 16th
double-double of the season. His performance helped offset a
career-high 43-point effort from Detroit's Cade Cunningham.
The loss leaves Detroit two games shy of the NBA record for longest
losing streak within the same season. That record is jointly held by
the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers. The
76ers had a 28-game losing streak that carried over from the 2014-15
season into the 2015-16 season. The Cavs also lost 24 straight
between the 1981-82 and 1982-83 campaigns.
Knicks 114, Lakers 109
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points and Julius Randle added 27 points and
14 rebounds as New York turned improved defense into a victory at
Los Angeles.
Immanuel Quickley put up 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 17
rebounds as the Knicks improved to 2-2 on a five-game road swing
while rebounding from a 144-122 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on
Saturday.
LeBron James amassed 25 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while
Anthony Davis had 32 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers. Los
Angeles fell to 1-3 since winning the NBA in-season tournament on
Dec. 9 with a victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Timberwolves 112, Heat 108
Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth
quarter as Minnesota rallied to beat host Miami.
The Heat led by as many as 17 points in the first half.
Miami lost despite seeing Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo return to
action. Herro, who missed 18 games due to an ankle injury, scored a
team-high 25 points. Adebayo, who sat out seven games because of a
hip injury, posted 22 points, six rebounds and a team-high six
assists.
Kings 143, Wizards 131
Domantas Sabonis had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists and
Sacramento scored a combined 85 points in the second and third
quarters en route to a victory over visiting Washington.
De'Aaron Fox finished with a game-high 30 points and added six
assists for the Kings, who won their third game in a row. Keegan
Murray contributed 25 points.
Jordan Poole scored 28 points, hitting a season-high eight
3-pointers for the Wizards, who have lost the first two games of a
four-game trip.
Raptors 114, Hornets 99
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and Toronto defeated visiting
Charlotte.
Scottie Barnes added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Raptors, who
are 2-1 on a four-game homestand.
Terry Rozier scored 22 points for the depleted Hornets, who have
lost five games in a row. P.J. Washington had 15 points and four
steals.
Cavaliers 135, Rockets 130 (OT)
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 37 points and Sam Merrill scored
five of his career-high 19 points down the stretch in overtime to
help power Cleveland past visiting Houston.
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Merrill delivered a key performance off the bench
as his layup over Alperen Sengun with 2:35 remaining in the extra
frame gave Cleveland a four-point lead. Fifty-eight seconds later,
he extended the advantage to seven points on a 3-pointer, then
grabbed his fourth rebound of the game on the ensuing Houston
possession, leading to a Mitchell basket on the other end.
Fred VanVleet finished with 27 points, 17 assists and eight rebounds
for the Rockets. Sengun added 24 points, eight rebounds and six
assists.
Nuggets 130, Mavericks 104
Jamal Murray scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon tied his season high
with 21 points and the host Denver beat Dallas.
Nikola Jokic finished with eight points on 3-for-8 shooting to go
along with nine rebounds and seven assists. It was the third time
this season he failed to score in double figures, but he was ejected
before halftime in each of the other two games where he didn't put
up at least 10 points.
Luka Doncic scored 28 of his 38 points in the first half and added
11 rebounds and eight assists in the game for Dallas. Doncic
continued his torrid December, during which he is averaging 36.6
points, 11.6 assists and 9.3 rebounds.
Bulls 108, 76ers 104
Coby White supplied 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds,
Nikola Vucevic added 23 points and Chicago defeated host
Philadelphia.
DeMar DeRozan added 15 points, Patrick Williams had 13 and Jevon
Carter chipped in with 12 for the Bulls, who continued to play
without injured guard Zach LaVine. Chicago led 105-98 with 1:33 left
after Vucevic hit a 3-pointer, and then they held off a late Sixers
rally.
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 40 points, 14 rebounds and six
assists. Tyrese Maxey added 29 points for the Sixers, who had their
six-game winning streak snapped.
Jazz 125, Nets 108
Talen Horton-Tucker and Collin Sexton each produced 27 points and
six assists to lead Utah to a win over Brooklyn in Salt Lake City.
Lauri Markkanen added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who
won for the third time in four games thanks to a second-half rally.
Brooklyn's Cam Thomas led all scorers with 32 points, but the Nets
went scoreless during a key stretch late in the fourth quarter as
Utah blew the game open with a 12-point run.
Thunder 116, Grizzlies 97
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead Oklahoma City past
visiting Memphis in the Grizzlies' final game before the expected
return of Ja Morant.
Morant, a two-time All-Star, is scheduled to make his season debut
in Tuesday's game at New Orleans. He served a 25-game suspension to
open the season.
Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren, coming off a career-high eight blocks
in Saturday's win at Denver and tied for third in the league
entering the game at 2.7 per game, had seven blocks in the win. He
also recorded 17 points and six rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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