NBA roundup: Damian Lillard scores 60, moves up 3-pointer list
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[January 26, 2023]
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 points and moved into sixth
place on the all-time 3-pointers list while propelling the Portland
Trail Blazers to a 134-124 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on
Wednesday.
Lillard made 9 of 15 3-point attempts to raise his career total to
2,292 treys, passing Vince Carter (2,290) with his eighth make of
the contest. It was Lillard's second 50-point outing of the season
and 14th overall in regular-season play.
Lillard was 21 of 29 overall from the field while falling one point
shy of his career high, which he set against the Golden State
Warriors on Jan. 20, 2020 and hit once more in August 2020.
Jerami Grant added 19 points and Anfernee Simons had 16 points and
nine assists, which won its second game in a row. Lauri Markkanen
scored 24 points and Collin Sexton had 19 for the Jazz, who took
their second loss in three games.
76ers 137, Nets 133
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, Joel Embiid added 26 points and 10
rebounds and host Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn.
James Harden contributed 23 points, De'Anthony Melton had 19 points
and three blocks and Tobias Harris chipped in with 18 points for the
Sixers, who won their sixth game in a row. The Sixers went 35 of 36
overall from the free-throw line.
Seth Curry led the Nets with 32 points and Kyrie Irving added 30
points and 10 assists. Nic Claxton had 25 points and 11 rebounds as
Brooklyn lost for the fifth time in seven games since losing Kevin
Durant to a knee injury.
Lakers 113, Spurs 104
LeBron James amassed 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds,
Anthony Davis added 21 points and 12 rebounds in his return from a
right foot injury and host Los Angeles completed a season sweep of
San Antonio.
Rui Hachimura scored 12 points in his Lakers debut after he was
acquired in a trade with the Washington Wizards on Monday. Davis
played 26 minutes in just his sixth career game off the bench after
missing the past 20 games.
James now has 38,230 career points, leaving him 157 away from Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record. Keldon Johnson scored 25
points and Zach Collins added 16 for the Spurs, who lost for the
eighth time in their past nine games and the 11th time in their past
13.
Warriors 122, Grizzlies 120
Jordan Poole converted Donte DiVincenzo's inbounds pass into a layup
with 2.4 seconds remaining, allowing Golden State to survive Stephen
Curry's ejection in a wild finish that resulted in a victory over
Memphis in San Francisco.
Curry was ejected in the final two minutes after leading a Golden
State rally from a 111-102 deficit with 5:31 to play. Curry had 34
points and Klay Thompson scored 24 for the Warriors, who have
alternated losses and wins over their past eight games.
Ja Morant finished with 29 points and 12 assists for the Grizzlies,
who have lost four in a row to start a five-game trip. Desmond Bane
had 20 points, and Brandon Clarke scored 19.
Bucks 107, Nuggets 99
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 14 rebounds, Jrue Holiday
had 20 points and host Milwaukee beat short-handed Denver.
Pat Connaughton had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Khris Middleton
added 10 points for the Bucks. Antetokounmpo, who turned the ball
over nine times, shot 15-for-22 from the foul line and attempted six
more free throws than the Nuggets.
Aaron Gordon had 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost
for just the second time in 12 games. Denver's Nikola Jokic
(hamstring) missed his third game in the past four and Kendavious
Caldwell-Pope (wrist), Jamal Murray (knee) and Michael Porter Jr.
(personal) also did not play.
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Raptors 113, Kings 95
Pascal Siakam had 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as
Toronto began a season-high, seven-game trip with a win in
Sacramento.
Precious Achiuwa scored 19 points, Fred VanVleet added 17 and Chris
Boucher and Gary Trent Jr. added 16 apiece for Toronto, which held
the Kings to a season-low point total. O.G. Anunoby had 11 points
after missing one game due to an ankle injury.
Kevin Huerter made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead the
Kings, who trailed by as many as 20 in the third quarter. Domantas
Sabonis finished with nine points and eight rebounds but committed a
career-high nine turnovers.
Wizards 108, Rockets 103
Kyle Kuzma scored 20 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth
quarter as Washington erased a 19-point deficit to win at Houston.
The Wizards extended their modest winning streak to four games while
the Rockets lost in their first outing since beating Minnesota on
Monday to end their 13-game losing streak.
Bradley Beal recorded 17 points for the Wizards. Deni Avdija (10
points, 10 rebounds) and Kendrick Nunn (12 points, four assists)
paced a Washington bench unit that chipped in 37 points. Alperen
Sengun (21 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) posted his second career
triple-double to lead the Rockets.
Magic 126, Pacers 120
Paolo Banchero's 23 points led eight Orlando scorers to post at
least eight points, and the host Magic -- who shot a scorching 53.6
percent from beyond the arc -- led wire-to-wire in a win over
Indiana.
Banchero and Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin, the NBA's top two leading
scorers among rookies, both set the pace for their teams. Mathurin
went for a game-high 26 points, but Banchero's Magic came out on top
thanks to a strong start.
Gary Harris scored a season-high 22 points for the Magic, who shot
56.1 percent from the field. Wendell Carter Jr. recorded 18 points
and 10 rebounds and Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz each notched 13
points to give the entire Orlando starting five double figures.
Timberwolves 111, Pelicans 102
Anthony Edwards scored 14 of his game-high 37 points during a
pivotal third quarter as visiting Minnesota defeated New Orleans.
D'Angelo Russell added 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 17 points and
12 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who used a 39-21 third quarter to
take control with a 12-point lead entering the fourth quarter.
CJ McCollum scored 25 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 12
rebounds, and Brandon Ingram returned from a 29-game absence due to
a bruised toe to score 13 on 4-of-18 shooting in 26 minutes for the
Pelicans, who lost their sixth consecutive game.
Hawks 137, Thunder 132
Trae Young had 33 points and 11 assists to lift Atlanta to a victory
over host Oklahoma City.
The Hawks have won six of their last eight but snapped a two-game
losing streak. Bogdan Bogdanovic shot 7 of 11 from the floor,
hitting four 3-pointers, to score 20 points for Atlanta, while
Collins added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Clint Capela tallied 18
points and 10 rebounds.
Shea Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting to lead
Oklahoma City, which lost for just the third time in its last 10
games. Jalen Williams added 24 points and four steals.
--Field Level Media
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