NBA roundup: Magic rally to end Sixers' win streak
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[January 31, 2023]
Paolo Banchero had 29 points and nine rebounds, Moritz Wagner added
22 points and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point deficit for
a 119-109 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Banchero's dunk with 36 seconds remaining gave the Magic a 117-109
lead. Moritz Wagner also hit a clutch jumper and sank two free
throws in the final 2:34.
Franz Wagner scored 19 points, Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 12
points and nine rebounds and Markelle Fultz added 12 points and 10
assists for the Magic, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Joel Embiid finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the
Sixers, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped. James
Harden amassed 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Tobias
Harris also had 17 points.
Mavericks 111, Pistons 105
Luka Doncic reached the 50-point mark for the fourth time this
season, pouring in 53 points to carry host Dallas past Detroit.
Doncic's fifth career 50-point game came after he sat out the
previous game with a sprained ankle. He added eight rebounds and
five assists. His 24 points were the highest first-quarter total for
any player this season.
Bojan Bogdanovic's 29 points led the Pistons, who lost for the sixth
time in seven games. Saddiq Bey had 18 points, and Jaden Ivey tossed
in 14 before fouling out.
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Trail Blazers 129, Hawks 125
Damian Lillard registered 42 points and six assists to lead Portland
to a victory over visiting Atlanta.
Jerami Grant scored 22 points and Anfernee Simons added 21 points
and seven assists as the Trail Blazers closed out a 3-3 homestand.
Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 40 points and also had eight
rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who lost for the fourth
time in the past five games. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 points and
seven assists, while John Collins scored 16 points.
Grant made two free throws with 23.9 seconds remaining and Josh Hart
split two free throws with 10.9 seconds left to make it a five-point
margin. Bogdanovic hit a trey to bring Atlanta within 127-125 with
5.7 seconds left. Lillard sank two free throws with 3.1 seconds left
to seal it.
Warriors 128, Thunder 120
Stephen Curry scored 38 points to lead Golden State over host
Oklahoma City, and he equaled a season high with eight 3-pointers as
the Warriors won for the third consecutive game.
Curry and Draymond Green each had 12 of Golden State's 37 assists.
Klay Thompson added 28 points while Poole and Andrew Wiggins, who
returned from a two-game absence caused by a non-COVID illness,
scored 15 each.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points on 10-of-24
shooting, despite going just 1-for-8 from the floor in the first
quarter. Josh Giddey added 21 points for Oklahoma City, which has
alternated wins and losses over the past six games.
Nets 121, Lakers 104
Kyrie Irving scored 26 points as Brooklyn started quickly and made
enough plays down the stretch for a victory over Los Angeles in New
York.
Cam Thomas capitalized on extended playing time at guard due to the
absences of Ben Simmons (left knee) and T.J. Warren (left shin) and
added 21 for the Nets. Patty Mills also finished with 21 points as
he and Thomas combined to shoot 15 of 25 and hit eight 3-pointers.
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Jan 30, 2023; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA; Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) reacts
after dunking the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers during the
fourth quarter at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill
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Thomas Bryant led the Lakers with 18
points and Russell Westbrook had 17. Westbrook added 10 assists to
move past Gary Payton for 10th place on the NBA's all-time list. The
Lakers were without Anthony Davis (right foot) and LeBron James
(sore left ankle) along with Austin Reeves (left hamstring strain).
Suns 114, Raptors 106
Mikal Bridges scored 29 points, Deandre Ayton recorded a
double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds, and host Phoenix nabbed
its sixth win in seven games, holding off Toronto in a
back-and-forth contest.
The teams exchanged the lead 16 times, with neither holding an
advantage of more than 10 points at any juncture. The Suns pulled
ahead for good with 3:02 remaining, however, when Bridges scored on
back-to-back buckets off of assists from Ayton.
Paul scored seven of his 19 points in the closing 90 seconds,
tacking on four free throws after his clutch 3-pointer. He also
dished out nine assists and grabbed four rebounds. Fred VanVleet put
up 24 points and nine assists for the Raptors, and Gary Trent Jr.
had 21 points.
Wizards 127, Spurs 106
Deni Avdija scored a career-high 25 points off the bench to pace
seven players in double figures as visiting Washington ran past San
Antonio to win its sixth consecutive game.
Bradley Beal added 21 points for the Wizards, with Kristaps
Porzingis hitting for 17 and Kyle Kuzma scoring 16.
Keldon Johnson scored a game-high 26 points for the Spurs, who took
their sixth loss in a row. Jeremy Sochan had 17 points, Zach Collins
had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Stanley Johnson added 10 points.
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Kings 118, Timberwolves 111 (OT)
Trey Lyles stepped in for fouled-out Domantas Sabonis to score eight
key points in overtime and De'Aaron Fox capped a 32-point night with
a late hoop, an assist and two clinching free throws as Sacramento
outlasted Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Fox produced his 13th 30-point game of the season as the Kings ended
a two-game losing streak. Sabonis had 17 points and 13 rebounds
before fouling out, and Keegan Murray put up 13 points and 13
rebounds, the third double-double of his rookie season.
Anthony Edwards was the game's leading scorer with 33 points for the
Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended. Rudy Gobert
registered his 20th double-double of the season with 19 points and a
game-high 14 rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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