NBA roundup: Heat beat Pelicans, 4
ejected after brawl
Send a link to a friend
[February 24, 2024]
Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and Jimmy Butler had 23 before
being ejected early in the fourth quarter and the visiting Miami
Heat held off the New Orleans Pelicans 106-95 in an emotional battle
Friday night.
Less than a minute into the fourth quarter, Kevin Love committed a
hard common foul on the Pelicans' Zion Williamson, leading to a
series of skirmishes. Eventually, Butler, teammate Thomas Bryant,
who hadn't played but got involved after leaving the bench area, and
the Pelicans' Naji Marshall and Jose Alvarado all were ejected.
Adebayo, who finished with seven rebounds and three blocked shots,
scored 12 points in the fourth quarter while the Pelicans scored
just 15. Butler returned from a three-game absence due to
bereavement leave to help the Heat win for the seventh time in nine
games. He added nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. Duncan
Robinson scored 17 points and Tyler Herro had 15.
Williamson scored 23 points, with nine rebounds and seven assists.
Herbert Jones had 19 points, Jordan Hawkins finished with 14, Jonas
Valanciunas added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Larry Nance Jr.
scored 10 for the Pelicans, who saw their four-game winning streak
end. Second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram missed his second
consecutive game because of a non-COVID illness.
Thunder 147, Wizards 106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points as host Oklahoma City beat
Washington.
The Thunder set a season high for points scored. Gilgeous-Alexander,
who finished with nine assists and seven rebounds, had 14 points and
five assists in the first quarter to help Oklahoma City jump out to
a 41-28 lead. Chet Holmgren finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds
to help Oklahoma City win its fourth in a row.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Nov/22/images/ads/current/llm_lda_BASKETBALL_2023.png)
Jordan Poole, coming off the bench for the second consecutive game,
led the Wizards with 21 points. The Wizards, who shot 39.4 percent
from the floor, lost their 10th game in a row.
Warriors 97, Hornets 84
Stephen Curry led a balanced attack with 15 points and Golden State
set a season low for points allowed in its victory over visiting
Charlotte in San Francisco.
Curry shot 5-for-14 from the floor, including 3-for-11 on
3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins, who turned 29 on Friday, chipped in with
14 points. Klay Thompson and Brandin Podziemski had 13 points apiece
and Gary Payton II scored 12.
Miles Bridges paced the Hornets with a game-high 19 points and added
11 rebounds. Nick Richards chipped in with 11 points and 13
rebounds.
Lakers 123, Spurs 118
LeBron James poured in 30 points and Anthony Davis added 28 points
and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles defeated visiting San Antonio.
D'Angelo Russell contributed 22 points for the Lakers while Rui
Hachimura had 17 and Austin Reaves scored 10. Los Angeles, with
James back in the lineup after missing two games with a sore ankle,
won for the fourth time in the past five games.
Victor Wembanyama led San Antonio with 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight
assists, five steals and five blocked shots. Malaki Branham added 17
off the bench, Jeremy Sochan produced 15 points and 13 rebounds and
Zach Collins and Keldon Johnson scored 14 each.
76ers 104, Cavaliers 97
Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter,
to lift host Philadelphia past Cleveland.
Cameron Payne added 16 and Tobias Harris had 15 points and nine
rebounds. Buddy Hield contributed 13 points and made a 3-pointer
with 31.3 seconds left for a 100-92 lead.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10 points and Paul Reed grabbed 12 rebounds
for the Sixers, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Nuggets 127, Trail Blazers 112
Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-best 34 points and collected 12
rebounds to lead Denver over host Portland.
Nikola Jokic had 29 points on 12-of-17 shooting and added 15
rebounds and 14 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season and
122nd of his career. Collin Gillespie added a career-high 18 points
for the Nuggets, who won their second straight game after a
three-game skid.
[to top of second column] |
![](../images/022424PIX/sports30.jpg)
Feb 23, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans
forward Naji Marshall (8) drives to the basket against Miami Heat
center Bam Adebayo (13) during the second half at Smoothie King
Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
![](../images/ads/current/graue_lda_4_2021.png)
Jerami Grant scored 25 points, Deandre Ayton added
22 points and 10 rebounds and Anfernee Simons had 21 points and
eight assists for the Trail Blazers, who lost their seventh straight
game.
Rockets 114, Suns 110
Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson all recorded
double-doubles as Houston held on to beat visiting Phoenix.
Smith (22 points, 16 rebounds) sank two free throws with 6.5 seconds
remaining before Sengun (17 points, 12 rebounds) added a free throw
with 4.1 seconds left to secure the comeback from a 16-point
first-quarter deficit.
Kevin Durant (28 points, 11 rebounds) and Bol Bol (25 points, 14
boards -- both season highs) posted double-doubles for the Suns.
Devin Booker scored 25 points but missed 17 of 24 shots.
Clippers 101, Grizzlies 95
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and Terance Mann added a season-high
23 to go along with 12 rebounds as visiting Los Angeles beat
Memphis.
Russell Westbrook scored 13 points off the bench and Ivica Zubac
contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
Memphis' Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 29 points to go along with five
assists and four steals during his return from a one-game absence
caused by soreness in his right quadriceps tendon. GG Jackson added
11 points off the bench for the Grizzlies, who saw their modest
two-game winning streak come to a halt in their first game after the
All-Star break.
Bucks 112, Timberwolves 107
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and pulled down 13 rebounds
as Milwaukee held on to defeat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Damian Lillard recorded 21 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and
Brook Lopez added 16 points for the Bucks, who snapped a two-game
skid and earned their first win since Feb. 12 as they resumed play
after the NBA All-Star break.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 28 points, but he made
only 10 of 27 shots from the field. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with
22 points and 14 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert scored 12 points to go
along with 19 boards as Minnesota had a four-game winning streak
end.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Nov/22/images/ads/current/merealty_sda_BASKETBALL_2023.png)
Raptors 123, Hawks 121
Scottie Barnes finished with 20 points and 10 assists and made some
clutch plays down the stretch as Toronto kept Trae Young in check to
beat host Atlanta.
Toronto shot 49 percent from the floor and 15 of 39 from 3-point
distance. Immanuel Quickley connected on his first four 3-point
attempts and finished 6-for-11 from deep, scoring 24 points. He
paced eight Raptors in double-figure scoring, four of whom came off
the bench. Gradey Dick's 18 points led the Toronto reserves, who
combined to score 54.
Atlanta went 43.4 percent from the floor, including 12-for-39 from
3-point range. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 24 points and
added 10 rebounds, but shot 0-for-4 from beyond the arc. Young
finished with a season-low 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
--Field Level Media
[© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely
responsible for this content.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2024/Feb/24/images/ads/current/debbiesfloral_lda_021424.png)
|