NBA roundup: Warriors roll in
emotional return to court
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[January 25, 2024]
Jonathan Kuminga tied a franchise record by making all 11 of
his shots in a 25-point performance and the Golden State Warriors
honored the memory of Dejan Milojevic with a 134-112 romp over the
Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in San Francisco.
The evening began with an on-court tribute to Milojevic, the former
Hawks summer-league coach and three-year Warriors assistant who died
on Jan. 17 after having a heart attack at a Golden State team dinner
the previous night in Salt Lake City.
Stephen Curry chipped in with 25 points for Golden State, and Klay
Thompson added 24 for the Warriors, who were playing their first
game in nine days after two postponements. Kuminga's 11-for-11
shooting night matched that of Chris Mullin at Miami on Dec. 1,
1990.
Dejounte Murray had 23 points and Jalen Johnson 21 for the Hawks,
who dropped both games on a three-day Northern California swing
without Trae Young, sidelined due to a concussion.
Bucks 126, Cavaliers 116
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points to lead Milwaukee Bucks over
visiting Cleveland in the Bucks' first game after dismissing head
coach Adrian Griffin.
Antetokounmpo finished with his seventh triple-double of the season,
racking up 18 rebounds and 10 assists. Damian Lillard added 28
points while Khris Middleton scored 24.
Cleveland, which had won eight in a row, was led by Donovan
Mitchell, who scored 23 points but shot 10 of 24. Jarrett Allen
added 21 and 12 rebounds.
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Grizzlies 105, Heat 96
Vince Williams Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, Scotty Pippen Jr.
played the best game of his career in just his second appearance of
the season and Memphis handed host Miami its fourth straight loss.
Pippen, who Memphis signed to a two-way contract last week, came off
the bench to score 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, grab
six rebounds and dish out six assists. All were career highs for the
second-year guard, who had only played a total of 37 minutes in the
NBA prior to Wednesday.
Terry Rozier, playing in his first game with Miami since being
traded from Charlotte, scored nine points off the bench on just
3-of-11 shooting and committed three of the Heat's 17 total
turnovers.
Suns 132, Mavericks 109
Devin Booker scored 30 of his 46 points in the second half as
visiting Phoenix rallied for its seventh straight win, beating
Dallas.
Bradley Beal had 20 points, Grayson Allen scored 15 and Kevin Durant
had 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Phoenix, which
trailed by as many as 16 in the second quarter before outscoring the
Mavericks 43-20 in the third. Booker scored 22 points in the
decisive third quarter and finished shooting 17 of 23 from the field
and 6 of 10 from 3-point range for the game. Booker also had seven
rebounds.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 34 points, eight rebounds and nine
assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 points and Jaden Hardy added 11.
Grant Williams scored eight points before being ejected midway
through the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul.
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Thunder 140, Spurs 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 32 points and 10 assists in three
quarters of play as visiting Oklahoma City poured it on in the
second half to post a win over San Antonio.
The Thunder, playing the second game of a home-road back-to-back,
pulled away in a dominating third quarter to win their fourth
straight game and forge a tie for the best record in the Western
Conference. Aaron Wiggins poured in 22 points off the bench for the
Thunder, with Chet Holmgren adding 17.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Devin Vassell added 21, Blake Wesley scored 12, Malaki Branham had
11 and Zach Collins hit for 10 points in the loss, the second
straight setback for San Antonio.
Timberwolves 118, Wizards 107
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 of
his 27 points in the third quarter to fuel visiting Minnesota to a
victory over Washington.
Edwards offset an 11-for-28 performance from the floor by making 13
of 14 attempts from the foul line. Towns went 11-for-24 from the
floor -- albeit 2-for-10 from 3-point range -- in his first game
since posting a franchise-record 62-point performance in a 128-125
setback against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Rudy Gobert
collected 19 points and 16 rebounds and Jaden McDaniels added 13
points for the Timberwolves, who snapped a two-game losing streak
despite playing without Mike Conley (illness).
Washington's Deni Avdija drained four 3-pointers to highlight his
24-point effort. Marvin Bagley III recorded 17 points and a
season-high 15 rebounds and Kyle Kuzma had 17 points, 14 rebounds
and eight assists for the Wizards, who have lost five in a row and
11 of their past 12 games.
Blazers 137, Rockets 131 (OT)
Anfernee Simons scored 33 points, Jerami Grant ended regulation with
a game-tying 3-pointer and visiting Portland outlasted Houston in
overtime.
Grant had 21 points and nine assists, and it was his bank shot at
the buzzer that forced the extra period. The Trail Blazers
methodically pulled away in overtime, with Deandre Ayton (18 points,
17 rebounds) converting a critical second-chance basket with 10.2
seconds left.
Alperen Sengun posted 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for
the Rockets, while Jalen Green scored 29 points. However, Houston
went cold from the perimeter late, shooting 1-for-10 on 3-point
attempts in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.
Pistons 113, Hornets 106
Bojan Bogdanovic poured in 34 points and host Detroit downed
Charlotte.
Alec Burks had 15 points and Jalen Duren supplied 14 with eight
rebounds in Detroit's fifth win this season. Isaiah Stewart added 11
points and eight rebounds.
Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 23 points and seven rebounds, Nick
Richards had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Miles Bridges contributed
20 points and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball added 17 points and seven
assists before fouling out.
--Field Level Media
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