Luka Doncic scored a game-high 45 points and recorded a triple-double, Klay Thompson made 7 three-pointers and turned back the clock. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Golden State Warriors 143-133 and repaid the NBA. Cup defeat with one stone. Sunday night in San Francisco.
Thompson scored a season-high 29 points and Kyrie Irving added 21 points and eight assists for the Mavericks, who won for the eighth time in their last nine games.
Andrew Wiggins scored a team-high 29 points, Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Draymond Green scored 21 points, and Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points. The Warriors defeated 120-120 points on November 12. 117 beat the Mavericks, but only won 5 of the 14 games since then.
Pacers 119, Pelicans 104
Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 22 points to help Indiana defeat visiting New Orleans in Indianapolis.
Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 10 assists, while Andrew Nembhard added 17 points for Indiana, which has won three of its past four games. field. Obi Toppin scored 16 points off the bench and Myles Turner added 14 points in the win.
Brandon Boston Jr., who came off the bench, scored a Pelicans-high 20 points, followed by Herb Jones and Dejounte Murray with 19 points each. Trey Murphy III scored 16 points and CJ McCollum added 15 as New Orleans lost its fourth straight and 13th in 14 games. Yves Missi had nine points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Celtics 112, Wizards 98
Jayson Tatum scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Boston beat Washington on the road.
Payton Pritchard came off the bench and scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Boston’s Luke Kornet had seven points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes. It was a tough shooting night for Jaylen Brown, who went 4-for-14 from the field and 1-for-4 from the free throw line. He scored 11 points. Kristaps Porzingis scored 11 points before leaving the game in the second quarter with a foot injury.
Jordan Poole scored a Wizards-high 21 points. Koulibaly scored 19 points and Justin Champagnie had 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Carlton Carrington had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Knicks 100, Magic 91
Karl-Anthony Towns led New York to a road win over Orlando, recording 20 points and 20 rebounds for the first time in more than five years.
Towns finished with 22 points and 22 rebounds, his 13th career 20-20 game and his first since March 23, 2019. Jalen Brunson scored 31 points for the Knicks, who have alternated wins and losses in their past five games. Mikal Bridges scored 17 points and Josh Hart scored 12 for New York.
Moritz Wagner came off the bench to score a career-high 32 points as the Magic lost their first home game in 11 games this season. Tristan DaSilva (20 points) was the only Magic player to score in double figures.
Timberwolves 106, Spurs 92
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 28 minutes to help visiting Minnesota beat the San Antonio Spurs in a Western Conference matchup created by the NBA Cup.
Minnesota reserve Nickel Alexander-Walker scored 17 points, Jaden McDaniels had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Julius Randle scored 11 points and Rudy Gobert scored 10 points.
Victor Wembanyama scored 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Spurs to end their two-game winning streak. Jeremy Souchon scored 17 points and 15 rebounds, Harrison Barnes also scored 17 points, and Julian Champagne scored 11 points.
Lakers 116, Grizzlies 110
Anthony Davis shook off injury troubles and scored a season-high 40 points and 16 rebounds in Los Angeles’ win over visiting Memphis.
Austin Reeves had 19 points and eight assists, while LeBron James, who returned after missing two games with a foot injury, scored 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Los Angeles.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 25 points, and then the Grizzlies’ four-game winning streak was ended. Ja Morant made 6 of 21 shots, had 7 turnovers, and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Suns 116, Trail Blazers 109
Devin Booker scored a game-high 28 points and Phoenix used a strong fourth quarter to beat visiting Portland.
Kevin Durant added 20 points despite shooting 1-for-9 from 3-point range for the Suns, who were without Bradley Beal for the second straight game due to a swollen knee.
Portland has now lost six games in a row. All five Blazers starters scored in double figures, led by Anfernee Simons (20 points) and Jerami Grant (17 points). Substitute Deni Avdija also scored 17 points.
