LeBron James contributed 42 points to join Michael Jordan as the 40-year-old who scored 40 points in the 40-year-old NBA game, host Los Angeles Lakers beat 120-112 on Thursday night Golden State Warriors.
James also scored a season-best 17 rebounds, with eight assists and six three-pointers, and the Lakers won their fourth and tenth consecutive games in the last 12 games.
Austin Reaves added 23 points, while Gabe Vincent scored 15 points on five 3-pointers for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes had 11 points, and Jarred Vanderbilt collected 14 rebounds.
Stephen Curry scored 37 points and 7 rebounds for the Warriors. Curry scored 19 points in the fourth quarter when he scored four 3-pointers (he scored 20 points in the game). Buddy Hield and Moses Moody scored 14 points, while Pat Spencer and Draymond Green added 13 points to Golden State.
Pacers 119, Clippers 112
Pascal Siakam collected 33 points and 11 rebounds, while Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points as Indiana overcomes a 22-point first-half deficit to win Inglewood, California.
In the last three minutes, the Pacers made a comeback with a score of 14-0. Thomas Bryant amassed 12 points and 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton scored 14 points and 8 assists, and Ben Sheppard scored 12 points as the Pacers won the 12th time in the last 14 road games. Indiana lost Myles Turner in the first quarter after Mathurin took a blow to the face.
Norman Powell and James Harden scored 22 points for the Clippers, respectively, and they saw their winning streak extend to three games. Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points for Los Angeles in the best 33 minutes of the season; he missed his first 34 games of the season due to a sore knee.
Off-road Trail Blazers 108, Kings 102
Anfernee Simons scored 30 points and Portland won six straight wins in a home victory over Sacramento.
Simons made eight of 12 3-pointers and added six assists. Shaedon Sharpe assisted, Shaedon Sharpe contributed 24 points on the bench and Deandre Ayton scored 18 points and 8 rebounds.
Zach Lavine and Demar DeRozan each scored 22 points for the Kings, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Malik Monk contributed 21 points, while Domantas Sabonis amassed 10 points and 14 rebounds before the foul.
Mavericks 127, Celtics 120
Klay Thompson scored 25 points while Spencer Dinwiddie added 22 points to the bench as a team Dallas met in last year’s NBA finals The road win over Boston was won.
Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) reacted in the second half against the Boston Celtics. |Photo source: Reuters
Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) reacted in the second half against the Boston Celtics. |Photo source: Reuters
Daniel Gafford ended his three-game winning streak with eight points and 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, shooting 55.7% from the floor (49 of 88). Anthony Davis (abdominal strain) missed his third game since the Mavericks got it.
Jaylen Brown threw 25 points for the Celtics, he scored 21 points from Payton Pritchard, Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 points respectively.
Timberwolves 127, Rockets 114
Anthony Edwards scored 41 points, grabbed seven rebounds and won six assists, and Minnesota won Houston in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) became the youngest player in NBA history, scoring 1,000 3-pointers. |Picture source: AP
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) became the youngest player in NBA history, scoring 1,000 3-pointers. |Picture source: AP
Edwards entered Wednesday on 49 minutes night, Minnesota won a back-to-back game. Rookie Jaylen Clark scored a career-high 17 points on the bench, Naz Reid (15 points, 11 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (13 points, 10 rebounds) doubles in doubles.
Jalen Green scored 28 points, leading the Rockets, who lost the season for the fifth time in a row. Alperen Sengun scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, while Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore also scored 16 points.
Nuggets 112, Magic 90
Nikola Jokic contributed 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr.
Jokic’s triple-double is his 24-time NBA lead this season, while Porter has reached 30 points in three straight games. Christian Braun scored 16 points, Aaron Gordon contributed 11 points for Denver, and on the second night of the back-to-back game, Denver improved to 10- 1. The Nuggets won five games in a row.
Wendall Carter Jr. scored 19 points, Paolo Banchero added 18 points, while Franz Wagner scored 14 points for the Magic, who traveled on the road The game won 1-5.
