SUNS 114, BUCKS
105
PHOENIX -- Kelly Oubre
Jr. had 27 points and 13 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rallied
from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to stun the NBA-best Milwaukee
Bucks 114-105 on Monday night.
Devin Booker added
22 points and Deandre Ayton had
19 points and 12 rebounds, including a key layup with 35.8 seconds to play that
gave the Suns a four-point lead. Phoenix entered with the worst record in the
league before improving to 14-51, just ahead of the New York
Knicks.
All-Star Giannis
Antetokounmpo had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Malcolm
Brogdon scored 19 for the Bucks, who have lost two straight
games for the first time this season. Milwaukee shot 36.8 percent.
The Bucks led by 16 in the first half, only to trail by
three in the third quarter.
SPURS 104, NUGGETS 103
SAN ANTONIO -- DeMar DeRozan had
24 points and LaMarcus
Aldridge added 22 as San Antonio withstood Denver's closing
rally.
The Nuggets fought back from 21 down and held the Spurs
scoreless over the final 2 1/2 minutes, getting the final nine points to pull
within one, but missed three shots in the last 16.2 seconds.
Jamal Murray missed
a 3-pointer with 16.2 seconds to go and a runner five seconds later but the
Nuggets maintained possession both times as the Spurs tipped the ball out of
bounds. Aldridge then slapped Jokic's pass down and Rudy Gay was
fouled after capturing the loose ball.
Gay missed the ensuing free throws with four seconds
remaining. After the Spurs committed a foul on the initial inbounds, Nuggets
guard Gary Harris missed
a 3-pointer over Patty Mills in
the left corner as time expired to give the Spurs their third straight win.
The Nuggets have lost 13 straight in San Antonio.
Murray finished with 25 points and Jokic had 22 points and
10 rebounds for Denver in its third consecutive loss.
CLIPPERS 113, LAKERS 105
LOS ANGELES -- Danilo
Gallinari scored 23 points, Lou Williams added
21 and the Los Angeles Clippers dealt another blow to the Los Angeles
Lakers' fading playoff hopes.
Gallinari led six Clippers scoring in double figures while
they comfortably maintained a lead over their Staples Center co-tenants down
the stretch. The Clippers (37-29) took sole possession of seventh place in the
Western Conference standings with their sixth win in eight games.
LeBron James scored
27 points and Rajon Rondo had
his 32nd career triple-double, but the Lakers took their ninth loss in 12 games
since they beat the Clippers on Jan. 31.
Rondo had a season-high 24 points, 12 assists and 10
rebounds for the Lakers (30-34), who were coming off an embarrassing loss to
Phoenix and played without ailing forward Brandon
Ingram. Kyle Kuzma scored
13 points before limping off the floor with an apparent ankle injury with 6:04
left.
KINGS 115, KNICKS 108
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Buddy Hield scored
28 points and Harrison
Barnes had 22 points and 10 rebounds in his best game with
Sacramento as the Kings beat the woeful New York Knicks.
Harry Giles added
17 points for the Kings before getting ejected. Hield had seven assists and six
rebounds to help them end a three-game losing streak. Sacramento remained three
games behind San Antonio for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Barnes' scoring output was his highest in eight games since
being acquired from Dallas at the trade deadline.
Alonzo Trier scored 29 points in 30 minutes off the bench
for New York (13-51), which has the worst record in the NBA and was
mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with 18 games
remaining. Dennis Smith
Jr. added 18 points but the Knicks have lost 22 of 25.
PELICANS 115, JAZZ 112
SALT LAKE CITY -- Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle each
scored 30 points to rally New Orleans past Utah.
Anthony Davis had
15 points and 11 rebounds in three quarters for the Pelicans. Davis sat out all
but the last second of the fourth, yet New Orleans still won its third straight
game.
Jae Crowder and Kyle Korver scored
20 points apiece off the bench to lead the Jazz. Rudy Gobert added
19 points and 19 rebounds, and Donovan
Mitchell had 19 points and nine assists.
Utah took a 112-111 lead on Mitchell's layup with 43.9
seconds left. Elfrid Payton answered
with a layup on the other end and Randle hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds
remaining.
Davis, often benched in the fourth quarter since his trade
request, entered to guard the inbounder on the final sequence. He helped
disrupt Utah's last play, closing out the comeback win for New Orleans.
After trailing most of the way, the Pelicans finally erased
Utah's lead late in the fourth as Randle sparked a 22-2 run.
NETS 127, MAVERICKS 88
NEW YORK -- DeMarre
Carroll scored 22 points, Rodions
Kurucs had 19 and Brooklyn snapped a three-game losing streak
with an easy win over Dallas.
Caris LeVert added
18 points and Spencer
Dinwiddie finished with 16 on a night when the Nets shook up
their starting lineup but were fueled by their reserves. The 39-point margin
was their most lopsided victory at home -- and matched their biggest win
overall -- since moving to Brooklyn in 2012.
The Nets were routed by teams below them in the standings in
their last three games but led nearly the entire way, with the lead ballooning
to 44 points. Brooklyn moved back into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern
Conference.
Dwight Powell scored
20 points and Luka Doncic had
16 for the Mavericks, who lost for the seventh time in eight games. Dallas did
finally get Dirk Nowitzki a
couple late baskets after he missed his first nine shots in what could have
been his last game in Brooklyn.
HEAT 114, HAWKS 113
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored
14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Miami won its season-high third
straight home game by topping Atlanta.
It was the highest-scoring quarter of the season for Wade,
and it helped the Heat beat the Hawks for the first time in four tries.
Josh
Richardson scored 19 points and Justise
Winslow added 18 for the Heat, who pulled into a tie with
Charlotte for ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
Vince Carter scored
21 points, all on 3-pointers, for the Hawks. Kent Bazemore had
18 and Trae Young finished
with 14 points and eight assists.
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