WARRIORS 126,
MAVERICKS 91
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Luka Doncic had
a triple-double, Dirk Nowitzki scored
a season-best 21 points in a rare start and the Dallas
Mavericks capitalized on Stephen Curry's
absence to beat the Golden State
Warriors 126-91 on Saturday night.
Golden State dropped out of the top seed in the Western
Conference to a half-game behind Denver. With Curry resting, Kevin Durant had
25 points and DeMarcus
Cousins scored 19. The Warriors were 4 for 30 from 3-point
range, with Durant going 0 for 8 and Klay Thompson
missing all four of his tries.
Doncic had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Dallas had
dropped 12 straight in Oakland since its previous victory in April 2012.
The Mavs never trailed and built their lead to 43 early in
the final quarter. Maxi Kleber had 16 points and Ryan
Broekhoff added 17 off the bench for Dallas, which snapped a
three-game losing streak.
HAWKS 129, 76ERS 127
ATLANTA -- Trae Young scored
32 points, including a last-second, go-ahead floater, as Atlanta ended
Philadelphia's six-game winning streak.
With 3.5 seconds remaining, Young took the inbound pass
from Kevin Huerter and
dribbled past Jimmy Butler before
sinking the short, soft jumper for the lead with 0.1 seconds remaining. Butler
missed a long attempt as the final buzzer sounded.
Taurean
Prince had 23 points for Atlanta.
Joel Embiid had
27 points and 12 rebounds, and Butler had 25 points for Philadelphia.
The 76ers began the night with a solid hold on third place
in the Eastern Conference, 3+ games ahead of Indiana and four games ahead of
Boston.
JAZZ 114, BULLS 83
CHICAGO -- Rudy Gobert had
21 points and 14 rebounds, and Utah rolled to one of its most lopsided wins of
the season.
The 31-point margin of victory was just three shy of Utah's
season high. The Jazz raced out to a 70-36 halftime lead and never looked back
in winning for the sixth time in seven games.
Donovan
Mitchell added 16 points and eight rebounds. Derrick
Favors scored 13.
Lauri Markkanen led
Chicago with 18 points and 10 rebounds. He made just 6 of 20 shots, and the
Bulls delivered one of their worst performances in a rough season.
TIMBERWOLVES 112, GRIZZLIES 99
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Karl-Anthony
Towns had 33 points and 23 rebounds, and Minnesota ended a
five-game slide with a win over Memphis.
Andrew
Wiggins added 22 points and rookie Josh Okogie had
17 as Minnesota, eliminated from the playoffs Friday night, and ended its
longest losing streak of the season. All five Minnesota starters reached double
figures in scoring.
Mike Conley led
Memphis with 23 points, and Jonas
Valanciunas had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
HEAT 113, WIZARDS 108
WASHINGTON -- Dwyane Wade scored
11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, helping Miami remain alone in eighth
place in the Eastern Conference.
Wade also had nine rebounds while scoring in double digits
for a ninth consecutive game.
Dion Waiters added
19 points and Josh
Richardson had 18 for Miami, which remained a game ahead of
Orlando in the race for the East's last playoff spot. Bam Adebayo had
16 points and 11 rebounds.
Jeff Green scored
25 points for Washington, which has lost four straight. Thomas Bryant had
17 points, Bobby Portis Jr.
added 14 and both grabbed 11 rebounds. The 11th-place Wizards fell 6 1/2 games
behind Miami with eight to play.
HORNETS 124, CELTICS 117
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored
18 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Charlotte rallied
to beat Boston.
It was Walker's 23rd game of 30 or more points this season.
He added 11 rebounds and nine assists.
Rookie Miles Bridges scored
a career-high 20 points, Marvin
Williams and Malik Monk added
13 points apiece and Dwayne Bacon scored
11.
Charlotte won its second straight, improved to 33-39 and
kept its faint postseason hopes alive.
Kyrie Irving led
Boston with 31 points. Jaylen Brown added
29 points and Marcus Morris 15.
The Celtics (43-30) lost their third straight game despite hitting 19
3-pointers.
TRAIL BLAZERS 117, PISTONS 112
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian
Lillard had 28 points, nine assists and six rebounds as
Portland beat Detroit for its third straight win.
Al-Farouq
Aminu scored 22 points, including nine points in the fourth
quarter as the Portland rallied from a six-point deficit.
Blake Griffin led
the Pistons with 27 points and six assists.
KINGS 112, SUNS 103
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Buddy Hield had
25 points and set the franchise season record for 3-pointers in Sacramento's
win over Phoenix.
Hield made 7 of 14 from beyond the arc, giving him 245
3-pointers this season. That surpassed the mark of 240 set by Peja
Stojakovic in 2003-04. The Kings made 17 3s overall.
Harrison
Barnes scored seven of his 25 points over the final three
minutes, Nemanja
Bjelica had 13 points and 17 rebounds, and De'Aaron Fox added
13 points and nine assists for Sacramento. Marvin Bagley
III put up 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Devin Booker scored
32 points and Deandre Ayton had
19 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix.
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