Aaron Nesmith scored a team-high 24 factors, serving to the Indiana Pacers rally to a 111-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday in Indianapolis.
Obi Toppin added 19 factors and 7 rebounds off the bench for Indiana (44-31), which gained its seventh sport in 9 tries, and did so after trailing by 16 within the third quarter. Tyrese Haliburton chipped in 18 factors and 11 assists. Indiana is fourth within the Jap Convention, two video games forward of the idle Detroit Pistons.
Sacramento (36-39) was paced by DeMar DeRozan’s 31 factors and eight assists and Domantas Sabonis’s 25-point, 16-rebound output. Zach LaVine scored 20 for the Kings, who’ve misplaced six of their final seven and are tenth within the Western Convention, one sport up on the idle Phoenix Suns for the ultimate play-in event spot.
With the Kings main 98-95, Haliburton scored 5 straight, together with a stepback triple with 1:17 left, returning the result in Indiana for the primary time for the reason that second quarter. After forcing a Sacramento shot clock violation, Pascal Siakam’s 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining gave Indiana a 103-98 lead. Nesmith iced the sport with a pair of free throws with lower than 5 seconds left.
Thunder 145, Bulls 117
Isaiah Joe led the way in which with a season-high-tying 31 factors as Oklahoma Metropolis beat visiting Chicago for its tenth win in a row.
The Thunder are 28-1 in opposition to Jap Convention opponents this season, setting a document for many out-of-conference wins in NBA historical past. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 factors on 9-of-14 capturing from the sphere. He added 12 assists in simply 27 minutes of motion as he sat out the fourth quarter with the end result effectively in hand.
The Bulls took their second consecutive loss and fell to tenth within the Jap Convention standings. The sport was the primary in Oklahoma Metropolis for Josh Giddey since being traded to the Bulls in change for Caruso within the offseason. Giddey obtained a big ovation and completed 6 of 15 for 15 factors, with 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Celtics 117, Grizzlies 103
Al Horford got here off the bench to attain 26 factors and seize eight rebounds as visiting Boston prolonged its profitable streak to 9 video games by beating Memphis.
Horford made six 3-pointers within the win, which gave Boston (56-19) six victories throughout its six-game street journey. The Celtics have gained eight in a row on the street general and are 32-7 document in street video games this season. Jayson Tatum added 25 factors and 14 rebounds within the win. Boston’s Derrick White completed with 14 factors and made three 3-pointers, the second of which set a franchise document for many made 3-pointers in a season (246).
Ja Morant scored a team-high 26 factors for the Grizzlies, who obtained 20 factors and 15 rebounds from Jaren Jackson Jr. Santi Aldama tossed in 21 factors. Memphis (44-31) has misplaced six of its final seven video games. The Grizzlies are 0-2 since they fired head coach Taylor Jenkins and named Tuomas Iisalo interim head coach.
Nets 113, Mavericks 109
Keon Johnson scored 24 factors as visiting Brooklyn shocked streaking Dallas in a back-and-forth thriller.
DeAngelo Russell added 18 factors for the Nets, who secured consecutive wins for the primary time since profitable three straight from Feb. 7-12.
Daniel Gafford led the Mavericks in scoring with 17 factors in his return from a knee damage sustained on Feb. 10. Dallas’ Klay Thompson and Spencer Dinwiddie every missed 3-point makes an attempt that will have put their crew on high within the final seven seconds.
Clippers 96, Magic 87
Ivica Zubac completed with 18 factors and 20 rebounds, Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard every added 21 factors, and Los Angeles delivered certainly one of its finest defensive performances of the season en path to a win at Orlando.
The 87 factors have been the second-fewest the Clippers (43-32) allowed this season, they usually held the Magic to 30-of-76 capturing (39.5 p.c) from the ground. Los Angeles capped a 3-1 street journey.
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero led all scorers with 26 factors regardless of capturing 1-for-8 from 3-point vary. Franz Wagner added 21 factors for the Magic, who had gained 4 of the earlier give video games.
Lakers 104, Rockets 98
Bench gamers Gabe Vincent and Dorian Finney-Smith every drained six 3-pointers whereas scoring 20 factors, sparking Los Angeles to a victory over visiting Houston.
Vincent matched his season excessive for treys and Finney-Smith established a season finest for 3-pointers. Luka Doncic added 20 factors, 9 assists and 6 rebounds for the Lakers, who gained their second straight sport and their third up to now 4. LeBron James chipped in 16 factors and eight rebounds.
Amen Thompson scored 20 factors and Dillon Brooks added 16 for the second-place Rockets, who lead the third-place Denver Nuggets by 1 1/2 video games and the fourth-place Lakers by 2 1/2 video games within the Western Convention race.
Warmth 120, Wizards 94
Bam Adebayo scored 28 factors, grabbed 12 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists to steer the Miami Warmth over the Washington Wizards.
The Warmth gained their fifth sport in a row as they attempt to enhance their standing for the upcoming Jap Convention play-in event. Miami’s Tyler Herro contributed 27 factors on 9-of-19 capturing, though he went an ideal 9-for-9 from the free-throw line, and totaled 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and three steals.
The last-place Wizards dropped their third in a row. Jordan Poole led the Wizards with a game-high 35 factors on 10-for-17 capturing, together with 7-for-13 success from 3-point vary.
Hornets 110, Jazz 106
Miles Bridges posted 26 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists to steer host Charlotte over Utah and snap a five-game dropping streak within the course of.
Hornets middle Mark Williams chipped in an 18-point, 13-rebound effort and 4 different gamers scored in double figures for Charlotte.
Keyonte George had 20 factors for the Jazz, who misplaced for the sixteenth time in 17 video games and hit the 60-loss mark for the primary time in crew historical past. With 17 factors, seven dimes and three steals, rookie Isaiah Collier broke John Stockton’s franchise rookie assists document.
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