Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 30 points, including the go-ahead basket late in the fourth quarter, to help the Atlanta Hawks erase a 21-point deficit and defeat the visiting Chicago Bulls 141-133 on Thursday.
Johnson scored 11 of Atlanta’s 50 points in the fourth quarter, and his basket with 2:44 remaining put the Hawks in the lead to stay. It was the highest-scoring fourth quarter for any NBA team this season.
Johnson shot 11-for-16 from the field and added 15 rebounds and four assists. Trae Young produced 27 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, and 13 assists. He hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 126-126 with 3:03 to go. De’Andre Hunter scored 25 off the Atlanta bench.
Chicago’s Zach LaVine scored a season-high 37 points, 22 in the third quarter, and dished seven assists. Reserve Jevon Carter scored a season-high 26, and Coby White amassed 23 points and nine assists.
Thunder 120, Pacers 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 45 points as Oklahoma City rallied past Indiana in Indianapolis for its ninth straight win.
Gilgeous-Alexander also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out eight assists for West-leading Oklahoma City. Jalen Williams contributed 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein paired 11 points with 13 boards. Williams and Hartenstein each hit a pair of free throws to cap an 8-0 run that gave Oklahoma City a 111-107 lead with 1:39 to play.
Andrew Nembhard finished with 23 points as Indiana saw its five-game winning streak come to an end despite outshooting the Thunder 47.2 percent to 46.3 percent overall. Pascal Siakam had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Myles Turner finished with 12 and 11, respectively.
Grizzlies 155, Raptors 126
Jaren Jackson Jr. and rookie Zach Edey each posted 21-point double-doubles and Memphis set a franchise record for points in a game with a victory over visiting Toronto.
Memphis, the NBA’s top-scoring team, won for the seventh time in nine games while sending Toronto to its ninth loss in a row. Edey grabbed 16 rebounds while Jackson pulled down 11. Desmond Bane had 19 points, Jaylen Wells had 17 and Ja Morant added 15 points and nine assists.
Toronto, which fell to 1-14 on the road, was led by RJ Barrett, who finished with 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Scottie Barnes added 26 points and eight assists for the Raptors, who were outrebounded 63-40.
Heat 89, Magic 88
Tyler Herro drilled a 15-footer with 0.5 seconds left to send Miami, which blew a 17-point lead, past host Orlando.
Herro finished with a team-high 20 points and Alec Burks added 17 as the Heat got revenge on their in-state rivals after coughing up a 25-point lead in a 121-114 loss to the Magic on Saturday.
Orlando had the opportunity for a last shot, but Jalen Suggs’ long 3-point attempt rimmed out and was ruled to have come after the buzzer. Suggs finished with 29 points but was just 2-for-11 from 3-point range. Goga Bitadze added 10 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and three steals for the Magic.
Nets 111, Bucks 105
Cameron Johnson scored 29 points, Noah Clowney and Shake Milton added 20 apiece and visiting Brooklyn rallied to beat Milwaukee.
Brooklyn outscored the Bucks 35-23 in the fourth quarter and snapped a two-game skid. Milwaukee played without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who sat out because of a non-COVID illness. Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 21 points, while Brook Lopez made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points.
Brooklyn moved ahead 109-102 when Keon Johnson converted a four-point play with 47.9 seconds left. Middleton responded with a 3-pointer with 41.3 seconds to play before Johnson made two free throws to seal the comeback win.
Rockets 128, Pelicans 111
Jalen Green scored 30 points, Cam Whitmore added 27 off the bench and visiting Houston never trailed in routing New Orleans.
Fred VanVleet netted 25 points and Alperen Sengun added 10 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Rockets, who won their fourth straight in a streak that began with a 133-113 blowout of the Pelicans a week earlier in Houston.
Trey Murphy III scored 21 points and Dejounte Murray and Brandon Boston had 17 each for the Pelicans, who lost their eighth consecutive game.
Wizards 113, Hornets 110
Jordan Poole hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left and Washington rallied late to defeat visiting Charlotte after squandering a 21-point first-half lead.
Poole’s triple made it 112-110 before Charlotte’s Brandon Miller misfired from long range with six seconds to go. Washington’s Justin Champagnie rebounded and hit one of two free throws as the Wizards ended the game on a 13-4 run. Poole led the way with 25 points and Bilal Coulibaly added 20 as Washington, which has five wins this season, beat Charlotte for the second time.
The Hornets’ LaMelo Ball led all scorers with 31 points but was shut out in the fourth quarter. Miles Bridges had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Miller scored 18 for Charlotte, which has lost six straight and 14 of 15.
–Field Level Media
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