Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who hit a franchise-record 27 3-pointers en route to a 137-101 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.
The Thunder extended their winning streak to six games, having prevailed in those games by an average of 25.8 points. The Pelicans’ losing streak was extended to nine.
Oklahoma City got four 3-pointers apiece from Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Wiggins (24 points) and Alex Caruso (12 points). Jalen Williams added 16 points.
New Orleans’ Zion Williamson, coming off a season-high 40-point outing in a Saturday loss at Sacramento, had 17 points and five assists.
Nuggets 146, Trail Blazers 117
Nikola Jokic had 40 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as host Denver trounced Portland for its seventh straight win.
Christian Braun finished with 26 points for Denver. Julian Strawther scored 18 points, and Jamal Murray had 17 points and eight assists before being ejected early in the fourth quarter.
Rookie Donovan Clingan scored a career-high 21 points, Dalano Banton contributed 22 and Anfernee Simons posted 17 for Portland, which has lost two straight games after winning 10 of the previous 11.
Hawks 112, Magic 106
Trae Young capped a memorable day by scoring 19 points while leading Atlanta past host Orlando for its third consecutive victory. Young made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to ice the outcome. He also had eight assists and five rebounds to help offset nine turnovers.
Earlier in the day, Young was announced as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for averaging 31.3 points and 10.5 assists in four games, and he was named to an All-Star as a replacement for Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf).
Orlando’s Franz Wagner matched his season high with 37 points and added seven rebounds. Paolo Banchero scored 31, including 20 in the third quarter, and pulled down six rebounds.
Kings 129, Mavericks 128 (OT)
DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 42 points and made the game-winning floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime, leading Sacramento to a win over host Dallas.
DeRozan made 15 of 22 attempts from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and sank all eight of his free throws. He scored 15 points in the fourth quarter. Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis added 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, while Zach LaVine and Malik Monk contributed 17 points each.
Irving led the Mavericks with 30 points on 11-of-25 shooting and tacked on nine rebounds and seven assists. He battled DeRozan in crunch time, scoring 15 in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.
Celtics 103, Heat 85
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 33 points to help Boston extend its road winning streak to six games with a win over host Miami.
Tatum, who missed his first five shots, scored 20 points in the third quarter. He was 13 of 26 from the floor for the game and also collected eight rebounds. Al Horford added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics.
Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Boston trailed by 11 early before improving its road record to 22-6.
Cavaliers 128, Timberwolves 107
De’Andre Hunter’s Cleveland debut was a rousing success — even if he didn’t have to do much — as the Cavaliers never trailed in a rout of visiting Minnesota.
Evan Mobley had 28 points and 10 rebounds while Donovan Mitchell added 23 points and eight assists as the Cavaliers won for the seventh time in eight games. Hunter, starting in place of Max Strus (ankle), finished with 12 points and shot 3-for-4 from deep.
Anthony Edwards had a game-high 44 points as the Timberwolves’ three-game winning streak ended. He wound up 13-for-28 from the floor with eight 3-pointers.
Warriors 125, Bucks 111
Stephen Curry scored 38 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the floor while leading Golden State to a win over host Milwaukee.
Jimmy Butler added 20 points and nine boards in his second game since being acquired by the Warriors, and Buddy Hield scored 16 points.
With Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) missing his fifth consecutive game, Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 38 points and seven assists, though he committed 10 turnovers. Kyle Kuzma put up 21 points as the Bucks took their sixth loss in eight games.
Nets 97, Hornets 89
Nic Claxton scored 16 points for Brooklyn, which took control in the third quarter and earned a victory over Charlotte in New York.
Cameron Johnson and Day’Ron Sharpe added 14 apiece as the Nets won for the fifth time in six games since enduring a seven-game losing streak. Brooklyn outscored Charlotte 51-35 in the second and third quarters combined.
The Hornets’ Moussa Diabate scored a career-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds but exited after the third quarter due to a right eye abrasion. LaMelo Ball scored five points in 10 minutes and exited in the second quarter because of right ankle soreness.
Spurs 131, Wizards 121
Victor Wembanyama produced a 31-point, 15-rebound double-double and De’Aaron Fox added 30 points, 12 of them in the fourth quarter, as visiting San Antonio defeated Washington.
Stephon Castle added 16 points, Jeremy Sochan had 14 and Harrison Barnes tallied 12 for the Spurs, who also got nine assists from Chris Paul.
All nine players who saw the court for Washington scored in double figures, but that could not stop the Wizards from dropping their third straight game and 19th in the past 22 outings. Tristan Vukcevic scored 18 points to lead the balanced Washington attack, with Richaun Holmes adding 17, Jordan Poole hitting for 16 and Corey Kispert and Justin Champagnie racking up 14 apiece.
–Field Level Media
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