Naz Reid collected 27 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 116-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday in Minneapolis.
Anthony Edwards added 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid despite scratching Rudy Gobert (back spasms). Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished nine assists to lead the Thunder, who never led in the game — the first time that happened all season.
Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams scored 20 points. Chet Holmgren (11 points, 12 rebounds) and Isaiah Hartenstein (10 points, 12 rebounds) each notched a double-double.
Pelicans 140, Kings 133 (OT)
CJ McCollum scored 43 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime, and host New Orleans ended a 10-game losing streak by defeating Sacramento.
Trey Murphy III added 18 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds while Jose Alvarado scored 18 for New Orleans.
Zach LaVine collected 32 points and 10 assists for the Kings, whose three-game winning streak ended. Domantas Sabonis added 22 points and 28 rebounds, and Malik Monk had 24 points and nine assists.
Warriors 105, Rockets 98
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 27 points and Golden State survived a fourth-quarter comeback from Houston to claim a road victory.
The Warriors improved to 3-1 since the acquisition of Jimmy Butler III, who finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Golden State (28-27) pulled above .500 entering the All-Star break. Brandin Podziemski put up 18 points for Golden State. Draymond Green contributed 13 points and eight assists, and Moses Moody recorded 10 points.
Aaron Holiday scored a season-high 25 points while Jock Landale added 13 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and eight rebounds for the Rockets. Nate Williams tallied a season-best 11 points in 18 minutes, also a season-high total.
Clippers 120, Jazz 116 (OT)
Norman Powell scored a season-high 41 points and came up big in overtime while lifting Los Angeles over Utah in Salt Lake City.
Powell scored nine of the Clippers’ 12 OT points. James Harden added 32 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks. Ben Simmons made his Clippers debut, days after the Brooklyn Nets bought out his contract and he signed with Los Angeles. He totaled 12 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in a reserve role.
Jazz rookie Kyle Filipowski scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Lauri Markkanen also logged 20 points.
Mavericks 118, Heat 113
Dante Exum scored a season-high 27 points to lead seven Dallas players in double figures as the Mavericks beat visiting Miami in the final game before the All-Star break for both teams.
Max Christie scored 19 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 18 and Kessler Edwards had a season-high 15 for the Mavericks, who won for the fourth time in their last five games. Naji Marshall scored 12 points, Brandon Williams had 11 and Olivier-Maxence Prosper netted 10. The short-handed Mavericks were without eight injured players, including Kyrie Irving (right shoulder soreness) and Klay Thompson (left foot sprain).
Tyler Herro matched his season high with 40 points for Miami, which lost its fourth straight. Kel’el Ware scored 17 points, Kyle Anderson added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Alec Burks had 12 points off the bench.
–Field Level Media
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