DETROIT — Cade Cunningham scored eight of his 18 factors within the ultimate 3:21, and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98 on Monday night time.
Atlanta had an opportunity to win with 0.1 seconds left, however Jalen Johnson couldn’t convert a tip-in as time expired.
Jalen Duren had 21 factors and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who gained for the fifteenth time in 17 video games. Caris LeVert added 14 factors and made two key defensive performs down the stretch.
Johnson had 29 factors and 13 rebounds for Atlanta, which had gained 4 of 5. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 26 factors and Onyeka Okongwu scored 20.
Neither group led by greater than 5 factors till LeVert made it 74-68 with the final basket of the third quarter.
Detroit created possessions with relentless strain on the glass — it had extra offensive rebounds than Atlanta had defensive rebounds for a lot of the sport — however gave them again with 22 turnovers within the first three quarters.
WASHINGTON — CJ McCollum scored 28 factors, together with a 3-pointer with 14.4 seconds remaining that helped Washington outlast Milwaukee.
The Wizards (3-16) have gained two of three following a 14-game shedding streak, and Milwaukee solely managed a cut up in two video games in opposition to Washington and Brooklyn — two of the NBA’s worst groups.
It was tied at 115 after former Bucks standout Khris Middleton made a 3-pointer for Washington. Then Giannis Antetokounmpo almost misplaced management of the ball whereas being fouled on a drive, however managed to flip it up and in for a three-point play with 3:36 to play. Then Antetokounmpo slammed down an alley-oop on Milwaukee’s subsequent possession.
The Wizards battled again, nonetheless, taking a two-point lead on Middleton’s 3-pointer with 52.2 seconds remaining. Antetokounmpo — who was referred to as for a violation within the first half for not taking pictures a free throw shortly sufficient — was fouled with 39.3 seconds left and made one among two. Then McCollum stepped again and sank a 3-pointer on the finish of the shot clock to make it 127-123.
MIAMI — Norman Powell scored 30 factors in opposition to his former group, Bam Adebayo had 27 factors and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes and Miami downed reeling Los Angeles.
Tyler Herro and Andrew Wiggins every scored 22 for the Warmth, who trailed by two early within the second quarter earlier than happening a 30-2 run. Miami additionally hit 24 3-pointers, tying a franchise report accomplished on two earlier events.
Miami went on a 12-0 run within the first 2:02 of the third quarter, all on 3-pointers, two of them by Adebayo. That turned a 20-point halftime lead right into a 32-point edge and the result was not in severe doubt once more.
Kawhi Leonard scored 36 and Ivica Zubac completed with 16 factors and 13 rebounds for the Clippers. They began the season 3-2 and have gone 2-14 since, falling to 5-16 — the worst 21-game begin for the franchise since a 4-17 starting to the 2010-11 season.
James Harden scored 11 factors for the Clippers in 20 minutes, and didn’t play within the ultimate 22:34. The Clippers have been outscored by 39 factors when he was on the ground.
NEW YORK — Michael Porter Jr. scored 35 factors, Noah Clowney had 18 and Brooklyn beat Charlotte.
Nic Claxton added 13 factors, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for Brooklyn, which had misplaced 4 in a row. Reserves Danny Wolf and Drake Powell every scored 10 factors.
Porter went 7 for 11 from 3-point vary. The Nets went 17 for 43 from past the arc, in comparison with 12 for 32 for the Hornets.
Kon Knueppel scored 18 factors for Charlotte, which had gained two in a row. LaMelo Ball had 12 factors and 14 assists, and Collin Sexton completed with 15 factors.
CAVALIERS 135, PACERS 119
INDIANAPOLIS — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 factors to guide Cleveland to a victory over Indiana.
Mitchell, who made 16 of 27 photographs from the sphere, additionally had 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jaylon Tyson added 27 factors on 10-of-13 taking pictures and a team-high 11 rebounds. Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter every scored 13 for the Cavs.
Pascal Siakam had 26 factors for Indiana, and Andrew Nembhard scored 21.
Garrison Mathews, who signed a second 10-day contract Monday with the Pacers, added 15 factors — hitting all three of his makes an attempt from 3-point vary. Jay Huff additionally scored 15.
The Cavaliers shot 51 per cent from the sphere whereas the Pacers shot 49 per cent. Cleveland had a 48-36 rebounding edge. Indiana had 14 turnovers, six greater than Cleveland.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Desmond Bane scored 18 of his 37 factors within the fourth quarter, serving to Orlando beat Chicago.
Bane made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:23 left, sparking an 8-0 run for the Magic. He additionally capped the decisive sequence with a foul shot that made it 117-111 with 2:11 to go.
Bane was 12 for 17 from the sphere. He additionally had six rebounds and 5 assists.
Franz Wagner scored 25 factors for Orlando, and reserve Anthony Black had 22 factors and 9 rebounds. The Magic gained for the sixth time in seven video games.
Josh Giddey had 22 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for Chicago in its fourth consecutive loss. Matas Buzelis scored 21 factors, and Nikola Vucevic had 20 factors and 11 rebounds.
MAVERICKS 131, NUGGETS 121
DENVER — Anthony Davis scored a season-high 32 factors in his second sport again from harm, and Dallas beat Denver.
Rookie Ryan Nembhard had 28 factors and 10 help, each profession bests, to assist Dallas win consecutive video games for the primary time this season. Cooper Flagg added 24 factors for Dallas, which hit 16 of 31 photographs from 3-point vary.
The loss was the fourth straight at residence for Denver, three of them in opposition to groups with out profitable data. It additionally spoiled a profession night time for Spencer Jones, who had 28 factors, and Nikola Jokic’s eleventh triple-double of the season. He completed with 29 factors, a season-high 20 rebounds and 13 assists.
The already short-handed Nuggets performed the fourth quarter with out Jamal Murray, who was sluggish going to the locker room at halftime. He went to the ground within the first minute of the third quarter, hung again on the defensive finish after which walked gingerly to the locker room however returned a couple of minutes later.
