CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stephen Curry had 21 factors and 10 assists in his annual homecoming sport, and Golden State pulled away within the second half to defeat Charlotte for his or her sixth win in seven video games.
Curry, who was raised in Charlotte and performed at close by Davidson Faculty, completed 6 of 14 from the sphere and made three three-pointers.
The Hornets appeared decided to not let Curry beat them within the first half and repeatedly blitzed the 11-time All-Star with double-teams. Curry responded by discovering open teammates for straightforward buckets and had 9 assists at halftime.
Buddy Hield scored 22 factors and Brandin Podziemski added 19 factors and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who had been coming off a 126-119 loss at Philadelphia on Saturday.
Draymond Inexperienced had 16 factors and 13 rebounds.
Path Blazers 119, 76ers 102
PHILADELPHIA — Anfernee Simons scored 21 of his 34 factors within the second half, and the Portland Path Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-102 on Monday evening.
Simons shot 13 for 26, together with 6 for 11 from past the arc. Shaedon Sharpe added 20 factors, a career-high 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Andre Drummond completed with 25 factors, 18 rebounds and two steals for the 76ers. Justin Edwards added 16 factors and 6 rebounds.
The Path Blazers trailed 61-56 on the half however outscored the 76ers by 22 factors within the second half.
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo had 19 factors and 15 rebounds to interrupt Miami’s franchise document for double-doubles, and the Warmth cruised to a victory over NBA-worst Washington.
Adebayo, in his eighth season with Miami, reached the milestone with a rebound late within the second quarter. He has 222 double-doubles, yet one more than Rony Seikaly had in six seasons from 1988-94.
Wizards rookie Kyshawn George left with a jaw damage within the fourth quarter after taking an inadvertent elbow from Adebayo.
Duncan Robinson scored 17 factors, and Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson had 16 apiece for the Warmth, who’ve gained three of 4. Miami is seventh within the Japanese Convention and is searching for to make a push for a assured playoff spot.
Khris Middleton led Washington with 16 factors and Bub Carrington scored 14.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 51 factors and Oklahoma Metropolis defeated Houston for his or her fiftieth win of the season.
Gilgeous-Alexander reached 50 factors for the fourth time this season, all prior to now seven weeks. The NBA’s scoring chief completed with a minimum of 40 for the ninth time in 2024-25. He made 18 of 30 subject objectives, went 5 of 9 on 3-pointers and hit all 10 of his free throws.
Jalen Williams added 24 factors for the Thunder (50-11).
Cam Whitmore matched profession highs with 27 factors and 11 rebounds, and Reed Sheppard added a career-best 25 factors for the Rockets.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Caris LeVert made a layup as time expired, ending with 25 factors as Atlanta rallied to beat Memphis.
Desmond Bane had has first profession triple-double for Memphis, however Dyson Daniels stole the ball from him with 3.8 seconds remaining. LeVert received the ball and streaked down the ground for a layup that beat the horn, confirmed after an officers’ evaluation.
LeVert had 16 factors within the fourth quarter.
Zaccharie Risacher scored 27 factors for Atlanta. Onyeka Okongwu had 16 factors and 12 rebounds, whereas Trae Younger had 12 factors and 15 assists.
Bane led Memphis with a season-high 35 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Luke Kennard had 17 factors.
DALLAS — Zach LaVine scored 22 factors and DeMar DeRozan added 20, every sitting out the fourth quarter, as Sacramento beat Dallaswith the Mavericks dropping Kyrie Irving late within the first quarter to a left knee sprain.
The Kings have gained 4 consecutive video games whereas the Mavericks have dropped two straight and 4 of 5.
Sacramento performed with out Domantas Sabonis, the NBA’s high rebounder, who suffered a grade 1 left hamstring pressure within the first minute of Saturday’s win at Houston. Sabonis will miss a minimum of one week.
Jonas Valanciunas made his first begin since being acquired by the Kings on Feb. 5 and had 14 factors and 9 rebounds in 23 minutes by way of three quarters.
SALT LAKE CITY — Cade Cunningham had 29 factors, 9 assists and 4 steals, and Detroit beat Utah for his or her tenth win in 11 video games.
Ausar Thompson added 17 factors and was 7 for 7 from the sphere, whereas Jaren Duren was additionally excellent at 5 for five en path to 16 factors and 12 rebounds.
Kyle Filipowski completed with a career-high 25 factors and added eight rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton had 16 factors and three steals.
Cunningham had 17 factors by halftime, when Detroit led 67-47. The Pistons pulled away with a 14-2 run within the fourth quarter to increase a 17-point result in 29 factors.
Thompson scored 15 within the second half and completed with six rebounds, 5 assists, and three steals.
