Warriors cruise past T-wolves
LOS ANGELES, Nov 28, (AP): Ivica Zubac scored a seasonhigh 31 points and pulled down a career-best 29 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 114100 on Sunday.
Zubac had the most rebounds in an NBA game this season and was one board away from the league’s fourth 30-point/30-rebound rebound game and first since 2018 when he fouled out with 3:40 remaining. Norman Powell added 19 points and Terance Mann 14 for the Clippers, who are still without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
Bucks 124, Mavericks 115
In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Milwaukee capitalized on Grayson Allen’s sizzling start to hand Dallas its fourth straight loss.
Allen scored 22 points in the game’s first 17 ½ minutes while shooting 7 of 7 from beyond the arc, tying his career high for 3-pointers. Allen matched the highest total for made 3-pointers in a half without any misses over the last 25 seasons, according to ESPN Stats.
Warriors 137, Timberwolves 114
In Minneapolis, Steph Curry had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Jordan Poole pitched in 24 points off the bench and Golden State used a 47-point first quarter to spark a victory over Minnesota.
Klay Thompson went 5 for 8 from deep for 21 points and tied Joe Johnson (1,978) for 15th place on the NBA’s career list for 3-pointers made for the Warriors, who raised their perplexing road record to 2-9. They’ve won five of their last six games overall and eight of 11.
Nets 111, Trail Blazers 94
In New York, Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Seth Curry added a season-high 29 off the bench and Brooklyn beat Portland.
Curry was 7 for 10 from 3-point range and had his highest point total with the Nets and the most by a Brooklyn reserve this season.
Kyrie Irving added 22 points for the Nets. Ben Simmons took just three shots but had 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Heat 106, Hawks 98
In Atlanta, Bam Adebayo scored 14 of his 32 points in the third quarter, Caleb Martin added 20 points and Miami snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a victory over Atlanta.
Tyler Herro had 11 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds and Max Strus had 16 points for the Heat, who outscored Atlanta 34-21 in the third to take charge of the game.
They went on a 10-2 run early in the period to make it 65-64 on Kyle Lowry’s left wing 3, and Atlanta trailed the rest of the way. It was Miami’s first lead since it was 3-2.
Grizzlies 127, Knicks 123
In New York, Ja Morant had 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in his fifth career triple-double, and Memphis held off New York. Morant scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, hitting the go-ahead basket after rebounding his own miss with 13.9 seconds left in regulation.
Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 for the Grizzlies, who lost a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter but recovered for their second straight victory.
Cavaliers 102, Pistons 94
In Detroit, Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Evan Mobley added 20 and Cleveland rallied late to beat Detroit.
Cleveland trailed for much of the game, but outscored the Pistons 29-16 in the fourth quarter. Darius Garland added 16 points for Cleveland, which has won five of six.
Celtics 130, Wizards 121
In Boston, Jaylen Brown scored 36 points and Boston held off Washington.
Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and Derrick White finished with 15 for the Celtics, who have won three straight and 12 of their last 13. It is also Boston’s second win this season over Washington, which has lost its last three.
76ers 133, Magic 103
In Orlando, Shake Milton had 29 points and seven assists, and Philadelphia routed Orlando.
Tobias Harris added 25 points for Philadelphia, which also beat the Magic 107-99 on Friday night.