Hornets end Warriors’ streak
Rozier’s jump ball helps hand Golden State first loss in eight games
Terry Rozier had a big jumpball win and made two late free throws to help the Charlotte Hornets snap the Golden State Warriors’ winning streak at seven, 106-102 on Sunday night.
Draymond Green tied up Rozier at midcourt with 17 seconds left, forcing a jump ball at midcourt. The 6-foot-1 Rozier outleaped the 6-foot-6 Green and the Hornets controlled the jump, bringing the crowd to its feet.
The Warriors were forced to foul and Rozier and he made both free throws with 12.7 seconds to make it a two-possession game. Golden State missed its final two shots.
Rozier finished with 20 points, Miles Bridges had 22, Lamelo Ball added 21, and Cody Martin had 12 points and eight rebounds. The Hornets have won three straight after a five-game skid.
Nets 120, Thunder 96: Kevin Durant scored 33 points to help Brooklyn beat Oklahoma City. Patty Mills scored 29 points and made a career-high nine 3-pointers, and James Harden added 16 points and 13 assists. Brooklyn has won eight of nine. Shai Gilgeous-alexander scored 23 points for the Thunder.
Lakers 114, Spurs 106: Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds and Los Angeles beat San Antonio. Talen Horton-tucker scored 17 points in his season debut for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington each added 15.
Hawks 120, Bucks 100: Trae Young scored a season-best 42 points and Atlanta snapped a six-game losing streak, beating Milwaukee in an Eastern Conference final rematch. Young just missed a triple-double, finishing with 10 assists and eight rebounds to push the Hawks to a much-needed victory. Despite the return of two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA champion Bucks lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Antetokounmpo scored 26 points in his return after missing a game.
Suns 115, Rockets 89: Devin Booker had 26 points and six assists and Phoenix won its eighth straight game and handed Houston its 11th loss in a row. Booker had 16 points in the first quarter, and finished 9 of 23 from the field. Javale Mcgee added 19 points and 14 rebounds, Chris Paul had 15 points and seven steals, and Mikal Bridges had 14 points and six rebounds. Christian Wood had 17 points and eight rebounds for Houston.
Nuggets 124, Trail Blazers 95: Nikola Jokic just missed out on his third straight triple-double, finishing with 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Chauncey Billups return with a 124-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazer. Billups, a Denver native who had two playing stints with the Nuggets, lost his head coaching debut in his hometown without star Damian Lillard.