Boston Herald

Grizzlies snap Suns’ streak

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Dillon Brooks scored 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 on Friday night in a matchup of the NBA’s top two teams, extending their winning streak to seven.

Brooks converted a threepoint play with 32 seconds left for an eight-point lead and the short-handed Grizzlies held on to snap the Suns’ nine-game winning streak. Ziaire Williams scored 19 points for Memphis and De’Anthony Melton added 17.

Clippers 153, Bucks 119 —

Robert Covington scored a career-high 43 points and shot 11 of 18 from 3-point range to help hot-shooting Los Angeles trounce Milwaukee as each team rested its top players.

Amir Coffey also had a career high with 32 points for the Clippers, matching a career high with seven assists to go along with six rebounds. The Clippers shot 60.9% from the floor in the highest-scoring game in franchise history.

Spurs 130, Trail Blazers 111 —

Devin Vassell had 22 points, Keldon Johnson added 21 points and San Antonio maintained its hold on 10th place in the Western Conference by defeating Portland.

Wizards 135, Mavericks 103 — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points and nine rebounds in his first game against his former team, helping Washington defeat Dallas.

Raptors 102, Magic 89 — Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes scored 19 points apiece, Pascal Siakam added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Toronto beat Orlando for its fifth straight win.

Kings 122, Rockets 117 — Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, and Sacramento beat Houston for the second time in three days.

Pistons 110, Thunder 101 — Killian Hayes scored a career-high 26 points and Frank Jackson also had 26 to lead Detroit over Oklahoma City in a matchup of teams near the bottom of the NBA standings.

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