Spurs rebound from loss to top Sixers
SAN ANTONIO — Rudy Gay had 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan each added 20 as San Antonio Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 123-96 on Monday night.
San Antonio bounced back after squandering a 21-point lead in a loss to Chicago on Saturday night. The Spurs held an opponent under 100 points for the fifth straight game.
J.J. Redick and Ben Simmons each had 16 points to lead the 76ers. Joel Embiid was limited to 13 points on 6-for-17 shooting.
Aldridge added 10 rebounds and DeRozan had seven assists for the Spurs, who closed a six-game home stand at 5-1.
Gay has scored 20-plus points five times through 27 games. He accomplished that feat in 57 games last season.
BUCKS 107, PISTONS 104
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Milwaukee held on for a victory over visiting Detroit when Blake Griffin missed a last-second 3-pointer.
Griffin actually missed two 3s in the final 14 seconds. The Detroit star already had a triple-double after three quarters, but it was a quiet fourth for him. Griffin finished with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, but he also had 10 turnovers.
WARRIORS 110 GRIZZLIES 93
Stephen Curry had 20 points while adding another accomplishment to his list, leading Golden State past visiting Memphis.
Curry became the fifth player in Warriors history to score 15,000 career points during the regular season — joining Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Paul Arizin and Chris Mullin.
TIMBERWOLVES 132 KINGS 105
Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 14 assists in just 21 minutes, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and Minnesota got a boost from its bench in a win against road-weary Sacramento.
Derrick Rose added 13 points and a season-high 11 assist. Minnesota led by 36 in the first half against Sacramento, which was coming off a 120-113 victory at Dallas a night earlier.
TRAIL BLAZERS 131 CLIPPERS 127
Damian Lillard scored 39 points and C.J. McCollum added 27 as Portland held on to win at Los Angeles.
THUNDER 121, BULLS 96
Paul George scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the final five minutes of the first half and host Oklahoma City rolled to a victory over Chicago.
Devin Booker tied his season high with 38 points, T.J. Warren scored 17 of his 26 during Phoenix's 41-point third quarter and the Suns won at New York for their third straight victory.