Untraded Davis, Pelicans top T-Wolves
NEW ORLEANS — Playing for first time since asking to be traded, Davis had 32 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in 25 minutes, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-117 on Friday night.
Jrue Holiday had 27 points and nine assists and Kenrich Williams had 19 points — and they led the Pelicans offense in the fourth quarter, when Davis was kept on the bench despite the fact that the teams were separated by as little as one basket several times in the waning minutes. Instead of playing Davis, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry sent in Julius Randle, who came through with a pair of inside baskets and clutch free throws in the final minutes.
76ERS 117, NUGGETS 110
J.J. Redick scored a season-high 34 points, Jimmy Butler had 22 and the new-look Philadelphia squad beat visiting Denver.
Tobias Harris had 14 points and eight rebounds in his first game for Philadelphia, and Joel Embiid added 15 points and 12 rebounds despite playing with stomach flu.
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 27 points and Jamal Murray had 23. Denver was without Gary Harris and Paul Millsap.
KINGS 102, HEAT 96
Buddy Hield scored 23 points and made a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left, and Sacramento rallied from 11 down in the fourth quarter to top visiting Miami.
Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16 points, and Harrison Barnes scored 12 in his Sacramento debut after being acquired from Dallas earlier in the week.
BUCKS 122, MAVS 107
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and visiting Milwaukee rolled to its sixth straight victory, beating a retooling Dallas squad.
Antetokounmpo was 13 of 19 from the field and got the upper hand again in his second meeting with fellow Euro star Luka Doncic, the Dallas rookie sensation who scored 20 points. He's the only original starter remaining because of two trades that were more about the future than the present.
WIZARDS 119, CAVS 106
Bobby Portis scored 30 points in his Washington debut, and Bradley Beal added 25 points and 12 assists to aid in a win against visiting Cleveland.
Portis was acquired along with Jabari Parker on Thursday in a trade that sent Otto Porter Jr. to Chicago.
Kevin Love returned to the Cleveland lineup after missing 50 games following surgery on his left foot.
Love started and played the first six minutes, scoring four points.
WARRIORS 117, SUNS 107
Stephen Curry shook off a poor shooting performance by scoring 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Golden State finally broke open a tight game win at Phoenix.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points for Golden State, which beat Phoenix for the 18th consecutive time. Kevin Durant added 21 points, and DeMarcus Cousins 18.
BULLS 125, NETS 106
Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Chicago to a rout at Brooklyn.
Markkanen scored at least 30 points in his third straight game.
PISTONS 120, KNICKS 103
Andre Drummond had 29 points and 20 rebounds, and Detroit handed visiting New York its 15th straight loss.
Blake Griffin scored 26 points for Detroit.