Jazz win 11th straight, rout Mavs
SALT LAKE CITY — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 32 points, 17 of which came in the third quarter, Mike Conley added 22 points and nine assists and the Utah Jazz rolled past the Dallas Mavericks for their 11th straight win.
Jordan Clarkson finished with 18 points off the bench, while Rudy Gobert had 17 points and a teambest 12 rebounds as the Jazz (15-4) held a comfortable lead for much of the game.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks (8-11) with 25 points as Dallas lost its fourth straight.
HAWKS 116, WIZARDS 100
Trae Young scored 41 points, Atlanta held NBA scoring leader Bradley Beal to a season-low 26 points and visiting Atlanta beat Washington in a game that saw Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook and Robin Lopez get ejected.
Beal drew one of no fewer than six technical fouls whistled on Washington. Westbrook, who scored 26 points but repeatedly jawed with Rondo, and Lopez each drew a pair and were sent to the locker room in the second half. Rondo was ejected in the fourth quarter after his second tech of the game.
KINGS 126, RAPTORS 124
Harrison Barnes scored 26 points, De’Aaron Fox added 24 and the visiting
Kings beat Toronto Raptors in Tampa, Fla., for its third straight victory.
Buddy Hield had 22 points, and Hassan Whiteside came off the bench with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Kings (8-10) in his second game back after missing four games with a hip injury. Sacramento shot 55 percent overall to offset nine fourth-quarter turnovers.
Pascal Siakam scored 32 points for the Raptors (7-12). Fred VanVleet had 26 points and six assists.
HORNETS 108, PACERS 105
P.J. Washington had 19 points and nine rebounds to help host Charlotte avenge a loss to Indiana two nights earlier.
Terry Rozier also scored 19 points for the Hornets,
and LaMelo Ball had 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers with 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
KNICKS 102, CAVALIERS 81
Rookie guard Immanuel Quickley scored 25 points off the bench, leading host New York to a win over Cleveland.
R.J. Barrett scored 24 points, Julius Randle had 16 and Austin Rivers 13.
Darius Garland added 24 points.
CLIPPERS 116, MAGIC 90
Paul George had 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Kawhi Leonard added 24 points and visiting Los Angeles Clippers routed Orlando Magic in the duo’s return after twogame absences because of COVID-19 protocols.
Terrence Ross led the Magic with 24 points.
76ERS 118 TIMBERWOLVES 94
Joel Embiid racked up 37 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes, leading visiting Philadelphia to a 118-94 victory over depleted Minnesota.
Tobias Harris added 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Malik Beasley led the Timberwolves with 22 points.
NETS 147, THUNDER 125
James Harden and Kyrie Irving each scored 25 points Friday night to helpvisiting Brooklyn roll past Oklahoma City as the Nets rested Kevin Durant.
Theo Maledon, a 19-yearold rookie, scored 24 points for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 24 points.
SPURS 119, NUGGETS 109
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and dished out 10 assists, leading host San Antonio past Denver.
Dejounte Murray finished with 26 points, Keldon Johnson had 19 and Patty Mills added 17 off the bench as the Spurs (11-8) won their third straight.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets (11-8) with 35 points and 10 rebounds, and Jamal Murray had 20 points.