Adams perfect in Thunder’s win
Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams scored 27 points on 11-for-11 shooting from the field and Paul George had 35 points and nine assists as the Thunder beat visiting Minnesota 111107 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Russell Westbrook added 15 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City.
The Thunder shot 51.9 percent from the field and outrebounded the Timberwolves 42-26.
It was the Thunder’s first win by fewer than nine points this season. All but two of their 12 losses have been by nine points or fewer. This time, the Thunder made the tweaks coach Billy Donovan has been seeking all season.
“I think we checked all the boxes down the stretch,” George said. “Played great team defense to close the game out. We made our free throws. We just had a winning mentality, and it resulted in a win for us.”
Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points each and Jimmy Butler added 22 for the Timberwolves, who shot 51.3 percent.
Oklahoma City posted its highest-scoring quarter of the season to lead 42-33 after one period.
Spurs 95, Grizzlies 78:
LaMarcus points, Rudy Aldridge Gay added had 22 18 and visiting San Antonio handed Memphis its 10th straight loss. San Antonio controlled most of the game and led by 25 in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies provided a more spirited effort in their second game under interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who took over after David Fizdale was fired Monday. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Kings 107, Bulls 106:
Zach Randolph had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and visiting Sacramento extended Chicago’s losing streak to eight games. Randolph was 12-for-19 from the field. Jerian Grant had 17 points, and rookie Lauri Markkanen, Robin Lopez and Paul Zipser scored 14 points apiece for Chicago. The Bulls are an NBA-worst 3-18.
Raptors 120, Pacers 115:
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Jakob Poeltl made all eight of his field-goal attempts and had 18 points, and Toronto beat Indiana for its sixth straight home victory. Victor Oladipo scored 36 points for Indiana.
Jazz 114, Pelicans 108:
Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and powered Utah’s fourth-quarter rally in Salt Lake City. The No. 13 overall pick became the seventh rookie in franchise history to have a 30-plus point game. New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis went down with a left groin injury at the beginning of the fourth quarter. He left in a wheelchair because he couldn’t put any pressure on one of his legs. Davis had 19 points and 10 rebounds before leaving. DeMarcus Cousins led New Orleans with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Heat 105, Hornets 100:
Josh Richardson scored 27 points and Dion Waiters added 19 to help Miami win at home. The Heat went on a 9-0 run in the final moments to decide things, with a three-pointer by Waiters with 1:09 left for a 102-96 lead being perhaps the biggest shot for Miami. Marvin Williams scored 16 points for Charlotte.
Wizards 109, Pistons 91:
Markieff points, Tomas Morris Satoransky scored 23 added 17 and Washington earned its first home victory in nearly three weeks. Otto Porter Jr. also had 17 points for Washington. The Wizards are 2-2 without All-Star point guard John Wall since he received injections in his swollen left knee. Andre Drummond had 14 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists for Detroit.