Pacers win in Oladipo return
Victor Oladipo’s only 3pointer tied the score with 10 seconds left in regulation, and Malcolm Brogdon scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, helping the host Pacers rally for a 115106 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night.
Oladipo had nine points in his first game back since suffering a seasonending knee injury last January. T.J. Warren had 25 points to lead the Pacers.
Chandler Hutchinson had 21 points for Chicago.
Oladipo was 2for8 from the field and 1for7 on 3s in 21 minutes.
“We wanted to do it for him,” Brogdon said of Oladipo, an AllStar the previous two seasons. “We knew how much energy was going to be in the building tonight. There are going to be bumps, but we’re going to be able to get through them.” Nets 125, Pistons 115: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving scored 20 in his return to the lineup for host Brooklyn. Irving missed Sunday’s game as he mourned friend Kobe Bryant, the former Lakers guard who died in a helicopter crash Sunday. “I couldn’t even come up with wanting to play that game,” Irving said. “It was so heartbreaking, and it still is.”
Trail Blazers 125, Rockets 112: Damian Lillard had 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double for host Portland. Russell Westbrook led Houston with 39 points and James Harden returned from a two-game injury absence to score 18.
Grizzlies 127, Knicks 106: Dillon Brooks scored 27 points and Ja Morant had 18 points and 10 assists as visiting Memphis won its fourth in a row. Tempers flared with 48 seconds left when New York guard Elfrid Payton knocked Memphis’ Jae Crowder into the first row after Crowder attempted a 3-pointer following the steal of an errant inbound pass by Julius Randle. Crowder and New York’s Marcus Morris Sr. were ejected for instigating the fight.
Spurs 127, Jazz 120: DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points as host San Antonio snapped a threegame losing streak. Donovan Mitchell had 31 points for Utah.
Thunder 120, Kings 100: Dennis Schroder had 24 points and nine assists and Luguentz Dort added 23 points for visiting Oklahoma City.