Ibaka lifts Raptors over Wizards
WASHINGTON: Serge Ibaka’s 3pointer with 15.2 seconds remaining lifted the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 140-138 doubleovertime win against the stubborn Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Washington rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to force overtime and took a 138136 lead on Thomas Bryant’s short jumper with 31.8 seconds left in the second overtime.
Kawhi Leonard missed on a drive on the ensuing possession but got his own rebound and passed out to Ibaka, who hit from 28 feet.
Warriors 119, Mavericks 114 Stephen Curry scored a gamehigh 48 points — 24 in each half — and dropped the game-winning 3-pointer to allow Golden State to escape Dallas with a victory.
Curry, who scored 16 points in the first quarter, made 11 3-pointers and scored the final seven points for the Warriors in a game the Mavs led 113-108 with 3:51 to go in the game.
Nuggets 116, Trail Blazers 113 Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Jamal Murray shook off an injury to score 24, and Denver snapped visiting Portland’s four-game win streak.
Jokic and Murray combined for eight points in the final 67 seconds to put the Nuggets ahead 76ers 108, Knicks 105
Ben Simmons totaled 20 points, a career-high 22 rebounds and nine assists as visiting Philadelphia never trailed, survived a shaky second half and extended its winning streak over New York Knicks to seven games.
Simmons finished with his 28th double-double this season and just shy of his eighth triple-double.
Magic 116, Rockets 109 stepped up late, Orlando rallied past visiting Houston in the fourth quarter, capping wins on consecutive nights against title contenders.
Terrence Ross, Evan Fournier, and D.J. Augustin sank 3-pointers on successive possessions to key a 16-2 run for a 114-107 lead with 1:21 left. Gordon and Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points each, as the Magic claimed a fourth consecutive home win, rallying from a 12-point deficit after doing the same in beating Boston on Saturday. Cavaliers 101, Lakers 95
Cedi Osman scored 20 points, and Rodney Hood added 18 as visiting Cleveland ended its 12game losing streak at the expense of struggling Los Angeles.
Tristan Thompson had 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Alec Burks had 17 points and 13 rebounds in Cleveland’s first win since Dec 18 at Indiana.
Bucks 133, Hawks 114
A night off worked wonders for Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 33 points to lead visiting Milwaukee over Atlanta.
Antetokounmpo was given Friday night off to help him deal with ongoing right quad soreness and a left hip contusion. He returned to lead the Bucks in scoring, shooting 9 for 17 from the field and surpassing the 30-point mark for the 18th time this season.