Warriors’ huge rally overcomes Lakers
Grizzlies remain hot; Spurs, Knicks, Hawks, Nets all win on MLK holiday
LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 23 and the Golden State Warriors rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-113 on Monday night.
LeBron James’ 3-pointer gave the Lakers a 97-83 advantage early in the fourth before the Warriors battled back. They trailed 106-97 with 5:52 remaining before going on a 15-2 run that gave Golden State its first lead. Oubre had tied it at 108 with a driving layup and Draymond Green’s layup with 2:40 remaining gave the Warriors their first lead of the night.
James had a chance to win it at the end, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Lakers had their five-game winning streak snapped.
Dennis Schröder led Los Angeles with 25 points and James added 19. Anthony Davis had 17 points and 17 rebounds.
Eric Paschall came off the bench to score 19 points and Andrew Wiggins added 18 for Golden State, which has won 10 of its last 12 when playing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Lakers have a seven-game losing streak when playing on the holiday.
NETS 125, BUCKS 123: In New York, Kevin Durant made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, James Harden had 34 points and 12 assists, and Brooklyn edged Milwaukee.
Durant finished with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists to give the Nets their fourth straight victory in a game in which two of the East’s best went toe-to-toe right down to a tense finish that ended when Khris Middleton missed a potential winning 3-pointer from the corner.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Milwaukee.
GRIZZLIES 108, SUNS 104: In Memphis, Tenn., Ja Morant had 17 points and 10 assists and took a key charge late as Memphis won its fifth straight.
Morant assisted on Grayson Allen’s 3-pointer with 1:06 left to give Memphis a 101-98 lead, then scored on a drive with 30.8 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Morant took a charge against Chris Paul to help maintain the Memphis lead.
Deandre Ayton led the Suns with 18 points and tied a season high with 16 rebounds.
RAPTORS 116, MAVERICKS 93: In Tampa, Fla., Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and Pascal Siakam had a big second half, leading Toronto over Dallas.
Siakam scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as the Raptors pulled away for their third straight victory. Chris Boucher added 21 points and OG Anunoby contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and much of the defensive work against Dallas star Luka Doncic.
Doncic, who was coming off a triple-double in Sunday’s 117-101 loss to Chicago, scored 15 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
BULLS 125, ROCKETS 120: In Chicago, Zach LaVine scored 33 points, and Chicago overcame a strong effort by Victor Oladipo in his Houston debut, beating the Rockets.
Oladipo looked good in his first game for Houston, pouring in 32 points. The two-time All-Star was acquired from Indiana as part of the four-team trade that sent James Harden to Brooklyn last week.
SPURS 125, TRAIL BLAZERS 104: In Portland, Ore., LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points, DeMar DeRozan had 20 points and 11 assists and San Antonio beat Portland.
Rudy Gay and Patty Mills came off the bench for 21 points apiece as the Spurs reserves outscored Portland backups 59-24. Damian Lillard led Portland with 35 points. Carmelo Anthony’s basket with 2½ minutes left in the third quarter gave the Trail Blazers an 80-78 lead.
The Spurs took over from there, later using an 11-0 run for a 95-82 lead early in the fourth period.
HEAT 113, PISTONS 107: In Miami, Bam Adebayo had 28 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Heat got their biggest comeback win of the season, rallying from 19 down to beat Detroit and snap a three-game slide.
Goran Dragic scored 22 points for Miami, which got 18 apiece from Duncan Robinson and Kendrick Nunn. Miami was again without Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley (virus protocols), Tyler Herro (neck) and Meyers Leonard (shoulder). Jerami Grant had 27 points for Detroit. KNICKS 91, MAGIC 84: In New York, R.J. Barrett scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds, and Julius Randle added 21 points and 17 rebounds to lead the New York to its second straight win.
While the Knicks are taking baby steps forward, the same can’t be said of the Magic. They have lost six in a row to drop to 6-8.
Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Orlando while Aaron Gordon had 18 points and 17 rebounds.
HAWKS 108, TIMBERWOLVES 97: In Atlanta, Clint Capela had 23 points and 15 rebounds, De’Andre Hunter scored 25 and the Hawks beat Minnesota.
The Hawks, wearing black, tan and white uniforms with “MLK” sewn across the chest to commemorate the national holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., snapped a two-game skid. They had dropped six of seven.
Trae Young had 20 points and 13 assists for Atlanta. D’Angelo Russell finished with 31 points for slumping Minnesota.
IRVING: Kyrie Irving missed a seventh straight game Monday and could rejoin the Brooklyn Nets later this week in his original NBA home.
The Nets hoped their point guard would be able to return for the showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks in a matchup of Eastern Conference powers, listing him as questionable in Sunday’s injury report. Irving was downgraded to out on Monday afternoon.
The Nets are scheduled to play the first of a pair of games later this week in Cleveland, where Irving began his NBA career.
COVID: The Washington Wizards are now assured of going at least 11 days between games, after yet another postponement while the team deals with COVID-19 issues.
The Wizards’ game that was scheduled to be played Wednesday in Charlotte is now off, the NBA said Monday. That is the 14th postponement since Jan. 10 — and no team has had more games called off than the Wizards.
EX-AGGIE IN G LEAGUE: The NBA G League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers unveiled their complete 2021 roster and appearing on the 12-man list Monday was former New Mexico State standout Trevelin Queen.
The 6-foot-6 guard out of Glen Burnie, Maryland, went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, but signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Houston Rockets in November.