Mavericks rally to nip Hawks
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 28 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 118-117 win over the Hawks on Wednesday night, a week after ending a six-game losing streak in Atlanta.
The Mavericks kept the ball out of Trae Young’s hands on an inbound play with 4.7 seconds remaining, and Danilo Gallinari’s jumper just before the buzzer was short.
Atlanta coach Lloyd Pierce thought Young was fouled setting a screen on the final play when Willie Cauley-Stein ran into him, and said Young getting knocked down interrupted the intended play.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to spark the comeback. Dallas won its third straight and fourth in five games.
John Collins scored 33 points and Young had had 25 points and 15 assists for the Hawks, who have lost four of five
SUNS 125, BUCKS 124
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Chris Paul added 28 and host Phoenix rallied to beat Milwaukee.
Milwaukee had its fivegame winning streak snapped despite getting a season-high 47 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks had a chance to win it on the final possession, but Antetokounmpo missed a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer.
The Suns have won seven of eight and have a
15-9 record.
LAKERS 114 THUNDER 113 (OT)
LeBron James hit the tying 3-pointer late in regulation and then broke up Oklahoma City’s final possession in overtime to lead the Los Angeles to its sixth consecutive victory.
James had 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who survived their third consecutive overtime game. Montrezl Harrell scored 20 points.
Al Horford scored 25 points and Kenrich Williams had a career-high 24 for the Thunder.
RAPTORS 137, WIZARDS 115
Norman Powell scored 28 points, Pascal Siakam added 26 and Toronto Raptors made 19 3-pointers
in a win at Washington.
Seven Raptors hit at least one 3-pointer, with Kyle Lowry leading the way with 5-for-9 shooting from deep. He finished with 21 points.
NBA leading scorer Bradley Beal, who averages 33.3 points was held to 24.
Russell Westbrook, who sat out Washington’s win at Chicago on Monday, returned to score 23 points, including 19 in the second half.
CLIPPERS 119 TIMBERWOLVES 112
Kawhi Leonard had a season-high 36 points and Lou Williams added 27 points in Los Angeles’ victory at Minnesota.
Timberwolves star KarlAnthony Towns had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return to action after missing 13 games.
NETS 104, PACERS 94
Kyrie Irving had 35 points and eight assists and host Brooklyn was defensively dominant in the first half in shutting down Indiana to snap a three-game losing streak.
James Harden added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets.
Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers.
GRIZZLIES 130, HORNETS 114
Kyle Anderson hit a career-high six 3 of Memphis’ franchise-record 23 3-pointers and scored 27 points to help the Grizzlies snap a four-game losing streak with a victory over Charlotte at Memphis.
Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 34 points.
BULLS 129, PELICANS 116
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 46 points, hitting nine of Chicago’s franchise-record 25 3pointers, and the host Bulls beat New Orleans.
Coby White made eight 3s and scored 30 points for the Bulls.
Zion Williamson had 29 points for New Orleans, and Brandon Ingram finished with 21 points.
NUGGETS 133 CAVALIERS 95
Paul Millsap scored a season-high 22 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 19 and host Denver routed Cleveland.