Nets dominate in rescheduled game
MINNEAPOLIS — The show in Minnesota went on, the day after raw emotion from a fatal police shooting of a local Black man was too strong to play.
Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets made quick work of the Timberwolves, even if focus was harder to come by than usual.
Durant scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting in his most productive performance in 2½ months, as the Brooklyn Nets blew out the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-97 on Tuesday afternoon.
The game was rescheduled from the previous night, out of sensitivity to the community following the traffic-stop death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
Players from both teams wore black warmup shirts that read, “With liberty and justice for all,” with the last two words in allcaps for extra emphasis, and a moment of silence was held before tip-off.
Anthony Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without Karl-Anthony Towns on the one-year anniversary of his mother’s death from COVID-19 complications. Towns chose to sit out and spend the time with his family.
HAWKS 107, RAPTORS 103
In Tampa, Fla., Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Clint Capela added 19 points and 21 rebounds, and Atlanta won its seventh in eight games.
CLIPPERS 126, PACERS 115
In Indianapolis, Paul George scored 36 points to lead Los Angeles.
LAKERS 101, HORNETS 93
In Charlotte, N.C., Kyle Kuzma scored 24 points, and Los Angeles held on.
JAZZ 106, THUNDER 96
In Salt Lake City, six Utah players scored in double figures to hold off Luguentz Dort’s 42 points. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Jazz with 23 points.
SUNS 106, HEAT 86
In Phoenix, Deandre Ayton’s 19 points and 13 rebounds led host Phoenix, which got 65 points from its bench.
CELTICS 116 TRAIL BLAZERS 115
In Portland, Ore., Jayson Tatum scored a gamehigh 32 points for Boston, which held off a late charge by Damian Lillard.
ODDS AND ENDS
The Nuggets will be without Jamal Murray indefinitely after the point guard suffered a torn ACL in his left knee against the Warriors. … Golden State promoted Brandon Schneider to president and chief operating officer to replace Rick Welts.