GRIZZLIES DOMINATE IN FOURTH
Tyus Jones had 22 points and 11 assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 131110 on Thursday night.
The Grizzlies played their third game without Ja Morant, the star guard who is away from the team after posting a video last weekend in which he appeared to be displaying a gun at a Denverarea strip club. The Grizzlies have announced Morant will miss at least the next three games.
Demond Bane also had 21 points for Memphis, which won the fourth quarter 32-17.
Stephen Curry had 29 points and seven rebounds for Golden State.
Jordan Poole had 22 points, Draymond Green added 16 points and seven assists and Klay Thompson had 14 points.
The teams met in Memphis for the first time since their heated Western Conference postseason that Golden State won 4-2.
Kings 122, Knicks 117:
Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth tripledouble of the season, helping Sacramento hold off visiting New York.
The Kings are 7-1 since the NBA All-Star break to reach 39-26.
Sabonis iced it, hitting two free throws with six seconds left to stretch the lead to five points.
De’Aaron Fox scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings. Malik Monk had 19 off the bench.
RJ Barrett scored 25 points for New York. The Knicks dropped to 39-29 with their second straight loss after a nine-game winning streak.
Bucks 118, Nets 113:
Brook Lopez had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a careerhigh nine blocks and host Milwaukee outlasted Brooklyn.
The nine blocks are most
by an NBA player this season. Bobby Portis added a season-high 28 points to go along with 13 rebounds to help the NBA-leading Bucks win for the 19th time in 20 games.
The Bucks were missing two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (hand) for a second straight game.
Jazz 131, Magic 124: Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points, Talen Horton-Tucker had 23 and Utah won at Orlando to snap a four-game losing streak.
Simone Fontecchio added 17 points for Utah, and rookie Walker Kessler’s 13 points and 10 rebounds included a big three-point play with 35 seconds left after the Magic cut the deficit to a point.
Paolo Banchero scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando.
Markelle Fultz had 25 points and six assists.
Pacers 134, Rockets 125 (OT): Tyrese Haliburton had 28 points and a careerhigh 19 assists, Buddy Hield hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and host Indiana beat Houston.
Hield broke a 117-all tie with his fifth 3-pointer and Haliburton scored 12 points after that as the Pacers outscored the Rockets 19-10 in overtime.
Houston rookie forward Jabari Smith Jr. made a 3pointer with four seconds left to force overtime. Smith scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half and had 12 rebounds.
Hornets 113, Pistons 103:
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 27 points, Terry Rozier had 21 points and nine assists and visiting Charlotte extended Detroit’s losing streak to 10
games.
Wednesday’s late result
Clippers 108, Raptors 100: Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and host Los Angeles broke away in the second half to beat Toronto.
Notable
The Phoenix Suns say Kevin Durant has a sprained left ankle after slipping on the floor during pregame warmups Wednesday night and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.
The hope was the 34year-old star wouldn’t miss much time because of the unlucky mishap, but now it appears he’ll be out until April.
If that’s the case, the Suns will have just five more games until the playoffs start.