NBA roundup: Stephen Curry’s buzzer-beater sinks Rockets

Stephen Curry beat the ultimate horn with a step-back 20-footer Friday evening because the Golden State Warriors rallied previous the Houston Rockets 105-103 in San Francisco.

Down by 9 with 4:49 to play, the Warriors rallied right into a 103-all tie on a pair of Otto Porter Jr. free throws with 1:22 remaining, then obtained one remaining possession when Houston’s Garrison Mathews missed a 3-point try with 8.5 seconds left.

Curry completed with a game-high 22 factors for the Warriors, who had misplaced six of their earlier 9 video games. Golden State’s Jordan Poole scored 20 factors, and Andrew Wiggins had 17.

Christian Wooden had 19 factors and 15 rebounds to tempo the Rockets, who settled for finishing a 3-2 highway journey.

Nets 117, Spurs 102

James Harden scored 37 factors, dished out 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds and Brooklyn turned it on within the fourth quarter to win at San Antonio.

The Nets led by 5 factors on the finish of the third quarter after a late run and continued that momentum into the fourth, steadily pulling away over the ultimate eight minutes.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 factors off the bench for the Nets in his first return to San Antonio since he was launched by the Spurs final season. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 25 factors, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to report his second consecutive triple-double and his ninth this season.

Grizzlies 122, Nuggets 118

Ja Morant scored 38 factors, De’Anthony Melton had 21 factors and 9 rebounds, and Memphis received at Denver.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 20 factors and 4 blocks and Ziaire Williams scored 17 for the Grizzlies. Memphis performed with out Dillon Brooks (ankle) and Desmond Bane (well being and security protocol).

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had 26 factors, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his fourth straight triple-double and eleventh of the season. Will Barton scored 27 factors and added eight assists.

Bucks 94, Bulls 90

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Bobby Portis all notched double-doubles as host Milwaukee beat Chicago for its second straight win.

Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 30 factors on 11-of-23 taking pictures and added 12 rebounds. Middleton completed with 16 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Portis had 12 factors and 13 rebounds.

Milwaukee led by seven with simply 2:32 left to go, however the Bulls pulled inside two with simply over a minute remaining. DeMar DeRozan (35 factors) missed what would have been a go-ahead 3-pointer with 23 seconds left, and Middleton sunk a pair of free throws to safe the win.

Clippers 102, 76ers 101

Reggie Jackson had 19 factors and 9 assists, Nicolas Batum added 15 factors and Los Angeles rallied from a 24-point deficit to defeat host Philadelphia.

Ivica Zubac contributed 12 factors and 10 rebounds, for the Clippers. With Los Angeles main by one, Marcus Morris Sr. missed two free throws with 9.4 seconds left, giving the Sixers one final probability. Tyrese Maxey missed a runner on the buzzer.

Joel Embiid had 40 factors, 13 rebounds and 6 assists to guide the 76ers.

Lakers 116, Magic 105

LeBron James scored 29 factors, Russell Westbrook added 18 factors and 11 rebounds and Los Angeles opened a six-game highway journey with a win over Orlando.

Carmelo Anthony got here off the bench to attain 19 of his 23 factors within the second half, serving to the Lakers deliver their general report again to the .500 mark (23-23). Anthony made 4 of 5 3-point makes an attempt as Los Angeles completed 13-for-30 from past the arc.

James moved forward of Paul Pierce into fifteenth place on the NBA’s complete video games performed record (1,344). Wendell Carter Jr. was one in every of six Magic gamers in double figures with 19 factors after he missed seven video games with a hamstring damage.

Jazz 111, Pistons 101

Rudy Gobert scored a season-high 24 factors and grabbed 14 rebounds whereas Bojan Bogdanovic logged 23 factors as Utah topped Detroit in Salt Lake Metropolis.

Gobert, questionable earlier within the day due to ankle soreness, made 8 of 11 field-goal makes an attempt and blocked 4 pictures. Utah, which once more performed with out Donovan Mitchell (concussion protocol), obtained 20 and 19 factors, respectively, from Jordan Clarkson and Mike Conley.

Rookie Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 25 factors and 5 assists. He additionally had six rebounds. Former Jazz ahead Trey Lyles scored 16 off the bench.

Hawks 110, Warmth 108

Trae Younger scored 28 factors and Kevin Huerter added 21 as Atlanta held on to beat visiting Miami and prolong its successful streak to a few video games.

Atlanta practically blew an 18-point, second-half lead when the Warmth made six 3-pointers within the remaining quarter and pulled inside a degree within the remaining minute. Nevertheless, Jimmy Butler missed two pictures within the final 22.8 seconds.

Bam Adebayo led the Warmth with 21 factors, and Duncan Robinson scored 19.

Hornets 121, Thunder 98

Terry Rozier scored 24 factors and host Charlotte received for the seventh time in eight video games, defeating Oklahoma Metropolis.

Miles Bridges had 22 factors and 14 rebounds and P.J. Washington pumped in 20 factors. Washington had managed solely a mixed 22 factors in his earlier six video games, however he drained six 3-pointers on 10 long-range. Rozier completed with 9 assists.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 29 factors and Josh Giddey racked up 21 factors and 9 rebounds for the Thunder, whose shedding streak reached 4 video games.

Path Blazers 109, Celtics 105

Jusuf Nurkic had 29 factors and 17 rebounds as Portland held host Boston with out a area objective for the ultimate 7:19 of the sport.

Robert Covington hit a 3-pointer to present Portland a 103-102 lead with 32 seconds left earlier than Jayson Tatum made two foul pictures six seconds later to place Boston forward. Nurkic’s hook shot gave the Blazers the lead with 13 seconds left, and he sealed the victory with two free throws with 0.8 seconds left.

CJ McCollum contributed 24 factors, Anfernee Simons added 21, and Ben McLemore had 12 for Portland. Tatum topped the Celtics with 27 factors, and Jaylen Brown scored 22.

Raptors 109, Wizards 105

Rookie Scottie Barnes scored a career-best 27 factors and grabbed eight rebounds as Toronto defeated host Washington to win the season collection 3-1.

The Raptors’ Fred VanVleet hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 59.5 seconds to play within the fourth quarter and completed with 21 factors and 12 assists. Pascal Siakam contributed 21 factors for Toronto, which accomplished a 2-3 highway journey.

Bradley Beal compiled 25 factors and eight assists whereas committing 9 turnovers for the Wizards. Spencer Dinwiddie added 17 factors.

-Area Stage Media