Nikola Jokic had 47 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, Will Barton scored 28 points and the Denver Nuggets host rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 139-137 in double overtime Monday night.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points for the Nuggets, who trailed 114-102 with 3:52 left in regulation.
Denver built a five-point lead late in the second OT thanks in part to three reference points by Jokic and Porter.
Ja Morant finished with 36 points and 12 assists, Grayson Allen scored 24 and Xavier Tillman had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Memphis. De’Anthony Melton came off the Grizzlies’ bench to score 25 points after missing eight games due to a leg injury.
Pistons 109, Cavaliers 105
Frank Jackson scored 20 points, including the go-ahead basket in the last minute, and edged out Detroit visiting Cleveland.
Saddiq Bey of Detroit also scored 20 points, all but two coming in the first quarter. Isaiah Stewart had 18 points and 16 rebounds, three blocks and three steals, and Josh Jackson contributed 16 points.
Collin Sexton had 28 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland, which was ahead of 23 points in the opening quarter. Darius Garland supplied 23 points.
Jazz 111, Lakers 97
With front line players Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors and Mike Conley Jr. back in the lineup, Utah did a quick job of holding Los Angeles in the second straight mating between the teams.
Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 22 points off the bench. Joe Ingles finished with 21 points. Bojan Bogdanovic totaled 19 points, while Gobert finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Talen Horton-Tucker topped the Lakers with a career-high 24 points. Kyle Kuzma totaled 17 points, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Dennis Schroder added 15 points each.
Warriors 107, 76ers 96
Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 49 points in the fourth quarter to drive Golden State’s visit to victory over Philadelphia as Curry drained a 3-pointer 10 3 on his way to record his eighth best 40-point NBA performance of the season and his 11th game straight of at least 30 points.
The Western Conference Player of the Week initially received a spectacular challenge from a familiar enemy: his younger brother. Philadelphia’s Seth Curry scored all 15 of his points in the first half, while teammate Joel Embiid finished with 28 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Warriors, Andrew Wiggins collected 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevon Looney notched 15 rebounds. Golden State has won five of its last six games. Matisse Thybulle scored 13 points off the bench and Danny Green made four 3-pointers for the 76ers, which saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.
Bulls 102, Celtic 96
Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points to carry a visit to Chicago past shorthand Boston.
Vucevic added nine rebounds as the Bulls won their second straight since a five-game losing streak. Coby White scored 19 and Thaddeus Young and Garrett Temple apologized 13 as Chicago remained without top scorer Zach LaVine for a third straight game due to a health and safety protocol.
Jayson Tatum had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double career for the Celtics, whose six-game winning streak ended. Jaylen Brown led with 23 points as Boston played without Marcus Smart and Kemba Walker due to a non-COVID illness.
Sun 128, Bucks 127 (OT)
Devin Booker made a free throw with 0.3 seconds remaining in overtime to lift visiting Phoenix to a victory over Milwaukee.
Four Suns players scored at least 20 points, led by Booker with 24. The star guard added seven points and seven rebounds. Chris Paul produced 22 points and 13 assists, Bridges scored 21, and Deandre Ayton finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, scored 33 points for the Bucks, his highest output in three games back of a six-game absence caused by a knee injury.
Heat 113, Rockets 91
Kendrick Nunn had a season-high 30 points and added eight assists and seven rebounds, leading Miami shortstop to victory over visiting Houston.
Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic added 19 points each to the Heat, who played without Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro.
Christian Wood and Kevin Porter each had 18 points to lead the Rockets. John Wall had 14 points but only one after the first quarter.
Wizards 119, Thunder 107
Bradley Beal scored 30 points and Russell Westbrook recorded yet another triple to lift Washington to a home win over Oklahoma City in Washington, DC, as the Wizards matched their season high with their fifth consecutive victory while the Thunder dropped their 11th consecutive game.
Westbrook had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists for his 26th triple-double of the season and eighth in nine games. Westbrook is now nine behind Oscar Robertson’s NBA record of 181 career triple doubles.
Darius Bazley had a career-high 26 points to lead the Thunder. Bazley was just 7 of 19 from the floor and 1 of 6 from behind the arc but was 11 of 13 at the free throw line.
Spurs 109, Pacers 94
Derrick White poured 25 points, 16 of them in the first quarter, and all five San Antonio starters scored in double figures as the visitors cruised past Indiana.
The Spurs led 15 points after a quarter and never dropped the gas, pushing the margin to as many as 23 in the fourth quarter while dominating throughout. San Antonio has won two straight on the road and are now 16-10 away from Alamo City this season.
DeMar DeRozan added 18 points for the Spurs. Jakob Poeltl scored 16 points before fouling out with 7:26 to play, Keldon Johnson struck for 14 and Dejounte Murray finished with 11 points while Drew Eubanks pulled a game-high 13 rebounds for San Antonio. Caris LeVert and Malcolm Brogdon each scored 18 points to lead the Pacers, with Oshae Brissett adding 13.
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