Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-105 in San Francisco on Monday.
With Jokic nursing a sore elbow and ankle and Murray dealing with a sprained right ankle, the Nuggets rode Gordon, Westbrook and a double-double from Michael Porter Jr. to their second straight win over the Warriors this season and ninth in a row dating back to 2022.
Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles, secured his 203rd by amassing 12 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists. Porter chipped with 21 points and 10 rebounds as Denver improved to 3-3 in its past six games.
Jimmy Butler III had 23 points and Stephen Curry 20 for the Warriors, who saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end.
Rockets 144, 76ers 137 (OT)
Jalen Green had 30 points and 13 assists, helping Houston stage the largest comeback in franchise history to defeat visiting Philadelphia in overtime.
Jabari Smith Jr. also scored 30 points for Houston, which won its seventh straight game and did so despite trailing by 25 points early in the third quarter. Dillon Brooks scored 25 points and Tari Eason added 21, while Alperen Sengun chipped in 13 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
Philadelphia lost for the seventh time in nine games, despite Quentin Grimes’ career-high 46 points, which he paired with 13 boards. Jared Butler scored 21 points and Justin Edwards had 18.
Bulls 111, Jazz 97
Coby White scored 26 points and Chicago held Utah scoreless for a 5 1/2-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to earn a victory in Salt Lake City.
Tre Jones added 18 points, 12 assists and three steals, Kevin Huerter and Matas Buzelis each totaled 17 points and nine rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 10 points and 10 boards to lift the Bulls to their fifth win in six games.
Former Bulls player Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George each scored 16 for Utah, but the Jazz saw their losing streak increase to 10. Utah, which fell at Minnesota on Sunday, had a particularly rough night shooting from 3-point range. The Jazz only made 9 of 42 beyond the arc (21.4 percent), with Markkanen hitting just 1 of 8.
Pacers 132, Timberwolves 130 (OT)
Obi Toppin scored 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining in overtime, while leading Indiana to a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Toppin made 7 of 10 3-point shots and tied his season-best point total for Indiana, which won for the third time in four games. He added 10 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin finished with 22 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points in a losing effort for Minnesota, which had an eight-game winning streak end. Reserves Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo tallied 21 and 19 points, respectively.
Lakers 125, Spurs 109
Luka Doncic had 21 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 30 points and Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to eight games with a victory over San Antonio.
Jordan Goodwin and Dorian Finney-Smith each scored 15 points and Dalton Knecht had 13 for the Lakers, who were without LeBron James (groin) for the fifth consecutive game and Rui Hachimura (knee) for the 10th straight contest. Jaxson Hayes finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Stephon Castle scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Devin Vassell had 17 points and eight boards for the Spurs, who lost for the fifth time in their past seven games. San Antonio is without Victor Wembanyama (shoulder) and De’Aaron Fox (finger) for the remainder of the season.
Suns 129, Raptors 89
Devin Booker scored 27 points to lead six Phoenix scorers in double figures as the Suns opened a five-game homestand with their most lopsided win of the season.
The 89 points surrendered marked the second fewest the Suns have given up this season, the result of holding Toronto to 35.6 percent shooting. The Suns hit 51.1 percent from the floor and a torrid 20 of 39 (51.3 percent) from 3-point range.
Scottie Barnes scored 16 points as Toronto lost its second game in a row.
Kings 132, Grizzlies 122
Malik Monk scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 23, and Sacramento snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over visiting Memphis.
DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and eight assists for Sacramento, which led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter and never trailed after moving ahead late in the first quarter. Keegan Murray added 16 points and nine rebounds to help the Kings win the season series against Memphis 2-1. Jake LaRavia added 12 points off the bench against his former team.
The Kings withstood a season-high 44-point performance from Desmond Bane, who shot 15-of-25 from the field and 7-of-7 from 3-point range. Brandon Clarke added 15 points, Jaylen Wells scored 14, and Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey had 12 points apiece.
Pistons 127, Pelicans 81
Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and visiting Detroit never trailed, routing New Orleans. The result tied the Pelicans’ franchise record for largest margin of defeat.
Cunningham, who tied his season low with 11 points after being ejected late in the third quarter of a 113-107 loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday, had nine as the Pistons opened a 22-point lead after one quarter. Detroit’s Simone Fontecchio scored a season-high 23 points.
Zion Williamson scored 30 points to lead the Pelicans, who lost Trey Murphy III to a shoulder injury early in the first quarter and finished with their lowest point total of the season.
Knicks 116, Heat 95
Josh Hart tied a franchise record with his eighth triple-double of the season for host New York, which overcame a slow start to rout reeling Miami.
Hart finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, matching the mark set by current Knicks broadcaster Walt “Clyde” Frazier in 1968-69. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 unanswered points early in the second quarter as the Knicks erased a 13-point deficit. Mikal Bridges ended with a game-high 28 points for the Knicks. Towns finished with 23 points.
Duncan Robinson had 22 points for the Heat, who raced to a 12-0 lead before suffering their eighth straight loss and falling to 4-14 since trading Jimmy Butler III. Tyler Herro scored 20 points.
Trail Blazers 112, Wizards 97
Anfernee Simons made five 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help Portland notch a victory over visiting Washington.
Shaedon Sharpe netted 16 points while Deni Avdija and Duop Reath scored 15 apiece as Portland (30-39) won its second straight game. The Trail Blazers are three games behind the 10th-place Dallas Mavericks, who hold the final Western Conference play-in position.
Alex Sarr scored 20 points for Washington, which failed in its bid to match a season-best three-game winning streak. Tristan Vukcevic added 17 points while Jaylen Martin and Kyshawn George each had 11 points for the Wizards, who are 3-3 on a seven-game road trip.
–Field Level Media
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