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INDIANAPOLIS – James Harden scored a deciding 34.8 seconds and then beat the Houston Pacers' Houston Rockets 98-94 victory on the Indiana Pacers by making four consecutive free throws on Monday night.
The reigning MVP scored 28 points as the Rockets won their third consecutive game since the start of their 1-5 season. And the victories are largely attributable to improved defense. This is the fourth time in six games that the Rockets, usually very well rated, do not reach the 100-point mark.
Victor Oladipo scored 28 points and scored two goals in the third minute to bring the deficit down to 94-93, but that was not enough as Indiana's three-game winning streak ended.
Clint Capela had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, his sixth double-double consecutive. Chris Paul added nine points and 13 assists.
WARRIORS 117, GRIZZLIES 101
OAKLAND, Calif. – Klay Thompson scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 22 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Golden State used a big third quarter to beat Memphis for an eighth consecutive victory.
Stephen Curry defeated a slow start to score 19, and the Warriors used a third quarter, 34-15 to get away. That marked a total of low points of the season for a quarter by the Grizzlies.
At 10-1, the Warriors rank at the second best start in the history of the franchise behind the team three years ago, which started at 24-0. The Philadelphia Warriors 1960-61 were 9-0 before losing four in a row.
Draymond Green was restricted to less than 14 minutes due to a bruised right foot. X-rays were negative, said coach Steve Kerr.
Dillon Brooks had 18 points on the Grizzlies' bench.
NUGGETS 115, CELTICS 107
DENVER – Jamal Murray scored a career high of 48 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, and Denver beat Boston in slow motion.
At 9-1, the Nuggets have had a better start since 1976-77. They are 6-0 at home.
Denver spotted the Celtics with an 18-point lead in the first quarter but quickly caught up with Murray, who scored 23 in the first half.
Murray hit 19 of 30 shots, including five to three. Nikola Jokic finished with eight points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
The Celtics were led by Kyrie Irving, who had 31 points on 13 out of 17 shots.
REPORTERS 124, JAZZ 111
SALT LAKE CITY – Kyle Lowry had 17 points and 11 assists to take Toronto to victory over Utah.
Serge Ibaka, OG Anunoby and Fred VanVleet also scored 17 goals apiece. The Raptors had six double-digit players while winning their fourth straight game.
The showdown lost a bit of luster – and nearly 49 points per game – when Utah's Donovan Mitchell was dismissed for a sprained left ankle and Toronto's Kawhi Leonard also came out with an injury. the left ankle.
Alec Burks led the Jazz with 22 points and Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The last time the Jazz lost four straight games at home, it was in the 2013-14 season, where they were 25-57.
CLIPPERS 120, TIMBERWOLVES 109
LOS ANGELES – Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Lou Williams added 20 and Los Angeles dropped Minnesota 0-6 on the road.
Led by Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose, the Timberwolves rallied in the fourth quarter when the duo teamed up to score 22 of the team's 25 points. Rose finished with 21 points and Butler got 16 of her 20 in the last period.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points and 12 rebounds to the Wolves, who scored twice twice. Los Angeles responded on both occasions, with Williams' bucket and Montrezl Harrell making consecutive baskets for a 98-93 lead.
Danilo Gallinari scored 22 for the Clippers.
THUNDER 122, PELICANS 116
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Thunder won their fifth straight game defeating New Orleans, but lost star goalie Russell Westbrook to a sprained left ankle.
After sinking hard on the side of the foot, Westbrook hammered the ground in frustration before leaving the field. The thunder led 84-77 when he came out with 4:25 left in the third quarter.
Oklahoma City ran without him and led 100-86 at the end of the period.
The Pelicans came closer at one point from the last minute, but Dennis Schroder made two free throws 20.5 seconds from the end and Paul George, a pair with 11.8 seconds left to win the Thunder.
George scored 23 points and Schroder had 22. 22. Westbrook finished with 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Julius Randle scored 28 points and made 10 shots for pelicans. Anthony Davis had 20 points on 7 out of 20 shots. It was the sixth consecutive loss to New Orleans after starting the season with four wins.
BULLS 116, KNICKS 115, 2 OT
NEW YORK – Zach LaVine scored 41 points, the biggest goal of his career, including the free throw of the winning match with 0.2 seconds to go. Chicago beat New York in double overtime.
Antonio Blakeney scored 17 points, Jabari Parker had 15 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls.
Enes Kanter led the Knicks with 23 points and 24 rebounds. Allonzo Trier scored 21.
Emmanuel Mudiay has accumulated 2.7 seconds tied. Lavine, who scored eight points for Chicago in the second, was then fouled by Mudiay and made the first free throw.
MAGIC 102, RIDERS 100
ORLANDO, Fla. – Evan Fournier hit a 22-foot jumper on the last horn and Orlando caught up five points in the final 24 seconds, taking advantage of the late Cleveland collapse.
Fournier conceded a remaining pass with 1.8 seconds remaining after Nikola Vucevic blocked George Hill's shot on the other end and the ball fell off the field off Hill.
J.R. Smith's 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds remaining gave the Cavaliers a 100-95 lead. Aaron Gordon scored after an offensive rebound for the Magic with 23.8 seconds to go. D.J. Augustin made a flight and two free throws with 18.7 seconds to reduce the deficit to one.
Kyle Korver then lost the ball against Fournier, who managed one of two free throws in 13 seconds to tie to 100.
Gordon scored 23 points for Orlando. Fournier had 15 points and three interceptions.
Hill scored 11 of 22 points in the fourth quarter and made 10 of 12 shots for Cleveland (1-9), who did not lose a victory on the road. Tristan Thompson added 19 points and 16 rebounds.
HEAT 120, PISTONS 115, OT
DETROIT – Josh Richardson scored 27 points to take Miami out of power over Detroit in overtime.
Richardson has four free throws in the last 2.1 seconds, ending Miami's three-game play. Detroit lost five times in a row.
The Heat played center-less Hassan Whiteside, who is second in the NBA in rebound (14.6 per game) and blocked shots (2.75). Whiteside missed the match with a injured right knee.
Kelly Olynyk, who occupies Whiteside's spot on the floor, scored 10 of 13 points in the second half. Goran Dragic had 21 points and Dwyane Wade contributed 18 to the bench.
Andre Drummond had 25 points for Detroit, and the rebounding leader of the NBA eliminated 24 boards. Reggie Jackson also scored 25.
Blake Griffin, second in the league scoring points, had 24 points before collapsing in the fourth quarter.
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