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BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played his second straight after missing three with an ankle injury. Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 points, and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd that showed its displeasure over how he used Tatum at the Paris Olympics. With Warriors holding a 115-112 lead, Draymond Green hit a free throw with 11 seconds left. Kyle Anderson sealed it with two free throws with 2.
4 seconds to play. Boston forward Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game with a strained left hip flexor. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was out with an illness.
HORNETS 108, PISTONS 107 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer to lift Charlotte to a thrilling victory over Detroit.
Miles Bridges had 27 points and LaMelo Ball added 25 points on five 3-pointers for the Hornets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Miller finished with 19 points. Cade Cunningham had a triple-double for Detroit with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Jaden Ivey added 21 points for the Pistons. Miller’s putback avenged a huge turnover just seconds earlier. With the Hornets leading by one and trying to run out the clock, Miller got caught in a double team and the Pistons wrestled the ball away from him.
Ronald Holland picked up the loose ball and drove from halfcourt for a go-ahead layup with 6.3 seconds left to give the Pistons the lead, stunning the home crowd. But on Charlotte’s final possession, Miller grabbed Grant Williams’ missed 3-pointer on the left side of the lane and quickly put it back in off the backboard for the winner and was promptly mobbed by his teammates.
PACERS 118, MAGIC 111 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, four teammates each had 17, and Indiana defeated Orlando. Ahead two in the final minute, the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton sank a 3 and Mathurin made two foul shots. Six of nine Pacers scored in double digits.
Haliburton, Myles Turner, Pascal Siakam and Jarace Walker each scored 17. T.J.
McConnell had 15. Orlando’s Franz Wagner led all scorers with 28. Jalen Suggs added 15 and Moritz Wagner had 14 off the bench.
HAWKS 121, KNICKS 116 ATLANTA (AP) — No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 points and had seven rebounds and Atlanta rallied late to beat New York 121-116. Risacher’s 33 points were the most by a rookie this season.
He also had three assists, three steals and two blocked shots. The Hawks trailed 110-105 with 2:57 to play, but went on a 13-1 run to put the game away. Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Trae Young had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds one game after scoring just two points on 1-for-10 shooting against Boston. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 21 points.
ROCKETS 127, SPURS 100 ATLANTA (AP) — No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 points and had seven rebounds and Atlanta rallied late to beat New York. Risacher’s 33 points were the most by a rookie this season.
He also had three assists, three steals and two blocked shots. The Hawks trailed 110-105 with 2:57 to play, but went on a 13-1 run to put the game away. Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Trae Young had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds one game after scoring just two points on 1-for-10 shooting against Boston. Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 21 points.
GRIZZLIES 131, LAKERS 114 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 20 points before leaving in the third quarter with a right hamstring injury and Memphis used their 3-point shooting to beat Los Angeles. Rookie Jaylen Wells and Jaren Jackson Jr.
also scored 20 points each for the Grizzlies. There was no immediate word on the extent of Morant’s injury. LeBron James led the Lakers with 39 points, while Austin Reaves added 19 despite going 2 for 9 from 3-point range.
The Lakers played without starting center Anthony Davis, who was suffering from left heel soreness. Rui Hachimura was also out with an illness, givig rookie Dalton Knect from Tennessee his first NBA start. Meanwhile, Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins missed the game because of a death in the family.
Assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo led the team. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.
CAVALIERS 131, PELICAN 122 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Cleveland defeated New Orleans to open 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history. Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each added 16 points, and Allen grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cavaliers surpassed an 8-0 start by the 1976-77 squad that finished 43-39 under coach Bill Fitch. Zion Williamson returned from a two-game absence and had 29 points for the Pelicans.
He temporarily took himself out after playing 10 minutes, but returned to start the second half and scored 23 after halftime. Jose Alvarado hit all seven 3-pointers he took and finished with 27 points for New Orleans. Brandon Ingram added 20 points for the Pelicans, who have lost three straight and six of seven.
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