By Field Level Media
Nov 08 (Field Level Media) – Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds before he and the other four San Antonio starters out the fourth quarter to help the Spurs rout the host Portland Trail Blazers 125-103 on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.
Devin Vassell added 15 points and Stephon Castle had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Spurs. Reserve Julian Champagnie also scored 14 points and Dylan Harper had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Deni Avdija scored 15 points and Scoot Henderson had 13 for Portland, which dropped its second straight game. Damian Lillard registered 12 points and seven assists, Yang Hansen had 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for his first career double-double and reserves Jrue Holiday and Chris Youngblood had 11 points apiece.
San Antonio outrebounded the Trail Blazers 51-38 and drained 28 of 30 free- throw attempts. The Spurs led by as many as 35 points and never trailed.
Nuggets 114, Pacers 102
Nikola Jokic recorded 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, fueling Denver to a victory over Indiana in Mexico City.
Cameron Johnson scored a season-high 18 points and Jamal Murray added 16 to give the fans a thrill in the 35th NBA game played in Mexico. Spencer Jones contributed 13 points and six rebounds in his season debut after being sidelined by a hamstring injury,
Playing in his 700th NBA game, the Pacers’ Pascal Siakam scored 23 points to eclipse 13,000 in his career (13,003). Larry Nance Jr. matched a career high with five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points for Indiana, which has lost six of its last seven games.
Knicks 109, Cavaliers 97
Jalen Brunson collected 31 points and nine assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 13 rebounds as visiting New York beat Cleveland.
Brunson scored 18 straight Knicks points in the second quarter as defending champion New York moved above .500 for the first time this season. The reigning NBA Finals MVP made three 3-pointers and had six rebounds in 34 strong minutes.
Donovan Mitchell erupted for 21 of his season-high 37 points in the fourth, but the Cavaliers never got closer than eight. Evan Mobley had 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Peyton Watson chipped in 12 points.
Thunder 114, Wizards 75
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help Oklahoma City extend its winning streak to four with a home victory over Washington.
Jared McCain finished with 19 points off the bench for the Thunder, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 rebounds. Rookie Aday Mara, making just his second start, finished with a season-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and contributed eight rebounds.
The Wizards’ 75 points were its fewest in a game since the 2017-18 season. Rookie AJ Dybantsa led Washington with 19 points. Trae Young, playing his first game in his home state since being traded to Washington last season, finished with just four points on 1-of-6 shooting.
Warriors 126, Magic 119 (OT)
Stephen Curry’s three-point play with 1:38 left in overtime put his team in front for good, his driving hoop 44 seconds later gave him a 41-point night and Golden State downed short-handed Orlando in San Francisco.
Yaxel Lendeborg capped a 23-point, eight-rebound, three-block night with a dunk and two free throws for the winning margin. Brandin Podziemski chipped in 15 points and Georges Niang added 11, while Draymond Green had a game-high 13 assists along with six rebounds,
Franz Wagner paced the Magic with a double-double of 30 points and 11 assists and Wendell Carter Jr. posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double. Tristan da Silva scored 19, while Jamal Cain, who had 12 rebounds, and Anthony Black contributed 18 points apiece.
Hawks 124, Nets 121
Jalen Johnson returned from a three-game absence to score a season-high 30 points, leading host Atlanta past Brooklyn to extend its winning streak to four games.
Johnson, who had not played for a week because of a sprained ankle, scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks overcome an earlier 17-point deficit. He added seven rebounds and six assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Aaron Wiggins both scored 20, with Wiggins putting up 12 in the final quarter.
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Julius Randle added 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Nolan Traore also produced 19 points, and rookie Mikel Brown Jr. came off the bench to score a season-high-tying 18, including 13 in the fourth quarter to slow Atlanta’s comeback. Day’Ron Sharpe amassed 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
Suns 102, Rockets 99
Devin Booker scored a game-high 24 points, including nine consecutive points late in the fourth quarter, as host Phoenix held off Houston.
Booker snapped a 93-93 tie with a 17-footer with 4:24 left before adding a step-back jumper, a 3-pointer, and a driving layup that gave the Suns a 102-95 lead with 2:30 remaining. Jalen Green recorded 16 points and six assists for the Suns. Miles Bridges posted a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) and a team-high seven assists. Dillon Brooks scored 11.
Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 21 points and 10 rebounds, but he shot just 5-for-14 from the floor and misfired on 6 of 7 from 3-point range. Amen Thompson added 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocks while Fred VanVleet tallied 16 points. Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun scored 15 apiece for Houston, which shot just 38.7% from the field, including 10 of 35 from behind the arc.
(–Field Level Media)
