Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook recorded triple-doubles, Jamal Murray had 20 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 132-121 in Salt Lake City on Monday.
Jokic finished with 36 points, 22 rebounds and 11 assists for his league-leading 13th triple-double of the season and the 143rd of his career — third all-time behind Oscar Robertson (181) and Westbrook (201).
Westbrook finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points for Denver, which won its second game in a row.
Jordan Clarkson led a balanced Utah attack with 24 points off the bench. Collin Sexton had 22 as the Jazz took their fourth consecutive loss.
Knicks 126, Wizards 106
Josh Hart posted a triple-double for visiting New York, which extended its season-best winning streak to eight games by pulling away from Washington.
Hart finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his third triple-double of the season and the ninth of his career. Karl-Anthony Towns produced 32 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 22 points off the bench for the Wizards, who have lost 23 of 26 since splitting their first four games.
Kings 110, Mavericks 100
De’Aaron Fox recorded 33 points, six rebounds and six assists and Sacramento snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Dallas.
Domantas Sabonis added 17 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists as the Kings recovered from an 18-point first-quarter deficit to give interim coach Doug Christie his first win. It was Christie’s second game as coach after Mike Brown was fired on Friday.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-best 30 points and P.J. Washington had a season-high 28 points for the Mavericks, who lost their second straight game. Dallas played without Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Luka Doncic (calf), Klay Thompson (illness), Dereck Lively II (hip) and Naji Marshall (suspension).
Bulls 115, Hornets 108 (OT)
Coby White scored 23 points and had the first basket of Chicago’s 8-0 burst to begin overtime to help the Bulls defeat host Charlotte.
White, playing in a return to his home state, also had 10 rebounds and nine assists on a night when the Bulls shot 37.5 percent from the field. They launched more than half of their shots from beyond the 3-point arc, making 18 of 60 attempts from deep.
The Hornets trailed the entire fourth quarter until Miles Bridges hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left. Charlotte played without team scoring leaders LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. Bridges led the way with 31 points despite going 1-for-10 on 3-point attempts before draining the shot that forced the extra session.
Clippers 116, Pelicans 113
Norman Powell scored 35 points, James Harden added 27 — including four decisive free throws in the final minute — and Los Angeles won at New Orleans.
Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won three in a row and five of their past six games.
CJ McCollum scored 33 and Dejounte Murray tallied 13 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals as the Pelicans lost despite making a season-high 18 3-pointers. It was New Orleans’ 10th straight loss and 19th loss in 20 games.
76ers 125, Trail Blazers 103
Joel Embiid scored a season-best 37 points to guide Philadelphia to a clinical win at Portland.
Embiid went 12 of 21 from the floor and 12 of 13 from the free-throw line and had nine rebounds as the Sixers won their fourth straight game. Tyrese Maxey added 23 points.
Anfernee Simons scored 25 points for Portland while Deni Avdija’s 17-point haul was offset by 10 turnovers. The Blazers shot 8-for-36 from 3-point range while also coughing up 26 turnovers as their two-game winning run ended.
Cavaliers 113, Warriors 95
Darius Garland finished with game highs of 25 points and eight assists as visiting Cleveland cruised to its seventh straight win, defeating host Golden State in San Francisco.
Donovan Mitchell finished with 23 points, and his 5-of-11 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc led Cleveland to an 18-of-47 night (38.3 percent) from long distance.
Golden State star Stephen Curry went 4-for-14 and scored just 11 points, his third-lowest output of the season. Moses Moody paced the Warriors with 19 points.
–Field Level Media
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