NEW YORK: Kevin Durant scored 23 points, all but two in the first half of a 91-point streak that was the third-highest in NBA history, and the Brooklyn Nets stunned the defending champions on Wednesday to rout the Golden State Warriors 143-113. Sent home. With his second blowout loss in two nights in New York.
With Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins sidelined, the Warriors went into the game with 44 points and finished 1–5 on their trip to the East.
The Nets matched a franchise record with nine players in double digits and also won their seventh straight with Kyrie Irving out with tightness in his right calf.
James Wiseman scored a career-high 30 points on 12-for-14 shooting for the Warriors, who lost to the Knicks by 38 points on Tuesday night.
Raptors 113 Knicks 106
In New York, Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points, and Toronto broke New York’s NBA-leading eight-game winning streak.
Siakam had nine rebounds and seven assists in 41 minutes as Toronto broke a six-game skid. Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and OG Anunobi scored 15 as the Raptors won for the fourth time in 16 road games. It was their first away win since 14 November.
RJ Barrett finished with 30 points and Julius Randle finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds. Emmanuel Quickle added 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting in his first start of the season.
Cavaliers 114 RS 106
In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points and Cleveland finally scored a complete game beating Milwaukee despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s season-high 45 points.
Darius Garland added 23 points and Jarrett Allen scored 19 for the Cavs, who have lost their first two games against the Eastern Conference’s top team this season. The Cavs improved to 16–2, the NBA’s best home record, matching their start to the 2016 championship season.
The Cavaliers jumped out to a 24-point lead in the third, but the Bucks pulled away and closed within five with 2:21 remaining. Mitchell went 9 of 9 from the free-throw line in the fourth as Cleveland closed out the win. Mitchell made 15 of 16 free throws.
Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and added 14 rebounds in the second half. Brook Lopez had 14 points for the Bucks, who were without injured All-Star forward Khris Middleton.
Mavericks 104 Timberwolves 99
In Minneapolis, Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Dallas earned a two-game split in a home-and-home set against Minnesota.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points when an illness sidelined him in Dallas’ 116-106 loss at Minnesota on Monday night, which sidelined Doncic and coach Jason Kidd.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 points and Christian Wood added 12 for Dallas, which had lost two in a row.
Rudy Gobert returned for the Timberwolves after missing three games with a sprained ankle, finishing with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Anthony Edwards had 23 points and Austin Rivers added 21 in his second straight start for Minnesota, which had won three straight.
Magic 116 Rocket 110
In Houston, Franz Wagner scored 25 points, rookie Paolo Banchero had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Orlando overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to defeat Houston.
The Magic grabbed their first lead when Cole Anthony, who finished with 15 points, drilled a 3-pointer to make it 96–95 with 7:11 remaining. Orlando has won seven of eight since the start of the season 5-20.
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 31 points for the Rockets, who posted their fourth straight. Jalen Green had 21 points and eight rebounds, Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 18 points, and Alperen Sengun had 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
Thunder 101 Trail Blazers 98
In Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgieus-Alexander scored 27 points as Oklahoma City defeated Portland for the second time in three days.
Gilgeous-Alexander had a good week against Portland — he hit the winning basket as time expired against the Trail Blazers on Monday in Oklahoma City to highlight a 35-point performance.
It was Oklahoma City’s third straight win. The streak follows a five-game losing skid.
Jeremy Grant scored 17 points for Portland. Damian Lillard finished with 16 points on 6-for-19 shooting.
Bulls 110 Hawks 108
In Atlanta, Ayo Dosunmu banked in a putback jumper as time expired, and Chicago rallied after blowing an 18-point lead to win its second straight game.
Dosunmu lofted a pass from the Chicago sideline to DeRozan with four seconds remaining, who missed a jumper with an airball from the left baseline, but Dosunmu was in place to grab the rebound at the right baseline and score at the buzzer. .
DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 28 points, Zach LaVine added 22 points and Nikola Vucevic added 20 points.
Trae Young scored 34 points for Atlanta, and Dejaunte Murray had 15 points and 10 assists.
Kings 134 Lakers 120
At Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists as Sacramento trailed Los Angeles for the second time this season.
Sabonis recorded his second triple-double of the season and the year with nine straight double-doubles and his NBA-leading 22.
All Sacramento starters scored in double digits. Rookie Keegan Murray matched his career high with 23 points. Kevin Hutter scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 20.
LeBron James scored 31 points and D’Auron Fox added 22 points and six assists for the Lakers. Lonnie Walker lV scored 19 points, Dennis Schroder had 18 and Thomas Bryant added 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Pacers 117 Celtics 112
In Boston, Tyrese Halliburton scored 33 points as Indiana opened up a 30-point lead in the first half before Boston slowed.
Former Celtics player Aaron Nesmith had 15 points, Chris Duarte had 14 and Myles Turner added 10 to lead the Pacers to their second win in six games.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 41 points after missing a game for personal reasons, while point guard Marcus Smart sat out with a non-COVID illness.
Jaylen Brown added 19 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, and Malcolm Brogdon had 18 points. Atop the NBA the week before, the Celtics dropped five of six.
76 ERS 113 PISTON 93
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia used a balanced scoring attack to extend their winning streak to six games.
Tobias Harris had 17 points despite an early foul, and James Harden added 15 points and eight assists for the Sixers. Philadelphia got double-figure scoring from six players, including D’Anthony Melton (12), Georges Niang (11) and Montreal Harrell (10).
The Sixers’ six-game winning streak is their longest in the 2021-22 season following a seven-game run that ran from December 26 to January 10. Philadelphia has won eight straight games at home after starting the season 5–5 in their own building.
Detroit was led by Jaden Ivey’s 16 points. Kilian Hayes scored 12 and Sadiq Bay scored 11 for the Pistons, who have lost seven of their last eight games.