Anthony Edwards scored 29 factors and shot 7-for-14 from 3-point vary because the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday evening in Minneapolis.
Julius Randle added 23 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds for Minnesota, which earned its third win prior to now 4 video games. Rudy Gobert notched 17 factors and 14 rebounds.
Aaron Gordon scored a game-high 31 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds for Denver. Nikola Jokic had 26 factors, 13 assists and 9 rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. additionally logged 26 factors.
Denver performed down the stretch with out guard Jamal Murray, who left within the third quarter after colliding with Randle. Murray was positioned within the concussion protocol, the Nuggets stated. He completed with six factors, three assists and two rebounds in 22 minutes because the Nuggets’ two-game successful streak ended.
Celtics 124, Hornets 109
Jayson Tatum scored 32 factors and Jaylen Brown pumped in 25 as Boston fended off host Charlotte.
Derrick White added 17 factors because the Celtics responded from their extra time loss at Indiana on Wednesday — their solely setback this season. Tatum additionally pulled in 11 rebounds.
LaMelo Ball racked up 31 factors and 4 assists to steer the Hornets, and Tre Mann had 23 factors. The sport pitted first-year Hornets coach Charles Lee in opposition to the workforce he helped information to an NBA title as an assistant coach final season.
Thunder 137, Path Blazers 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 30 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists as unbeaten Oklahoma Metropolis blitzed host Portland.
Jalen Williams added 22 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals because the Thunder gained their fifth straight sport to open the season. Oklahoma Metropolis has gained 13 consecutive video games in opposition to the Path Blazers.
Jerami Grant had 17 factors and Deandre Ayton and Rayan Rupert added 14 apiece for Portland, which has began the season with 4 losses in six video games.
Cavaliers 120, Magic 109
Darius Garland scored 25 factors and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as Cleveland knocked off visiting Orlando to stay unbeaten .
Cleveland has gained its first six video games to begin the season, matching the franchise’s finest begin since 2016-17. Evan Mobley had 14 factors and 12 rebounds.
Orlando, who trailed by as many as 22 factors within the third quarter, misplaced its second straight sport regardless of getting a career-high 28 factors from Jalen Suggs. The Magic have been with out All-Star ahead Paolo Banchero, who sustained a torn proper indirect in a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Knicks 128, Pistons 98
Jalen Brunson poured in 36 factors within the first three quarters and New York beat host Detroit for the sixteenth straight time.
Brunson made 14 of twenty-two subject objective makes an attempt and added 5 assists. Karl-Anthony Cities, who scored 44 factors in opposition to Miami on Wednesday, provided 21 factors, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. OG Anunoby additionally had 21 factors with six assists.
The Pistons have been coming off their first victory of the season, a street win at Philadelphia. Cade Cunningham led them on Friday with 22 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists.
Kings 123, Hawks 115
De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 factors to assist Sacramento defeat host Atlanta, which misplaced its fourth sport in a row.
DeMar DeRozan added 27 factors, whereas Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 factors, 14 rebounds and 6 assists for the Kings, who gained their third straight. Keegan Murray chipped in 14 factors and 10 rebounds.
Trae Younger led Atlanta with 25 factors and 12 assists, whereas Garrison Mathews scored 23 factors off the bench.
Nets 120, Bulls 112
Cam Thomas scored 32 factors to proceed his robust begin as Brooklyn made sufficient performs down the stretch to beat Chicago in New York.
Thomas scored at the very least 30 for the third time in Brooklyn’s preliminary six video games and delivered down the stretch because the Nets outscored the Bulls 16-8 within the ultimate six-plus minutes.
Nikola Vucevic collected 28 and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who dropped their third straight sport. LaVine and Coby White added 21 apiece for Chicago, which shot 6-for-23 from the ground within the fourth, together with 2-of-11 from 3-point vary.
Lakers 131, Raptors 125
Anthony Davis had 38 factors and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 27 factors, six rebounds and 10 assists as Los Angeles held off host Toronto.
Austin Reaves scored 20 factors and D’Angelo Russell contributed 19 factors for the Lakers, who had misplaced their two earlier video games to begin a five-game street journey, their first of the season.
RJ Barrett had 33 factors and 12 assists for the Raptors, who’ve misplaced 4 in a row. Gradey Dick added a career-best 31 factors and Jakob Poeltl had 19 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Pelicans 125, Pacers 118
Zion Williamson scored 34 factors and handed out 10 assists, Brandon Ingram scored 26 factors and short-handed New Orleans defeated visiting Indiana.
Jordan Hawkins scored 23 factors for the Pelicans, who performed with out 4 of their prime gamers — Dejounte Murray (hand surgical procedure), CJ McCollum (adductor), Herbert Jones (shoulder) and Trey Murphy III (hamstring).
Ben Sheppard scored 20 factors, Bennedict Mathurin had 19 and Pascal Siakam added 16 because the Pacers misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games.
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