Deadspin | NBA roundup: Jamal Murray nets 52 as Nuggets prolong street win streak

Jamal Murray scored a season-high 52 factors on 10-for-11 capturing from 3-point vary, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 135-120 in Indianapolis on Wednesday evening.

It was the third time Murray has scored 50 or extra within the common season, and he did it two nights after struggling a proper ankle sprain. His profession excessive is 55 factors. He made 19 of 25 pictures total.

Nikola Jokic had 24 factors and 13 assists, Bruce Brown scored 14 factors and Tim Hardaway Jr. and Peyton Watson completed with 11 factors every for Denver, which has received eight in a row on the street.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 23 factors, Andrew Nembhard scored 16, Bennedict Mathurin completed with 15 factors, Ben Shepperd and TJ McConnell added 14 factors every and Jarace Walker scored 11.

Trail Blazers 122, Cavaliers 110

Deni Avdija posted 27 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists whereas Caleb Love scored 20 factors off the bench as visiting Portland by no means trailed within the second half of a win over Cleveland.

Shaedon Sharpe added 20 factors, 9 factors and 5 assists for Portland, which snapped a three-game dropping streak and received for the third time in 11 video games. Toumani Camara scored 17 factors and Donovan Clingan grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 factors in 34 minutes for the Cavaliers whereas Evan Mobley had 23 factors, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocked pictures. Cleveland misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games since Nov. 24.

Nets 113, Bulls 103

Michael Porter Jr. produced a team-best 33 factors and 10 rebounds and Noah Clowney chipped in 20 factors to elevate visiting Brooklyn to a win towards slumping Chicago. Brooklyn has received consecutive video games for the primary time this season. Chicago has misplaced 5 straight, matching a season excessive, and 11 of 14.

The Nets completed 19 of 46 from past the arc. Clowney related on six 3-pointers whereas Porter Jr. buried 5. Nic Claxton contributed 14 factors, 9 assists and eight rebounds for the Nets and Egor Demlin scored 10 factors.

Josh Giddey boosted Chicago with 28 factors, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, securing his second triple-double prior to now six video games.

Clippers 115, Hawks 92

James Harden and Kawhi Leonard mixed to attain 48 factors to assist visiting Los Angeles finish its five-game dropping streak with a victory over Atlanta.

Harden scored 27 factors, together with 5 3-pointers, with 9 assists, 4 rebounds and three steals. Leonard scored 21 factors with six rebounds, 5 assists and two steals.

Ivica Zubac scored 14 factors and added 17 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season. The Hawks had been led by Nickeil Alexander-Walker with 21 factors and Dyson Daniels with 15 factors.

Knicks 119, Hornets 104

Karl-Anthony Towns posted his sixteenth double-double in 21 video games by ending with 35 factors and 18 rebounds for host New York, which by no means trailed in a win over Charlotte.

Towns transformed 13 of 23 from the ground, together with three of seven from distance, and transformed six of seven free-throw makes an attempt. Jalen Brunson scored 26 factors and Mikal Bridges recorded 16 to assist the Knicks win their fifth recreation in six tries. The Knicks’ starters scored 107 of the staff’s 119 factors.

LaMelo Ball scored 16 of his 34 factors within the fourth quarter to assist the Hornets get as shut as eight with 4:27 left after trailing by 22 earlier within the interval, however New York pulled away from there.

Bucks 113, Pistons 109

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 26 and Ryan Rollins added 22 to steer Milwaukee to a comeback victory over visiting Detroit.

The Bucks had been down by as a lot as 18 and performed a lot of the evening with out Giannis Antetokounmpo, who exited with a proper calf pressure simply three minutes into the sport. Rollins had eight assists and Porter contributed seven. AJ Green added 19 factors on 5 3-pointers, whereas Jericho Sims poured in a career-high 15 factors and 14 rebounds.

Former Buck Tobias Harris led Detroit with 20 factors, whereas Cade Cunningham added 17 and Jaden Ivey scored 15.

Spurs 114, Magic 112

De’Aaron Fox made two foul pictures with 1.4 seconds left and completed with 31 factors as visiting San Antonio withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat Orlando.

Luke Kornet blocked Franz Wagner’s shot on the buzzer to safe the win for San Antonio, which improved to 7-2 since star Victor Wembanyama landed on the injured listing with a strained left calf. Dylan Harper scored 16 factors off the bench to assist the Spurs snap Orlando’s three-game successful streak. Devin Vassell added 15, Julian Champagnie had 14, Keldon Johnson scored 13, and Harrison Barnes chipped in 11.

Wagner led the Magic with 25 factors. Jalen Suggs tallied 24, Desmond Bane added 14, and Tristan da Silva contributed 12.

Rockets 121, Kings 95

Alperen Sengun had a 28-point, 10-rebound double-double, and Amen Thompson totaled 20 factors, 12 rebounds and 7 assists to assist Houston shake off a sluggish first half and beat visiting Sacramento.

Kevin Durant joined in with 24 factors and eight assists, Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 factors and eight rebounds and Steven Adams was the one double-digit bench scorer with 11 factors and eight boards. The Rockets trailed 63-57 with simply over eight minutes left within the third quarter earlier than happening a 21-3 run to open up a 78-66 lead, which they’d by no means relinquish.

Rookie Maxime Raynaud buoyed the Kings for so long as he might with a career-high 25 factors, however Sacramento didn’t maintain tempo with out Domantas Sabonis (knee) and Dennis Schroder (hip) within the lineup. Malik Monk additionally dropped 25 factors, whereas DeMar DeRozan scored 12 factors and Russell Westbrook notched 12 and 9 assists.

Mavericks 118, Heat 108

Cooper Flagg recorded 22 factors and 6 rebounds and Anthony Davis had 17 factors, a season-high 17 rebounds and three blocked pictures to steer Dallas previous visiting Miami.

Naji Marshall scored 18 factors and Klay Thompson made 5 3-pointers whereas scoring 17 factors because the Mavericks achieved a season-best three-game successful streak. Ryan Nembhard had 15 factors and 13 assists.

Kel’el Ware scored a season-high 22 factors and picked up 10 rebounds for the Heat, who misplaced for simply the second time in 9 video games. Bam Adebayo had 21 factors and 7 rebounds and Tyler Herro put up 20 factors.

–Field Level Media