Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 22 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored 26, and the visiting Denver Nuggets won the Phoenix Suns 120-112 in double time Saturday night.
Michael Porter Jr. had 14 points and 11 rebounds, JaMychal Green scored 16, Monte Morris added 13 and Gary Harris finished with 10 for the Nuggets, who wiped out both early games in Phoenix on nights after each other.
Chris Paul had 21 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, Jae Crowder also scored 21 points and Deandre Ayton scored 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns before sending out in the first period. more.
Cameron Johnson scored 19 points and Mikal Bridges scored 11 for Phoenix, who played without top winner Devin Booker, who suffered left leg pressure in the Suns’ time loss on Friday night.
Philadelphia 76ers 114 – Detroit Pistons 110
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia past Detroit host, who were without Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose on the second night of backup.
Ben Simmons provided 20 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three leads, while Tobias Harris threw in 17 points for the Sixers. Seth Curry added 14 points when Philadelphia won his third straight game.
Wayne Ellington led seven Pistons in double figures with 17 points. Svi Mykhailiuk added 15 points and Sekou Doumbouya had 13. 13. Jerami Grant was limited to 11 points on a 3-for-19 shooting. Grant had scored 20 points or more for 14 games in a row.
Brooklyn Nets 128 – Miami Heat 124
Kevin Durant scored 31 points when Brooklyn never made an effort and overcame several attempts to come back in the fourth quarter with Miami and a 41-point high-scoring night with Bam Adebayo in victory at New York.
Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his 28 points in the fourth, including 10 in the final 2:41. Joe Harris added 23 and tied a senior with seven points-3. James Harden didn’t make a field goal until the fourth quarter and finished with 12 points and 11 assists with Brooklyn firing 53.7 percent, tying up a season-best 19-pointers, and collecting season- high 34 helps.
Adebayo surpassed his previous career high of 30 points on December 10, 2019 and made 14 of 20 hits but missed a site goal in the final 5 1/2 minutes. Goran Dragic added 19 while Duncan Robinson and Kendrick Nunn finished with 18 apiece as the Heat burned 70 percent in the fourth and 47.2 percent overall.
Los Angeles Lakers 101 – Chicago Bulls 90
Anthony Davis scored 37 points high in the game, and Los Angeles beat Chicago.
The Lakers improved to a perfect 9-0 on the road to start the season. LeBron James introduced a double with 17 points and 11 replays for Los Angeles, who won for the seventh time in the last eight games.
Zach LaVine finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bulls, and the three-game winning streak came to an end. Coby White had 14 points, while Patrick Williams (13) and Lauri Markkanen (12) also scored in doubles.
Minnesota Timberwolves 120 – New Orleans Pelicans 110
Naz Reid scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures as Minnesota beat New Orleans in Minneapolis.
Anthony Edwards added 18 points, Jarred Vanderbilt had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Jarrett Culver and Malik Beasley scored 16 each and Jordan McLaughlin had 11 as the Timberwolves won for just the second time in 13 games.
The Timberwolves played Saturday without Karl-Anthony Towns and Juancho Hernangomez, who are on the sidelines because of COVID protocols, and D’Angelo Russell, who was taking a break. Brandon Ingram scored 30 points, Eric Bledsoe added 28 and Zion Williamson had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead New Orleans.
Utah Jazz 127 – Golden State Warriors 108
Steph Curry moved up to No. 2 on the NBA’s all-time 3-point roster, but that was about the only thing that went Golden State’s way in a losing streak against Utah in Salt Lake City.
Donovan Mitchell led a fair and explosive offensive performance for the red-hot Jazz – who led the entire game and with as many as 40 – with 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists in just 27 minutes.
Five other players won double figures for Utah, who won their eighth consecutive game in the league.
Houston Rockets 133 – Dallas Mavericks 108
Eric Gordon and DeMarcus Cousins delivered their best performances of the season as Houston claimed a wire-to-wire victory over host Dallas.
Gordon scored 33 points at season level on a 6-for-9 3-point shot while Cousins scored his second double with best-of-season points in points (28) and rebounds (17).
The Rockets, who led as much as 26 points ahead of extended scoring time, scored each way back with a one-point win at Detroit on Friday with a spectacular shot on Saturday, bringing in 16 3-points .
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