NBA Roundup: Hornets Fire, Blast Bucks

Jan. 7 – The Hornets went 138-109 in a record first quarter on Friday night as Charlotte guards Terry Rozier and LaMelo Ball alternated 3-point shots at the host Milwaukee Bucks.

Charlotte scored 51 points in the first quarter, tying the NBA record for most points in a first quarter and setting a franchise record for any quarter. The Hornets also tied for his best one-quarter output in the league this season.

Rosier scored 39 points and caught 6 trays, Ball scored 24 points, and 7 of his 8 field goals came from 3-point range as the Hornets won their second in 7 games. It was something. With 12 assists, Ball has scored at least 20 points in 14 straight games.

The Bucks, who won three of the four games going into the night, didn’t have much of a rhythm. Bobby Portis Jr. scored a team-high 19 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-low 9 points.

Bulls 126, 76ers 112

Zach LaVine had 11-of-13 shots from three-point territory, scoring 41 points and pushing Chicago to host Philadelphia. It’s the third time in his career.

Nikola Vucevic added 19 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, while Patrick Williams scored 18 points. DeMar DeRozan also tallied his 12 with the Bulls, with 20 of his 34 shots overall he made on 3-pointers.

Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 26 points, while Tobias Harris had 22 points and 11 rebounds. James Harden only shot 4-of-17, but he had 17 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.

Pacers 108, Trail Blazers 99

Rookie Benedict Maturin scored 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton had 15 points and 12 assists to spur host Indiana’s victory over Portland in Indianapolis.

Myles Turner had 17 points and seven rebounds and Isaiah Jackson had 12 points after being recalled by the G League’s Fort Wayne Mud Ants on Friday.

Portland’s Anfernie Simmons had 20 points, Damien Lillard had 19 8 assists and Jerami Grant had 15 points.

Nets 108, Pelican 102

Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and a visit to Brooklyn held off New Orleans.

With Kyrie Irving adding 19 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, TJ Warren adding 15, and Royce O’Neal adding 14, the Nets won their 13th in 14 games.

CJ McCollum had 28 points, Nagy Marshall had a career-high 23 points, Jose Alvarado had 17 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Trey Murphy III had 11 points. game of the season.

Nuggets 121, Cavaliers 108

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season, while Jamal Murray had 18 points as hosts Denver beat Cleveland.

With Michael Porter Jr. scoring 16 points and Aaron Gordon adding 12 points and 10 rebounds, the Nuggets won their 12th game in 15 games.

Caris LeVert has 22 points, Darius Garland has 21 points, and the Cavaliers are on a three-game winning streak. Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell sat down for a break.

Lakers 130 Hawks 114

LeBron James returned from illness, scored a team-high 25 points, four teammates joined him in double digits in the first half alone, and Los Angeles fled the Atlanta visit.

Kendrick Nunn (23) and Russell Westbrook (18) combined for 41 points off the bench and the Lakers won four in a row, ending a successful two-game homestand. James had 10 assists and Thomas Bryant had 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Trae Young scored a game-high 32 points for the Hawks in their fifth loss in six games. John Collins, DeAndre Hunter and Dejounte Murray each added his 16 points.

Spurs 121, Pistons 109

Tre Jones scored 25 points, Jakob Poeltl had 11 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists as hosts San Antonio switched on in the final 18 minutes and ran away from Detroit on a three-game losing streak.

Romeo Langford added 15 points for San Antonio, with Malachi Branham adding 14 and Jeremy Sochan with 10. Sochan has scored in double figures in 17 games this season, making him the most scored Spurs rookie since Kawhi Leonard’s 25 in 2011-12.

Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 21 points, Jaden Ivey had 20, Killian Hayes had 18, Isaiah Stewart and Jaren Duran each had 11, and Sadiq Bey had 10.

Thunder 127, Wizards 110

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and helped hosts Oklahoma City knock out Washington.

Alexander finished 12 for 23 from the floor. Josh Giddy added 20 points and 9 assists for the Thunder, where he has 61 combined assists in the last two home games.

Washington was led by Kyle Kuzma, who had 23 points and seven assists. Daniel Gafford had 15 points and nine rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingas had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Knicks 112, Raptors 108

Julius Randle scored 32 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to hold off Toronto and visit New York.

Jalen Brunson added 26 points and eight assists for the Knicks on a four-game winning streak. Quentin Rimes had his 16 points for New York, Immanuel Quickley his 13 points and Mitchell Robinson his 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Fred VanVleet scored 28 points for the Raptors, losing the first two of their six-game homestands and losing three straight overall.

Timberwolves 128 Clippers 115

Rudy Gobert tied a season-high 25 points and grabbed 21 rebounds as Minnesota won in Minneapolis to give Los Angeles a season-worst five-game losing streak.

Gobert’s first 20/20 performance since 28 October paved the way. D’Angelo Russell, he added 25 points, while Anthony Edwards (he added 24.2 points per game) was the team’s top scorer, but when he was sent off midway through the third quarter, he only had 5 points. There was not. Edwards did not return due to left hip pain.

Norman Powell came off the bench and scored 21 points for the Clippers. John Wall had 14 points and eight assists, and Moses Brown had 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

Heat 104, Suns 96

Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 26 points off the bench to help Miami lead host Phoenix to a five-game losing streak for the second time in the season.

For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jimmy Butler had 20 points and six assists. Max Strath scored his 19 points and Miami dominated his series his two-game season.

Deandre Ayton had 23 points and 14 rebounds, Tory Craig had 17 points and nine boards, and the Suns have dropped 13 of their last 17 games. without him this season.

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