NBA roundup: Zion Williamson injured in Pelicans’ OT loss to Jazz

Lauri Markkanen scored 31 details and Kelly Olynyk produced a layup with 3.1 seconds still left in time beyond regulation as the visiting Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-121 on Sunday night time.

Markkanen additional 12 rebounds, Olynyk concluded with 20 factors, Jordan Clarkson scored 18 and Jarred Vanderbilt extra 15 details as the Jazz prevailed in a pairing of teams that experienced both gained their initially two online games.

CJ McCollum had 28 details and 12 assists to guide the Pelicans, who overcame a 17-place fourth-quarter deficit to drive the extra interval despite dropping Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson to injuries.

Williamson scored 25 points in advance of likely to the bench for very good midway by way of the fourth quarter just after getting a challenging slide and getting his hip or back checked by trainers. Trey Murphy III experienced 16 and Larry Nance Jr. and Ingram experienced 10 each individual. Ingram, who experienced scored 28 details in each and every of the Pelicans’ to start with two game titles, still left the match for excellent soon after colliding with a teammate early in the next quarter.

Suns 112, Clippers 95

Devin Booker scored 35 details and Chris Paul included 11 helps versus his former crew as going to Phoenix gained a victory over Los Angeles.

Deandre Ayton extra 13 details for the Suns, who led by as numerous as 22 though bouncing again from an extra time defeat at Portland on Friday. Marcus Morris Sr. scored 22 details and John Wall added 17 for the Clippers.

With his very first two helps of the sport, Paul attained 11,000 for his vocation. The milestone pass led to an alley-oop dunk by Ayton as Paul became the initially player in NBA history with at least 20,000 points and 11,000 helps.

Path Blazers 106, Lakers 104

Jerami Grant designed a driving layup with 3 seconds still left and checking out Portland held on for a get against Los Angeles.

LeBron James missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer for the Lakers, who are -3 for the 2nd time considering the fact that James arrived in Los Angeles right before the 2018-19 time.

Damian Lillard scored 41 factors and Grant experienced 16 for Portland, which is 3- for the first time since 2011. James experienced 31 factors, eight rebounds and eight helps, Anthony Davis had 22 details and 10 rebounds and Lonnie Walker IV scored 15 points for the Lakers.

Cavaliers 117, Wizards 107 (OT)

Donovan Mitchell scored 37 factors to lift host Cleveland to an additional time victory over Washington.

Mitchell has a franchise-history three straight games of at the very least 30 points to start off the time. Cedi Osman scored 16 details off the bench and Jarrett Allen gathered 15 factors and 14 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who played their second straight video game with no All-Star guard Darius Garland (eye).

Bradley Beal scored 27 points and Kristaps Porzingis additional 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who sustained their initially reduction of the period.

Hornets 126, Hawks 109

Limited-handed Charlotte bought a profession-higher 20 points and 11 rebounds from Nick Richards as it beat host Atlanta.

Richards was one particular of six players to rating in double figures for the Hornets, who had been playing without foremost scorer Terry Rozier (proper ankle sprain), Cody Martin (left quad soreness) and LaMelo Ball (left ankle sprain). The Hornets also acquired 24 details and 10 rebounds from Kelly Oubre Jr. and 18 details from Dennis Smith Jr.

Atlanta was led by Trae Younger with 28 factors and 9 helps and Dejounte Murray with 19 factors and 8 rebounds.

Timberwolves 116, Thunder 106

Anthony Edwards scored 30 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota in excess of host Oklahoma Town.

Rudy Gobert additional 15 factors and 15 rebounds for Minnesota, though Karl-Anthony Cities also scored 15. Gobert was 7-for-8 from inside of the arc.

The Thunder were being with no leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who suffered a hip contusion late in Saturday’s decline to Denver. Luguentz Dort led the Thunder with 20 factors, but was just 6 of 15 from the area. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl additional 15 details.

Warriors 130, Kings 125

Stephen Curry scored 28 of his sport-superior 33 points in a report-location first 50 percent and Golden Point out outlasted viewing Sacramento in Mike Brown’s return to San Francisco.

Brown in turn witnessed a fireworks present in the very first 50 %, a person in which the Warriors outscored the Kings 89-71. The to start with-fifty percent points explosion involved a franchise-record 50 by the Warriors in the 2nd period. Curry had six 3-tips to account for a the vast majority of his 28 details in the to start with two intervals, contributing to the 89 to start with-fifty percent factors, which ended up the fifth-most in NBA background. Curry finished with 33 factors for the sport.

The Kings also experienced four players in double figures in the initially-half shootout. De’Aaron Fox wound up leading the Kings with 26 details, adopted by Domantas Sabonis with 19.