A busy night in the NBA delivered drama across the league, with standout performances and surprising results.
Detroit Pistons 121, New York Knicks 90
- Cade Cunningham: 29 points, 13 assists.
- Detroit avenged last year’s playoff exit, snapping their postseason losing streak.
- Knicks dropped their fourth straight despite Jalen Brunson’s 25 points.
Boston Celtics 115, Chicago Bulls 101
- Anfernee Simons: 27 points.
- Payton Pritchard: 21 points.
- Celtics held Bulls to just 33 first-half points, winning their fourth straight.
Toronto Raptors 118, Atlanta Hawks 100
- Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.
- Scottie Barnes: 18 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds.
- Raptors beat Hawks for the second time in three days.
Charlotte Hornets 124, Oklahoma City Thunder 97
- Brandon Miller: 28 points.
- Hornets handed NBA-leading Thunder their worst loss of the season.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his 20+ point streak to 108 games.
Houston Rockets 100, Phoenix Suns 97
- Kevin Durant: 26 points, game-winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left.
- Durant sank his former team, while Devin Booker missed a potential winner.
- Rockets have now won five of their last six.
Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124 (OT)
- Bruce Brown: 19 points, winning bucket via goaltending call on Joel Embiid.
- Jalen Pickett: 29 points for short-handed Denver.
- Embiid scored 32, but Sixers fell short at the buzzer.
Portland Trail Blazers 137, Utah Jazz 117
- Deni Avdija: 33 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds.
- Shaedon Sharpe: 29 points.
- Blazers won their third straight, while Jazz dropped their fourth in a row.
Los Angeles Clippers 103, Golden State Warriors 102
- Kawhi Leonard: 24 points, 12 rebounds.
- Rookie Kobe Sanders: career-high 20 points.
- Warriors coach Steve Kerr ejected; Steph Curry fouled out for first time since 2021.
- Clippers edged Warriors for their eighth straight home win in the matchup.
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