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Damian Lillard had just nine points on 3-of-13 shooting.A 3-pointer by Jerome gave Memphis a 101-89 advantage with 8:43 left in the contest and started a 13-0 burst.
Coward drained a 3-pointer to conclude it and make it 111-89 with 5:31 remaining.Wells scored on a layup to make it 117-93 with 3:52 left as Memphis cruised to the finish.The game was tied at halftime but Memphis went on a 12-2 burst in the third quarter with Wells capping it with a 3-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 72-66 lead with 6:13 to play.Portland later moved within two before….
Coward culminated the run with a hoop to make it 87-75 with 2:09 remaining.Lillard drove against former teammate Jerami Grant for a layup with 0.6 seconds left in the third as Portland trailed 91-83 entering the final stanza.The contest was tied at 58 at halftime when Avdija scored 13 for Portland and Boozer had 13 for Memphis.Jeremiah Fears flirted with his first career triple-double and the New Orleans Pelicans broke….
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr poured in a season-best 34 points for Sacramento.Derik Queen bookended a 12-0 burst early in the second quarter with a 3-pointer and a short jumper, allowing New Orleans to take a 36-32 advantage.The Kings hung within 67-65 after an Acuff drive to the hoop in the second minute of the third period.
But New Orleans then took command for good with a 21-4 flurry, in which Fears and Trey Murphy III drilled consecutive 3-pointers and Williamson contributed six points.Sacramento still had a chance at 113-106 after a Zach LaVine 3-pointer with 7:11 to play, but New Orleans then ran off the next 10 points before coasting home.Fears finished with his fourth career double-double, complementing his season-best point total with a career-best 13….
Williamson had five steals.De’Andre Hunter and Precious Achiuwa had 24 points apiece, and LaVine totalled 21 for the Kings.Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker sank two crucial free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining as the host Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.The Hawks led by 10 with 4:34 remaining, but Cleveland twice pulled within one point, the….
Alexander-Walker shot 8-for-17 from the field and also made four 3-pointers.Aaron Wiggins added a season-high 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Jalen Johnson scored 17.Cleveland got a season-high 24 points from James Harden and 22 points from Mitchell.
Sam Merrill came off the bench to make four 3-pointers and score 16.Cleveland limited the Hawks to 23.8 percent shooting in the first quarter and, prompted by an early 10-3 run, took a 28-16 lead.The Cavs led 35-24 with 7:22 left in the first half, but Atlanta went on a 13-2 run to tie at 4:33 on a runner by Okongwu.
The Hawks took a 46-44 halftime lead.Atlanta pushed its lead to 61-50 on Alexander-Walker’s 3-pointer with 9:14 left in the third quarter.
Cleveland cut the margin to 83-82, fuelled by nine third-quarter points from Harden.
Atlanta scored 43 points in the period and entered the fourth quarter with an 89-82 lead.
Pelicans earn first victory over still-winless Kings as Hawks withstand late push to hold off Cavaliers.
