WIZARDS 124, HORNETS 114
Head to Head: Wizards, odds 2.56
Line: Wizards (+4.5), odds 1.919
Total Points: Over (216), odds 1.923
Pre-game Prediction
Wizards, 40.7%
Hornets, 59.3%
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bilal Coulibaly had 26 points, Corey Kispert scored 25 off the bench on five 3-pointers and the Washington Wizards handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss 124-114 on Monday night.
Miles Bridges had his first career triple-double for the Hornets, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were both out with injuries.
Nick Smith Jr. scored 24 points and Mark Williams overcame a sluggish first half to finish with 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.
The Wizards outscored the Hornets 46-25 in the second quarter behind Kispert, who had 18 points in the quarter on four 3s and led by 26 in the first half.
Kyle Kuzma chipped in with 22 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Wizards, who have won two straight since snapping a 16-game losing streak.
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HAWKS 132, PISTONS 130
Head to Head: Hawks, odds 2.57
Line: Hawks (+4.5), odds 1.927
Total Points: Over (236.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Hawks, 40%
Pistons, 60%
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DETROIT (AP) — Trae Young made a 23-foot fadeaway with 1.6 seconds left and scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, lifting Atlanta to a win over Detroit .
Young helped the Hawks end an eight-game losing streak.
Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 14 assists for the Pistons, who failed to attempt a shot on their final possession.
Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter had 20 points and rookie Zaccharie Risacher added 17 points.
Detroit’s Tobias Harris scored 22, Jalen Duren had 18 points and nine rebounds and Malik Beasey scored 18.
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KNICKS 124, ROCKETS 118
Head to Head: Knicks, odds 1.365
Line: Rockets (+7.5), odds 1.941
Total Points: Over (223), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Rockets, 34.2%
Knicks, 65.7%
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 42 points and 10 assists, breaking a tie with Carmelo Anthony for third on the franchise list with his 18th 40-point game with the Knicks, and New York beat Houston.
Brunson scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to bring the Knicks back in a game they trailed by 11 after three. He ended up with his 12th game with at least 30 points and 10 assists since coming to New York, passing Hall of Famer Richie Guerin for most in franchise history.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges each added 22 points for the Knicks. Josh Hart had 19.
Amen Thompson had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his third career triple-double for the Rockets, who have lost three in a row for the first time all season. Cam Whitmore added 18 points off the bench.
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KINGS 116, TIMBERWOLVES 114
Head to Head: Kings, odds 2.558
Line: Kings (+4.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (222), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Kings, 49.9%
Timberwolves, 50.1%
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, and the Sacramento Kings edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-114 on Monday night after finalizing their trade for Zach LaVine.
Malik Monk had 26 points for the Kings, who closed out a 2-6 road trip. Keegan Murray added 19 points.
Sacramento traded De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio as part of a three-team trade that put LaVine on the Kings. LaVine likely will play in his first game with his new team on Wednesday.
Naz Reid led Minnesota with a season-high 30 points, including 16 in the first quarter. Jaden McDaniels added 22, and Anthony Edwards finished with 21 points.
Minnesota was without forward Julius Randle for the second straight game. Randle was sidelined with a groin injury.
After trailing by as many as 12, the Timberwolves managed to take a brief 91-90 lead early in the fourth quarter. But the Kings regained the lead, and they had an answer every time the Timberwolves made a push down the stretch.
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THUNDER 125, BUCKS 96
Head to Head: Thunder, odds 1.05 - one of the shortest odds all season
Line: Thunder (-17.5), odds 1.901 - second biggest spread of the season
Total Points: Under (226.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Bucks, 25.5%
Thunder, 74.5%
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in 22 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 125-96 on Monday night.
Milwaukee was without injured stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton, turning what could have been an exciting rematch of the NBA Cup final that Milwaukee won into a blowout.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer, showed no mercy. He scored 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting in the first quarter as the Thunder took a 39-22 lead. He scored 30 in the first half as the Thunder took a 78-44 lead. He left the game for good with 6:17 remaining and the Thunder ahead 96-54.
Ousmane Dieng finished with 21 points and seven rebounds and Isaiah Joe added 18 points for the Thunder, who improved to 39-9 despite all-star Jalen Williams sitting out with a sprained right wrist.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP with nine straight All-Star Game selections, is dealing with right patella tendinopathy. Lillard has a sore left groin. Lopez has back soreness. Middleton’s workload is limited as he comes back from offseason surgery to each of his ankles.
It was too much for the Bucks to overcome in their fourth straight loss. The Bucks had scored at least 100 points in every regular-season game since scoring 99 points against Toronto on Nov. 12.
Ryan Rollins led the Bucks with 16 points.
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GRIZZLIES 128, SPURS 109
Head to Head: Grizzlies, odds 1.614
Line: Grizzlies (-3.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (241.5), odds 1.923
Pre-game Prediction
Spurs, 31,7%
Grizzlies, 68.3%
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 points, GG Jackson added a season-high 27, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Monday night.
Ja Morant, returning after a two-game absence to nurse a sore right shoulder, finished with 25 points and 11 assists as Memphis won its ninth in the last 10. The victory, coupled with Houston's 124-118 loss to the New York Knicks, gave Memphis a 1 1/2-game advantage over the Rockets for second place in the West.
Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 27 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Stephon Castle finished with 21 points as San Antonio lost its fourth in the last five.
The start of the game was delayed 45 minutes by a medical emergency to a courtside spectator.
The lineups for both teams were somewhat depleted. Memphis starting guard Desmond Bane sat out with a sore ankle. Meanwhile, three former Spurs players were headed to other teams in trades. De'Aaron Fox — traded to the Spurs from Sacramento over the weekend — was not with the team yet.
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