Devin Vassell scored 21 points Wednesday night and the visiting San Antonio Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Toronto Raptors 110-107 for their 10th consecutive win.
San Antonio outscored Toronto 32-17 in the final period after trailing by 15 late in the third.
De’Aaron Fox added 20 points for the Spurs, and Victor Wembanyama produced 12 points and five blocked shots. Dylan Harper put up 15 points, Stephon Castle scored 13 and Julian Champagnie scored 10.
Brandon Ingram tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost two straight, and Immanuel Quickley also scored 20 points. Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl each had 15 points, while RJ Barrett and Jamal Shead logged 12 apiece.
Warriors 133, Grizzlies 112
Will Richard scored 21 points and Gary Payton II and Brandin Podziemski added 19 apiece to lead Golden State to a victory at Memphis.
Each of the nine Warriors who played made a 3-pointer as the team finished 19-for-46 from deep. Gui Santos contributed 17 points and Moses Moody had 14, helping Golden State win without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis and Jimmy Butler III.
The Grizzlies, who lost for the seventh time in eight games, were led by GG Jackson, who finished with 24 points and eight rebounds. Ty Jerome added 22 points and five assists.
Rockets 128, Kings 97
Alperen Sengun recorded his third triple-double of the season and Reed Sheppard scored a game-high 28 points while making only his seventh start as Houston cruised to a victory over visiting Sacramento.
Sengun posted 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Sheppard drilled a career-high seven 3-pointers, starting in place of Amen Thompson (quad). Kevin Durant tallied 21 points.
Russell Westbrook produced 22 points for the Kings, who snapped a franchise-worst 16-game losing skid by beating the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. Sacramento missed 25 of 32 3-point attempts.
Nuggets 103, Celtics 84
Nikola Jokic compiled 30 points and 12 rebounds as host Denver rallied past Boston.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 14 points, Julian Strawther finished with 12 and Cameron Johnson and Jonas Valanciunas had 11 each for Denver, which played most of the game without Jamal Murray. The All-Star guard played the first 7:51 of the game before leaving due to an illness. He was listed as questionable to return but didn’t play again.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 23 points and 11 rebounds, Derrick White scored 20 points and Neemias Queta contributed 10. The Celtics had won four in a row and nine of the past 10, and they ended their Western Conference road trip 3-1.
Pistons 124, Thunder 116
Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 13 assists and Jalen Duren had 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead Detroit to a home win over Oklahoma City in a battle of the top teams from each conference.
The Pistons have won six of their last seven, while the Thunder had its three-game winning streak snapped. Detroit dominated in the paint, outscoring the Thunder 70-32.
Jaylin Williams led the Thunder with a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds. Williams’ previous career high was 24. Cason Wallace added 23.
Bucks 118, Cavaliers 116
Kevin Porter Jr. hit the game-winner in the final seconds and scored 20 points to lead host Milwaukee to a victory over short-handed Cleveland.
Milwaukee won its second in a row and eighth in the past 10 contests. Seven Bucks scored in double figures, including Ryan Rollins logging 18 and Kyle Kuzma registering 17.
The Cavaliers’ Jarrett Allen scored 27 points and laid in a shot at the buzzer that would have tied the game, but it was ruled no good after a replay. Cleveland played without Donovan Mitchell (groin), James Harden (thumb) and Evan Mobley (calf).
–Field Level Media
