Holding visiting Miami to only eight fourth-quarter factors, the Orlando Magic set a franchise document in rallying from 22 factors down at the beginning of the ultimate interval to beat the Warmth, 121-114, on Saturday.
Orlando, having trailed by as many as 25 factors within the first half, started chipping away on the deficit with a 13-0 run to open the fourth quarter. The Magic then went on one other 11-0 run to take their first lead because the early first quarter.
The runs had been powered by the trio of Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Goga Bitadze, who mixed to attain 21 of Orlando’s 37 fourth-quarter factors, together with the ultimate 17 factors that sealed the comeback victory. The 25-point comeback is tied for the biggest in franchise historical past. Orlando additionally overcame a 25-point deficit on Nov. 8, 1989, at Cleveland.
Anthony’s 35 factors and 9 assists off the bench had been season highs. Caldwell-Pope added 24 factors, half of which got here on an ideal 12-of-12 taking pictures from the free-throw line, and Bitadze completed with a double-double, scoring 18 factors on 8-of-8 taking pictures and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Miami was with out Jimmy Butler as a consequence of a abdomen ailment. Regardless of Butler’s absence, Miami scored 76 first-half factors — a staff excessive for one half this season. Bam Adebayo scored 23 factors and grabbed six rebounds, Terry Rozier notched one other 23 factors off the bench and Tyler Herro recorded 22 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists.
Celtics 123, Bulls 98
Jayson Tatum collected 43 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists to assist visiting Boston keep away from back-to-back losses by beating Chicago.
Tatum made 16 of 24 field-goal makes an attempt, together with 9 of his 15 pictures from 3-point vary, in 36 minutes. Kristaps Porzingis added 22 factors and 7 rebounds for Boston, which acquired 19 factors, 5 rebounds and eight assists from Jaylen Brown. The Celtics haven’t dropped consecutive video games this season.
Nicola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 factors and 10 rebounds. Patrick Williams, Coby White and Zach LaVine every added 14 factors for Chicago, which was held to 44 factors within the second half.
Lakers 103, Kings 99
LeBron James scored a game-high 32 factors, D’Angelo Russell got here off the bench to chip in with 20 and Los Angeles held on to finish a three-day, two-game street sweep of Sacramento.
The Lakers had gained the primary recreation of the sequence 113-100 on Thursday evening. James complemented his huge scoring evening with seven rebounds, a team-leading six assists and 4 steals. He hit 13 of his 24 pictures, serving to the Lakers outshoot the hosts 48.2 % to 43.3 %. Anthony Davis was the Lakers’ prime rebounder with 15 to go along with 10 factors, 5 assists and three blocks.
De’Aaron Fox paced the Kings with 31 factors to go along with seven assists. He made three of his 5 3-point makes an attempt as Sacramento held a slight 30-27 edge in factors from past the arc.
Pistons 133, Suns 125
Cade Cunningham recorded 28 factors and 13 assists whereas Jaden Ivey had 20 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists to steer Detroit to a victory at Phoenix.
Malik Beasley scored 18 factors off the bench and Jalen Duren had 17 factors and 11 rebounds because the Pistons ended a string of seven straight losses to the Suns.
Kevin Durant scored a season-high 43 factors and likewise had six assists and 5 rebounds for the Suns, who had been with out Devin Booker (groin) for the primary time this season. Bradley Beal had 26 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists.
Knicks 104, Pelicans 93
Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 factors within the second half for visiting New York, which overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to beat upset-minded New Orleans.
Brunson scored 20 factors throughout a decisive 37-13 run bridging the third and fourth quarters for the Knicks, who mounted their largest comeback of the season. Karl-Anthony Cities (11 factors, 10 rebounds) posted a double-double because the Knicks gained their third straight and improved to 8-2 of their previous 10 video games.
Trey Murphy III scored 26 factors for the Pelicans, who’ve misplaced six straight to fall to 2-21 since a 3-3 begin. New Orleans fell by a minimum of 10 factors for the seventeenth time this season. Dejounte Murray (14 factors, 9 rebounds, eight assists) flirted with a triple-double.
Spurs 114, Path Blazers 94
Victor Wembanyama poured in 30 factors and tied a profession excessive with 10 blocked pictures as host San Antonio rolled to a win over struggling Portland.
The Spurs turned a detailed recreation right into a decisive victory with a 13-2 run late within the second quarter that helped them construct a 16-point lead at halftime. Charles Bassey tied a profession excessive with 16 factors and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Spurs.
Shaedon Sharpe put up 25 factors for the Path Blazers, who’ve misplaced seven of their previous eight contests. Anfernee Simons added 18 factors, Deandre Ayton amassed 14 factors and eight rebounds, and Scoot Henderson hit for 12 factors off the bench.
Bucks 112, Wizards 101
Bobby Portis scored a season-high 34 factors whereas main short-handed Milwaukee to a win over Washington.
The NBA Cup champion Bucks performed with out Giannis Antetokounmpo (again) and Damian Lillard (calf). Portis was on triple-double watch, including 10 boards and eight assists to his tally. Teammate Khris Middleton contributed 18 factors, eight assists and 6 rebounds.
Jordan Poole led Washington with 26 factors on 8-for-19 taking pictures. Bilal Coulibaly scored 20 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds, Corey Kispert added 16, and Alexandre Sarr added 11 factors.
Warriors 113, Timberwolves 103
Stephen Curry scored 31 factors and dished 10 assists as Golden State held on to beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Trayce Jackson-Davis completed with 15 factors and 9 rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a three-game shedding streak and earned its first street victory since Nov. 22.
Anthony Edwards scored 19 factors for Minnesota however made solely six of 20 pictures from the sphere. Donte DiVincenzo completed with 19 factors off the bench, and Rudy Gobert registered 18 factors and 12 rebounds.
Grizzlies 128, Hawks 112
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 factors beginning instead of the injured Ja Morant to steer visiting Memphis to a win over Atlanta.
Memphis was enjoying with out Morant due to lingering again soreness. Pippen entered the sport averaging 10.2 factors and turned in his second-best scoring efficiency of the season. Pippen was 9-for-12 from the sphere and 3-for-4 on 3-point tries to go together with 5 rebounds, 9 assists and two steals. Desmond Bane added 23 factors, together with 4 3-pointers.
Atlanta was led by De’Andre Hunter’s 26 factors off the bench. Dyson Daniels added 15 factors, six assists and 6 steals. The Hawks had been lacking Trae Younger with a bruised heel and misplaced their third straight.
Cavaliers 126, 76ers 99
Darius Garland scored 26 factors to steer six gamers in double figures as Cleveland improved to a league-best 25-4 with a win over visiting Philadelphia.
Evan Mobley had 22 factors, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for Cleveland, which led by as many as 35 and gained its fourth straight recreation. Donovan Mitchell scored 19 factors, Georges Niang added 13, Caris LeVert had 12 and Ty Jerome chipped in 11.
Philadelphia performed with out star Joel Embiid, who was rested on the second recreation of the Sixers’ back-to-back set. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 27 factors. Paul George performed his first back-to-back set of the season and completed with 11 factors.
Mavericks 113, Clippers 97
Quentin Grimes scored a team-high 20 factors off the bench, serving to information Dallas to a victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Klay Thompson added 16 factors, whereas Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyrie Irving every chipped in 15 for the Mavericks, who’ve gained 9 of their previous 11 video games and avenged a 23-point loss to the Clippers on Thursday.
Regular Powell’s 28 factors paced the Clippers, who obtained 19 factors apiece from James Harden and Kevin Porter Jr. Ivica Zubac produced 13 factors and 15 rebounds for Los Angeles, which had its two-game profitable streak finish.
Jazz 105, Nets 94
Lauri Markkanen scored 14 of his 21 factors within the fourth quarter and Utah pulled away within the second half for a victory over Brooklyn in New York.
The Jazz gained consecutive video games for the primary time this season by permitting a season low in factors and holding an opponent beneath 100 for the second time this season. Markkanen shot 5-for-10 within the fourth, when he hit 2 of 6 3-point makes an attempt.
Brooklyn misplaced for the seventh time in 9 video games. The Nets additionally misplaced for the fifth time of their previous six residence video games. Cameron Johnson completed with 13 of his 18 factors within the fourth. Ben Simmons collected a season-high 15 factors whereas including 10 assists for his first double-double of the marketing campaign.
–Area Degree Media