Detroit Pistons 124, Oklahoma City Thunder 116
Jalen Duren dominated with 29 points and 15 rebounds, and Cade Cunningham added 29 points and 13 assists as East-leading Detroit beat the short-handed Thunder in a matchup of conference leaders.
Oklahoma City was without five of its top six scorers, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and lost Isaiah Joe to a bruised hip at halftime. Jaylin Williams scored a career-high 30 points and Cason Wallace added 23, but the Thunder couldn’t recover after Javonte Green’s late 3-pointer halted a rally.
Detroit improved to 43-14 with its sixth win in seven games.
San Antonio Spurs 110, Toronto Raptors 107
Devin Vassell scored 21 points and De’Aaron Fox added 20 as San Antonio extended its season-best winning streak to 10 games.
Victor Wembanyama shot just 3 of 12 but contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, including a crucial late rejection. Brandon Ingram and Immanuel Quickley scored 20 apiece for Toronto, which dropped its third straight at home.
Golden State Warriors 133, Memphis Grizzlies 112
Will Richard scored 21 points, and Brandin Podziemski and Gary Payton II added 19 each as Golden State cruised past Memphis in a battle of injury-depleted teams.
The Warriors used a 29-8 second-quarter run to build a 21-point halftime lead and stretched the margin to 32 in the fourth. GG Jackson led Memphis with 24 points as the Grizzlies fell into a tie for 12th in the Western Conference.
Houston Rockets 128, Sacramento Kings 97
Reed Sheppard knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points, and Alperen Sengun recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in Houston’s rout.
Kevin Durant added 21 points as the Rockets shot 54.7% and led by as many as 36. Russell Westbrook scored 22 for Sacramento, while DeMar DeRozan moved into 20th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Milwaukee Bucks 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 116
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 20.2 seconds left as Milwaukee edged Cleveland.
Jarrett Allen appeared to tie it at the buzzer, but replay confirmed the shot came after time expired. Allen had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were without James Harden, Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley. Milwaukee has won five of six.
Denver Nuggets 103, Boston Celtics 84
Nikola Jokic posted 30 points and 12 rebounds, helping Denver pull away from Boston despite shooting 11 of 28 from the field.
The Nuggets used an 11-0 run late in the third quarter to seize control and led by as many as 17 in the fourth. Jaylen Brown scored 23 for the Celtics, who saw their five-game winning streak snapped.
