Ja Morant scored 26 points, Desmond Bane had 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Suns 119-112 on Tuesday night on a milestone night by Phoenixβs Kevin Durant. (More NBA News)
π₯In another NBA game, Karl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart added 30 points and 10 boards as the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 128-115
Ja Morant scored 26 points, Desmond Bane had 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Suns 119-112 on Tuesday night on a milestone night by Phoenixβs Kevin Durant. (More NBA News)
Durantπ became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 points when he sank two free throws with 1:11 left in the third quarter. Durant finished with 34 points, but Phoenix lost for the fifth time in its last six games.
π₯Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17 for Memphis, which led by as many as 19 before Phoenix cut the margin to three on Bol Bol's 3-pointer with 2:34 left. Morant's layup on the ensuing possession turned back the threat.
κ§The Grizzlies had a 60-42 rebounding edge and got 44 points from bench players. Santi Aldama had 14 points and made four 3-pointers.
π Memphis led 45-36 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the second quarter before going on a 13-3 run to build a sizeable lead. Scotty Pippen Jr. had six points and Jackson contributed five in that stretch.
πThe Grizzlies improved to 14-3 following a defeat this season. They have not lost consecutive games since Jan. 3-4.
Towns, Hart power Knicks past Pacers
πKarl-Anthony Towns had 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart added 30 points and 10 boards and the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 128-115.
πNew York won in Indianapolis for the first time since April 2023. The Knicks lost all three road games in last season's seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pacers.
βTowns scored 24 points in the first half, making 9 of 12 from the field. He was 14 of 23 from the field, while Hart did most of his damage in the second half and finished 12 of 16 from the field.
π Three-time All-Star Pascal Siakam had 24 points for Indiana. Thomas Bryant started in place of the injured Myles Turner (strained neck) and had 18 points and nine rebounds.
ο·½New York swung what had been a back-and-forth game with a 10-0 second-quarter run for a 68-60 halftime lead. Indiana cut the deficit to 89-85 late in the third quarter, but New York pulled away late.
κ¦Indiana was within 103-95 early in the fourth, but the Knicks answered with seven straight points and the Pacers never recovered.
ΰ± New York cashed in on its 48-36 rebounding advantage by outscoring Indiana 19-6 on second-chance points.
Pistons roll over Bulls
πMalik Beasley made seven 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, and the Detroit Pistons built a franchise-record, 42-point halftime lead on the way to a 132-92 romp over the Chicago Bulls.
ꦦDetroit outscored the Bulls 71-29 in the first half, eclipsing the previous mark of 34 points against Chicago on March 23, 1969.
π«Beasley set a Detroit record for 3-pointers in a season with 212 after making 7 of 10. The previous mark was 211 by Saddiq Bey in 2021-22. Cade Cunningham added 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Pistons came away with their most lopsided win of the season.
π€ͺTobias Harris scored 18 and Ausar Thompson finished with 16 points as the Pistons cruised to their third win in a row.
π₯The Bulls set a team record by missing their first 20 3-pointers before Ayo Dosunmu hit one near the end of the second quarter. They were 10 of 47 from beyond the arc and shot 35% overall in the game.
κ¦Chicago had just two players score in double figures - Matas Buzelis (12 points) and Josh Giddey (11).