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Danilo Gallinari Clint Capela Lead Hawks Past Struggling Warriors
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Danilo Gallinari and Clint Capela combined for 49 points and 28 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 117-111 on Sunday for their third straight win.
Gallinari, playing with an ailing left Achilles, had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Capela had 24 points, 18 rebounds and two blocked shots to help the Hawks sweep the two-game season series against Golden State for the first time since 2010-11 season.
Golden State lost despite a 37-point effort from Steph Curry, who returned after missing the last game with a tailbone contusion. Curry went to the locker room at the third-quarter break and did not re-enter the game until 6:15 remaining. He was only 3-for-12 on 3-point attempts.
Golden State has lost three in a row and dropped seven of its past eight games.
Atlanta took the lead for good with an 8-0 run that gave it a seven-point lead at 105-98 with six minutes remaining. The Warriors closed to within two points, but the Hawks answered with a basket from
Lou Williams and a three-point play from Capela to extend the lead to 110-103 and Golden State never got closer than four.
Atlanta’s Trae Young, playing with a sore left knee that caused him to miss Friday’s game, scored 13 points. Lou Williams filled in while Young was out and scored 15.
Jayson Tatum Leads Group Effort as Celtics Top Hornets
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Jayson Tatum scored 22 points with eight rebounds, and the Boston Celtics rode dominant middle quarters to a 116-86 rout of the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at TD Garden. Today Top 5 NBA
A 19-4 run to open the second quarter, kicked off when Romeo Langford knocked down one of Boston’s 21 made 3-pointers on the night, turned a one-point deficit into a lead that never dipped below eight for the rest of the way Today Top 5 NBA.
The Celtics closed the period on a 9-2 run to finish the period with a 33-17 edge, then carried the momentum into a 40-27 third quarter. Jayson Tatum closed the third with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Boston’s lead swelled behind the strong defense, which forced 17 Charlotte turnovers, Today Top 5 NBA, and a balanced offense. Six Celtics scored at least 12 points, including 17 from Jaylen Brown on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.
Nets Looking for Bounce Back Win At Home vs Knicks
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The Brooklyn Nets return home to the Barclays Center on Monday, looking to bounce back from just their second loss in the last eight games, when the New York Knicks make the short trip to Brooklyn.
The Nets, playing without James Harden on the first leg of a back-to-back Sunday, lost in Chicago, 115-107. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak and dropped Brooklyn out of first place in the Eastern Conference.
Kyrie Irving dished 15 assists against the Bulls and scored 24 points but went 0-of-4 shooting today’s Top NBA from 3-point range. Brooklyn knocked down 11-of-28 from beyond the arc as a team, but Chicago trumped the Nets’ 48.4-percent field-goal shooting with a 55.1-percent effort.
Without Joel Embiid Sixers Routed By Grizzlies
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Dillon Brooks recorded 17 points to lead seven players in double-digit scoring as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies breezed to a 116-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.
Jonas Valanciunas collected 16 points and 12 rebounds to notch his career-high-tying 10th consecutive double-double for the Grizzlies, who erupted for 45 points in the third quarter. Memphis, which has won three Todays Top NBA of its past four games overall, completed a season sweep of Philadelphia after posting a 106-104 win over the 76ers on Jan. 16.
Brandon Clarke and Grayson Allen each scored 15 points, De’Anthony Melton and Desmond Bane each had 14 and Kyle Anderson chipped in with 10.Todays Top
Allen and Melton each drained four 3-pointers for Memphis, which connected on 16 of 38 shots from beyond the arc. That display came two days after the Grizzlies made 19 of 39 from 3-point range in a 120-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Nuggets Rally From 18 Down To Knock Off Magic
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Aaron Gordon scored 24 points against his former team, Jamal Murray had 22, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied from 18 down to beat the Orlando Magic 119-109 on Sunday night.
Terrence Ross and Chuma Okeke scored 19 points apiece, James Ennis III had 17 points, Wendell Carter Jr. and R.J. Hampton finished with 16 each and Mo Bamba scored 11 for Orlando.
Down by 18 at halftime, Denver came out energetic to start the third quarter. Today’s Top NBA Murray hit a 3-pointer, then made a steal and turned it into a dunk, and Gordon scored five straight points during a 10-2 run to start the second half.