Draymond Green returns from NBA suspension but Warriors lose to Grizzlies, 116-107 – The San Diego Union-Tribune

Vince Williams Jr. scored 24 points, GG Jackson added a career-high 23 and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors 116-107 on Monday night in Draymond Green’s return from his NBA suspension.

Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 18 points despite shooting 4 of 20 from the field.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 26 points, and Jonathan Kuminga had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins scored 16.

Green, suspended by the league indefinitely after he hit Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face Dec. 12, played 23 minutes for the Warriors and scored seven points.

76ERS 124, ROCKETS 115

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid returned from his latest injury to score 41 points and grab 10 rebounds in Philadelphia’s win over Houston.

Embiid had his 16th straight 30-10 game. Tyrese Maxey added 27 points for the Sixers.

Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 19 points. Dillon Brooks scored 18.

The 29-year-old Embiid missed the previous three games with left knee inflammation (the 76ers went 1-2). He had played just two games this month after missing all four on the 76ers’ holiday road trip. The Sixers are 3-7 this season without Embiid, the reigning NBA MVP and two-time defending league scoring champion. He entered Monday leading the NBA in scoring at 34.6 points per game.

MAVERICKS 125, PELICANS 120

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 42 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 41 and Dallas split a two-game home set with New Orleans.

The second game in franchise history with two 40-point scorers came with superstar Luka Doncic missing his third consecutive game due to a sprained ankle. Irving and Doncic combined for the other such game in March.

Zion Williamson scored 30 points but was 6 of 11 on free throws, including a miss with 17 seconds left when he had a chance to get the Pelicans even after Dallas fouled him on purpose.

The Mavericks were down seven midway through the fourth quarter before Hardaway hit consecutive 3-pointers to give them a 112-111 lead. Hardaway finished one point off his career high.

CJ McCollum scored 23 points for the Pelicans.

CELTICS 105, RAPTORS 96

TORONTO (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Jrue Holiday and Derrick White each scored 22 and Boston won its eighth straight meeting with Toronto.

Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points and Al Horford had 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Celtics completed a four-game season sweep of their Atlantic Division rivals.

RJ Barrett scored 24 points and Immanuel Quickley had 21 in the Raptors’ fourth consecutive loss.

Boston forward Jaylen Brown sat out because of a hyperextended right knee. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is dealing with soreness but the injury is not considered serious.

The Raptors were without guard Gary Trent Jr. (flu-like symptoms) and center Jakob Poeltl (sprained left ankle). Toronto shot a season-worst 4 for 32 from 3-point range.

JAZZ 132, PACERS 105

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Collin Sexton scored a season-high 30 and Utah routed Indiana for its sixth straight victory.

Markkanen made all 10 of his free throws and has scored 30 points or more three times in January.

Keyonte George had 19 points and Jordan Clarkson added 17 for the Jazz, who shot 55.6% and led wire-to-wire for the second time this season. Utah (22-20) has won nine straight at home by an average of 16.8 points.

Buddy Hield and Andrew Nembhard each scored 14 for the Pacers, who played their fourth game without injured Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring).

MAGIC 98, KNICKS 94

NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 20 points, Cole Anthony scored 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter and Orlando beat New York to stop a three-game skid.

Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points for the Magic, going 7 for 11 off the bench after missing five games with right knee tendinitis.

The Magic trailed by 11 in the third quarter but took charge midway through the final period. They grabbed the lead for good at 90-89 when Anthony tipped in a missed shot with 3:45 to play.

Deuce McBride scored a career-high 20 points in a second straight start in place of Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, who has a bruised left calf. OG Anunoby added 17, but Julius Randle shot just 5 for 18 and was held to 15 points.

CAVALIERS 109, BULLS 91

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Jarrett Allen had 10 points and 14 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double, and Cleveland pulled away from Chicago late.

Caris LeVert added 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists off the bench as the Cavaliers extended their longest winning streak of the season to five, despite blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. Cleveland closed out the game on a 29-10 run.

Cleveland made 20 3-pointers in a franchise-record 57 attempts — an NBA season high in regulation.

Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls. Coby White scored 18.

Cleveland is 10-3 since learning it will be without power forward Evan Mobley (left knee surgery) and point guard Darius Garland (broken jaw) until sometime in February.

HEAT 96, NETS 95, OT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Butler returned after missing seven games with a sprained toe and scored 31 points, including two free throws with 11.8 seconds left in overtime to help Miami beat Brooklyn.

Tyler Herro had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Bam Adebayo added 11 points and 20 boards in the Heat’s third consecutive win.

Mikal Bridges scored 26 points and Cam Thomas added 23 for Brooklyn. The Nets have lost three straight and eight of nine.

PISTONS 129, WIZARDS 117

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alec Burks came off the bench to score 34 points and Detroit beat Washington for only its fourth win of the season.

Jalen Duren had 20 points and 19 rebounds, and Jaden Ivey added 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help the NBA-worst Pistons (4-36) snap a seven-game losing streak. Burks went 8 of 12 from 3-point range as Detroit shot almost 56% from the field.

Tyus Jones had 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Wizards (7-32).

The game came one day after the teams made a trade, with the Pistons agreeing to send Marvin Bagley III and Isaiah Livers to the Wizards for Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala. The Pistons also will send two future draft picks to Washington.

HAWKS 109, SPURS 99

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young sank his first six 3-point attempts in Atlanta’s victory over San Antonio.

Young had 36 points, passing 10,000 for his career, and 13 assists. Dejounte Murray, the former Spurs guard who has been discussed in trade speculation, added 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

Atlanta opened the second quarter with 11 straight points to lead 46-16 and extended it to 69-34 at halftime.

But the Spurs closed to 99-93 behind Victor Wembanyama, who had nine dunks. The 7-foot-3 rookie scored 26 points with 13 rebounds after sitting out the second game of a back-to-back Saturday, a 122-116 loss to Chicago.

The Hawks had lost two straight and four of five.

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