Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds for Philadelphia. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Seth Curry scored 28 points to help Philadelphia beat Oklahoma City. Harrison Barnes scored 24 points for the Kings, and Richaun Holmes had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jordan Poole added 22 points, and Draymond Green had 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists. (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 27 points and became the first player in Warriors franchise history to reach 5,000 assists, helping Golden State beat Sacramento to improve to 3-0.Ĭurry had 10 assists and seven rebounds.
The Nets are not allowing Irving to play while he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, which the city’s mandate says pro athletes playing for a local team must do. It was a disappointing home opener that featured demonstrators outside the arena supporting Nets guard Kyrie Irving and protesting New York’s vaccine mandate. James Harden had 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Brooklyn. Kevin Durant scored 38 points for the Nets, who fell to 1-2. Cody Martin had eight of his 12 in the final 12 minutes.īefore that, it was another night for Bridges, who had his second 30-point outing in the first three games and finished a point shy of his career high. LaMelo Ball had 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Hornets, but it was their backups who led them in a dominant final quarter. NEW YORK (AP) - Miles Bridges had 32 points and nine rebounds, Ish Smith added 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Charlotte beat Brooklyn to improve to 3-0 for the first time. Morant had 10 assists and made a career-best five 3-pointers. Anthony moved into ninth on the NBA’s career scoring list with 27,423 points. LeBron James finished with 19 points after a slow start.
Morant had a chance to tie it after Kent Bazemore fouled him on a 3-point try with 2.5 seconds left, but but missed the third free throw.Īnthony Davis had 22 points and four blocks to help the Lakers rebound from two opening losses. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Ja Morant’s 40-point game to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-118 on Sunday night for their first victory of the season.