Javonte Green scored 21 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 as the short-handed Detroit Pistons won their ninth straight game, beating the Philadelphia 76ers…<\/p>\n
Javonte Green scored 21 points and Daniss Jenkins added 19 as the short-handed Detroit Pistons won their ninth straight game, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.<\/p>\n
The Pistons are on their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 2008 despite playing the last two games without several key players. Cade Cunningham (hip), Tobias Harris (ankle), Ausar Thompson (ankle) and Jalen Duren (ankle) were among the players on the sidelines against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Duncan Robinson scored 15 and Isaiah Stewart and Caris LeVert each had 14.<\/p>\n
Tyrese Maxey had 31 to lead the Sixers, who played without Joel Embiid (knee).<\/p>\n
Detroit trailed by five until Jenkins hit a halfcourt 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer. The Pistons then started the fourth period with a 10-2 run to go up by six.<\/p>\n
Maxey scored six points in the fourth, but none of his teammates could get going and the Pistons took a 114-103 lead on LeVert\u2019s dunk with 1:44 to play. <\/p>\n
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Tristan da Silva added 22 points and nine rebounds and Orlando held Brooklyn scoreless over the final two-and-a-half minutes for a victory.<\/p>\n
The win was Orlando\u2019s second in NBA Cup Group play and dropped Brooklyn to 0-2.<\/p>\n
Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who led 98-94 after a basket by Nic Claxton with 2:37 remaining. But, Wagner hit two 3-pointers, da Silva made one and Brooklyn never scored again.<\/p>\n
Desmond Bane scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando and Jalen Suggs finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists.<\/p>\n
Ziaire Williams had 15 points and a steal late in the fourth quarter \u2014 off Orlando\u2019s 19th turnover \u2014 that put the Nets up 96-92. Noah Clowney had 12 points before fouling out with 1:58 remaining. <\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 points off the bench as New York beat Miami in an NBA Cup game.<\/p>\n
Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points, Mikal Bridges had 15, and Josh Hart recorded his first triple-double of the season with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Knicks posted a season-high point total.<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson missed his first game of the season due to a sprained right ankle sustained in Wednesday\u2019s loss to Orlando. OG Anunoby left the game after two minutes with a left hamstring strain and did not return.<\/p>\n
Norman Powell scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 23. Andrew Wiggins and Kel\u2019el Ware scored 15 points apiece, while Pelle Larsson had 14 and Davion Mitchell 11. <\/p>\n
ROCKETS 140, TRAIL BLAZERS 116<\/p>\n
HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and Houston won its third straight with a win over Portland in an NBA Cup game.<\/p>\n
Durant, who had 16 points in the first period, finished 12 of 19 from the field. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Amen Thompson had 19 points and Reed Sheppard 13.<\/p>\n
The Rockets have won eight of their last nine games and improved to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. Houston shot 50%, including 17 of 45 on 3-pointers. The Rockets forced the Trail Blazers into 20 turnovers and converted them into 30 points.<\/p>\n
Tari Eason left with a bruised right hip after being bumped and falling to the floor. He went to the locker room with a trainer midway through the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Deni Advija had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe added 19 points and eight rebounds, Toumani Camara scored 16 points and Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant each had 13 for Portland, which fell to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. The Trailblazers shot 47% and were 13 of 36 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
NEW ORLEANS (AP) \u2014 Austin Reaves scored 31, Luka Doncic had 24 points and 12 assists, and Los Angeles cruised to a victory over New Orleans in an NBA Cup game.<\/p>\n
Deandre Ayton made 10 of 11 shots and finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds, two steals and a block for the Lakers, who improved to 2-0 in cup play to remain atop West Group B.<\/p>\n
Trey Murphy III scored 35 for the Pelicans, who lost their fourth straight game, fell to 0-2 in the in-season tournament, and to a Western Conference-worst 2-10 overall.<\/p>\n
Rui Hachimura scored 14 and Marcus Smart 13 for the Lakers, who led 65-52 at halftime after Doncic fed Ayton for an alley-oop dunk.<\/p>\n
Doncic, Ayton and Reaves all scored during an 11-0 third quarter run that pushed Los Angeles\u2019 lead to 88-66, a surged capped by Reaves\u2019 16-foot driving floater as he was fouled by Jose Alvarado.<\/p>\n
TIMBERWOLVES 124, KINGS 110<\/p>\n
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and Houston won its third straight with a win over Portland in an NBA Cup game.<\/p>\n
Durant, who had 16 points in the first period, finished 12 of 19 from the field. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Amen Thompson had 19 points and Reed Sheppard 13.<\/p>\n
The Rockets have won eight of their last nine games and improved to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. Houston shot 50%, including 17 of 45 on 3-pointers. The Rockets forced the Trail Blazers into 20 turnovers and converted them into 30 points.<\/p>\n
Tari Eason left with a bruised right hip after being bumped and falling to the floor. He went to the locker room with a trainer midway through the second quarter.<\/p>\n
Deni Avdija had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe added 19 points and eight rebounds, Toumani Camara scored 16 points and Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant each had 13 for Portland, which fell to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. The Trailblazers shot 47% and were 13 of 36 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Leading 58-57 with 2:44 left in the second, Houston ended the half on an 11-3 run and took a 69-60 lead into halftime on a tip-in by Josh Okogie. The Rockets opened the second half with an 8-0 run to increase the lead to 17 points on a 3-pointer by Okogie with 10:49 left in the period. Houston\u2019s lead never dipped below 10 the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
BUCKS 147, HORNETS 134, OT<\/p>\n
MILWAUKEE (AP) \u2014 Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points, 18 assists and seven rebounds in his return and the Bucks outlasted former Milwaukee high school star Kon Knueppel and Charlotte in overtime in an NBA Cup game.<\/p>\n