Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its first game since announcing that Joel Embiid (knee) would miss the remainder of the season.
Kelly Oubre Jr. had 20 points for the Sixers and Paul George scored 17, while Tyrese Maxey dished out 11 assists while shooting 2-of-14 for five points.
Stephen Curry recorded 29 points and 13 assists to pace the Warriors, who had won their previous five games. Golden State played without Jimmy Butler (back) for the first time since acquiring him in a trade with the Miami Heat last month.
Spurs 130, Grizzlies 128
De’Aaron Fox capped a back-and-forth affair with a tiebreaking 20-footer with 2.6 seconds remaining, allowing visiting San Antonio to complete a victory over Memphis.
Fox finished with 20 points, as did Devin Vassell, and Stephon Castle had a team-high 24 off the bench for the Spurs, who won for just the second time in six games since Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season with a shoulder injury.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had a game-high 42 points and Santi Aldama posted a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists for the Grizzlies, who lost a second straight nail-biter and dropped fourth place in the Western Conference standings.
Kings 113, Rockets 103
DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combined for 41 points as visiting Sacramento rode a balanced offensive attack to a victory over Houston.
Six Kings players scored in double figures as the team completed a sweep of the three-game season series. The Kings overcame the early loss of center Domantas Sabonis to a left hamstring injury by shooting 50.6 percent from the field. Jonas Valanciunas replaced Sabonis and produced 15 points, 14 rebounds and four steals.
Alperen Sengun collected 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, while Jalen Green added 24 points. Guard Fred VanVleet returned after missing 11 games due to an ankle injury, and he tallied three points on 1-for-8 shooting in 35 minutes. The Rockets committed 16 turnovers.
Pistons 115, Nets 94
Jalen Duren powered for 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six blocks and host Detroit won for the ninth time in 10 games, downing Brooklyn.
Detroit bounced back from a 15-point loss to Denver on Friday as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebounds and Malik Beasley also scored 18. Cade Cunningham tossed in 15 points with nine assists and Ausar Thompson added 13 points.
Tyrese Martin led the Nets with 23 points off the bench. Jalen Wilson had 14 points and Cameron Johnson added 13.
Wizards 113, Hornets 100
Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points apiece as Washington Wizards won for just the second time in nine games and swept the four-game season series from host Charlotte.
Eight players scored in double figures for Washington, with Richaun Holmes notching 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Corey Kispert had 13 points and Marcus Smart added 12.
Mark Williams had a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball returned from another missed game and finished with 20 points. Miles Bridges had 18 points and a team-high seven assists for Charlotte, which lost its sixth consecutive game.
Bucks 132, Mavericks 117
Giannis Antetokounmpo led six Milwaukee scorers in double-figure scoring with 29 points in a win at Dallas.
Antetokounmpo flirted with a triple-double, complementing his team-scoring high with nine rebounds and nine assists. Damian Lillard finished with 28 points, six rebounds and six assists. Gary Trent Jr. scored 20 off the bench, and starter Brook Lopez added 13 points.
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 31 points for the Mavericks, who remained thin in the frontcourt with Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford all sidelined. Moses Brown, playing in the last game of his 10-day contract, nearly posted his second double-double in as many contests, going for 18 points and nine rebounds. He shot 8 of 9 from the floor.
