NBA roundup: Paolo Banchero, Magic shake off Hawks in OT

Paolo Banchero tallied a game high 35 points to go along with 10 rebounds to help lead the Orlando Magic to a 117 110 overtime win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Caleb Houstan added a career high 25 points on seven triples for the Magic, who won their second straight game after a three game skid.

Jalen Suggs chipped in 16 points for Orlando, while Goga Bitadze notched 11 points and 14 boards. Trae Young led Atlanta with 31 points, with Dejounte Murray scoring 24. With the Hawks down 102 98 with 1:20 remaining, Murray converted a three point play to cut the deficit to one. Houstan responded with a corner triple to push the Orlando advantage back to four with 1:07 left.

Young followed with a layup on the ensuing play to cut the lead to two, and Saddiq Bey’s dunk tied the game with 18.8 seconds left in regulation. Houstan then missed a 3 pointer at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime. Banchero scored Orlando’s first six points of the extra session before Bitadze’s layup gave the Magic a 113 107 lead with 2:19 to go.

Malcolm Brogdon hit a go ahead 3 pointer with 2:02 remaining in overtime as Portland outlasted Brooklyn in New York. The Trail Blazers stopped a three game losing streak by overcoming a 42 point showing by Mikal Bridges and outscoring the Nets 49 34 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Anfernee Simons helped Portland get the game to overtime by scoring 19 of his 38 points after the third quarter, but it was Brogdon who helped the Blazers secure the win in the bonus frame.

Jerami Grant added 27 points for the Blazers, who matched their highest point total of the season. Nic Claxton finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Nets dropped to 3 11 in their past 14 games. Desmond Bane’s go ahead 3 pointer with 1:47 remaining in regulation completed a 13 point second half comeback for Memphis in its win over host Phoenix.

Memphis went on a 16 1 run that began late in the third quarter and spanned the first 3:52 of the fourth. Vince Williams Jr. scored seven of his career high 19 points during the Grizzlies’ burst, making a go ahead 3 pointer that ignited a back and forth finish. Devin Booker scored a team high 24 points to lead all five Suns starters scoring in double figures.

Kevin Durant finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 19 rebounds. Jarrett Allen recorded his seventh straight double double with 29 points and 16 rebounds as host Cleveland extended San Antonio’s losing streak to five games with a win. Caris LeVert scored 23 points and Sam Merrill had 18 points on five 3 pointers for Cleveland, which won its third straight.

The Cavaliers’ reserves outscored San Antonio’s bench 60 38 with LeVert and Merrill leading the way. Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Devin Vassell added 22 points, Tre Jones and Keldon Johnson scored 18 apiece and Jeremy Sochan had 11. CJ McCollum scored 30 points and visiting New Orleans dominated from start to finish in a victory over Sacramento.

Jonas Valanciunas added 15 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans overcame the absence of Zion Williamson (quad contusion) in the opener of a five game road trip. Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento, falling four assists shy of a third straight triple double. Kevin Huerter scored 17 points and Keon Ellis had 13 for the Kings, who had won four of their past five games before falling to 0 4 against New Orleans this season.

Kyrie Irving scored 35 points and Luka Doncic added 34 to lift host Dallas to a victory over Minnesota. Irving made six 3 pointers to go along with eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. Doncic sank five 3 pointers and added eight assists and six rebounds to send Dallas to its third straight win to begin its season high seven game homestand.

Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 36 points, marking his 12th straight game with at least 20. Edwards also had 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost three of their past four. Karl Anthony Towns scored 24 points and Naz Reid collected 15 points and nine rebounds. Jamal Murray scored a season high 37 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 16 assists two shy of his career high and host Denver rebounded from a disappointing loss to Orlando to beat struggling Detroit.

Jokic scored just four points on three shots but had five blocks. Kentavious Caldwell Pope and Michael Porter Jr. scored 18 points apiece for the Nuggets. Detroit lost star guard Cade Cunningham to a left knee strain in the second quarter and dropped its 18th straight road game. The Pistons have lost 32 of 33 overall.

Jalen Duren led Detroit with 20 points, Alec Burks had 18 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 14. Comments Related Topics.