SAN FRANCISCO, March 14 (BNA): Klay Thompson scored 33 of his 38 points in the first half, Stephen Curry added 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Phoenix Suns 123-112 Monday night. .
Jordan Paul scored 20 points and six assists off the bench for the defending champions. Kevon Looney helped the Warriors win their eighth straight home game and 12-of-13 with nine points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Golden State is 29-7 at home but 7-26 on the road.
Devin Booker scored 32 points and Dunder Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Suns, who came back after halftime to make it interesting.
Josh Okoje 3 with 4:59 left in the third period Phoenix pulled within 85-81 and pulled back a minute later to make it 87-84 before Curry and Co. came along. Again, as the AP reports.
Pax 133, Kings 124
Sacramento: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 46 points and 12 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Sacramento.
Chris Middleton scored 31 points and Brook Lopez added 23 for the Bucks, who are poised to become the first team to win a playoff game this season. They came needing a win and a loss from Miami, but the Heat defeated Utah.
Domantas Sabonis scored 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for the 10th time in a triple-double this season with Sacramento.
Dearon Fox scored 35 points to lead the Kings and Kevin Huerter had 17 of 28 in the fourth quarter.
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DALLAS: Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Memphis won their second straight game against Dallas with all three teams out.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving sat out with Dallas due to injuries, and Ja Morant has been kept away from the Grizzlies due to his off the field issues.
Rookie David Rohde scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting for Memphis.
Rookie Jaden Hardy scored 28 points for the Mavericks, who fell below .500 for the first time since December. Josh Green was the only other Dallas player with double digits with 23.
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HOUSTON: Jalen Green scored 28 points and rookie Jabari Smith Jr. added 24 as Houston beat Boston.
The Rockets, tied with Detroit for the fewest NBA wins with 16, shot a three-game skid despite allowing the Celtics’ Gaylen Brown to score a season-high 43 points.
Jason Tatum scored 22 points but missed a potential layup in the Celtics’ slam dunk.
Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 20 points and eight rebounds for Houston.
Heat 119 Jazz 115
Miami: Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent had 18 each, and Miami held off Utah.
Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points for Uta, who had 23 catches from Simon Funtekiou and 14 from Ochai Agbaje.
Talen Horton-Tucker put Utah ahead with a short jumper with 1:16 left, and Herro gave Miami the lead right on a 3-pointer with 55.3 seconds remaining.
Bam Adebayo added 16 points for Miami.
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Atlanta: Anthony Edwards scored 32 hometown points, Kyle Anderson grabbed his third career triple-double, and Minnesota beat Atlanta.
Trae Young finished with 41 points for the Hawks, who fell to 3-5 under new head coach Quinn Snyder and lost four of their six points. Atlanta went 4-for-22 outside the arc and dished out 17 assists compared to Minnesota’s 39.
Anderson scored 12 of his 14 points in the third quarter and grabbed 12 assists and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, who snapped a two-game skid. Mike Conley scored 21 points for the Timberwolves and Jaden McDaniels scored 19.
Pistons 117, Packers 97
DETROIT: James Wiseman scored 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Detroit finished an 11-game skid with a win over Indiana.
The Pistons, who had not won since beating San Antonio 138-131 in double overtime on February 10, held a 31-point halftime lead and held off Indiana’s surge late in the second and early third quarters.
Corey Joseph led Detroit with 22 points, Jalen Doreen provided 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Killian Hayes scored 10 points and made 11 assists.
Jordan Nora scored 20 points off the bench for Indiana.
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