Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a 125-122 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Monday.
Flagg hit 16 of 25 from the floor and compiled 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals, while Irving drilled 7 of 10 3-point attempts.
Flagg, 19, became the second teenager to post a 40-10-5 game — after Kevin Durant for the Seattle SuperSonics in the last game of the 2007-08 season.
Pascal Siakam scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half for Indiana and also recorded nine boards and eight assists. Indiana had the ball in the final seconds with a chance to tie, but Caleb Martin’s steal sealed the outcome.
Warriors 138, Pelicans 87
Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski and Yaxel Lendeborg combined for 73 points to give Golden State its eighth straight win and cap a 6-0 homestand. The Warriors are the first team in NBA history to start a season 0-3 and then run off eight wins in succession.
Lendeborg, a rookie, had 16 of his 23 points and Podziemski 15 of his 25 in the first half. Curry wound up with 25 points as Golden State posted its fourth-largest winning margin in team history.
Derik Queen accumulated 16 points to go with three blocks for New Orleans, which elected to rest star big man Zion Williamson. The Pelicans have dropped three in a row. The defeat was just the second in New Orleans history by 50 or more points.
Hornets 124, Cavaliers 112
Grayson Allen’s 27 points and Naz Reid’s 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte, which ended a six-game losing streak with a win over visiting Cleveland.
The Hornets shot 23-for-46 from 3-point range. Tidjane Salaun and Royce O’Neale, who scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, were part of the team’s 43-point bench production. Ryan Kalkbrenner’s 15 rebounds helped the Hornets control the boards 49-32.
Rookie Meleek Thomas led the Cavaliers with a season-high 18 points off the bench. Donovan Mitchell managed a season-low 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
Lakers 124, Hawks 114
Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored 32 points as Los Angeles extended its winning streak to six games with a victory at Atlanta.
Doncic missed the Lakers’ Sunday game against Detroit due to lower back tightness but came back to shoot 11-for-22 from the field while adding eight rebounds and 10 assists. The Lakers played without Austin Reaves (illness), who scored 43 points against the Pistons.
CJ McCollum came off the bench to score 21 for the Hawks, whose four-game winning streak ended. Nickeil Alexander-Walker put up 20 points.
Pistons 122, Wizards 111
John Collins had 24 points and 10 rebounds as host Detroit overcame a big performance from Anthony Davis and downed Washington, which has lost four straight.
Daniss Jenkins supplied 22 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals for the Pistons. Duncan Robinson also scored 22 points, while Cade Cunningham finished with 17 points and seven assists.
Davis, who had missed the Wizards’ previous two games with a right ankle sprain, poured in 44 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Rookie AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and eight rebounds, while Trae Young contributed 20 points and seven assists.
Grizzlies 118, Raptors 102
Ty Jerome scored 27 points and made five 3-pointers to help Memphis snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 5-0 on the road.
Cameron Boozer added 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who shot 16-for-34 (47.1%) on 3-point attempts.
Jamal Shead led Toronto with 20 points and 11 assists, and RJ Barrett put up 19 points. The Raptors have dropped four of their past six.
Rockets 110, Nuggets 100
Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun posted double-doubles as host Houston held off Denver to snap a two-game skid.
Durant finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Sengun added 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Jamal Murray scored 15 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Nuggets, who had won four of their previous five games. Nikola Jokic added 25 points, a game-high 16 rebounds and nine assists.
Spurs 112, Suns 96
Victor Wembanyama racked up 40 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocked shots in 25 minutes as visiting San Antonio routed Phoenix for its ninth straight win.
Wembanyama went 15 of 19 from the floor in the victory that kept the Spurs perfect on the road this season (5-0). Dylan Harper added 17 points, and Julian Champagnie contributed 11 points in a spot start for Devin Vassell (adductor).
Devin Booker put up 32 points to lead the Suns, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Khaman Maluach added 11 points off the bench.
–Field Level Media
