NBA-worst Pistons beat Thunder 120-104 to improve to 6-40
Jalen Duren had 22 points and a careerhigh 21 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat Oklahoma City 120-104 on Sunday to end the Thunder’s winning streak at five.
Jaden Ivey added 19 points to help the NBA-worst Pistons improve to 6-40. Detroit played without leading scorer Cade Cunningham because of what the team termed “injury management.” Cunningham returned from a knee injury Saturday.
Duren’ had a careerhigh nine of Detroit’s 15 offensive rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points.
PACERS 116, GRIZZLIES 110 >> Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points, Jalen Smith made the go-ahead 3-pointer and Indiana beat Memphis.
Smith made it 110-107 with his 3-pointer with 3:10 remaining. He finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Pascal Siakam also had 19 points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 25 points. MAGIC 113, SUNS 98 >> Paolo Banchero scored 26 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 113-98 on Sunday night, overcoming Devin Booker’s 44-point effort two days after he had 62 in a loss at Indiana.
Phoenix went more than eight minutes without a field goal in the fourth quarter, losing its second straight after a seven-game winning streak.
Booker was 17 of 26 from the field, making 1 of 2 3-point attempts, and hit 9 of 11 free throws. But he had only two points in the Suns’ 11-point fourth quarter.
Moritz Wagner added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando. Markelle Fultz had 14 points and five steals, and Franz Wagner finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Kevin Durant had 15 points for the Suns, who extended the franchise record for consecutive games with 40-point scorers to six.
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Saddiq Bey dunked off Trae Young’s miss with 1.1 seconds left to lift Atlanta past Toronto.
Bey finished with a season-high 26 points and had 13 rebounds. Young had 30 points and 12 assists, and Clint Capela finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Jordan Nwora had 24 points and nine rebounds for Toronto. The shorthanded Raptors have lost five straight.