Recap Roundups
December 08, 2018
Dallas 107, Houston 104
Rookie forward Luka Doncic authored a late-game comeback with an individual scoring surge and the Dallas Mavericks extended their home-court winning streak to nine games with a 107-104 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
Indiana 107, Sacramento 97
Doug McDermott thwarted two Sacramento Kings' challenges in the fourth quarter with 3-pointers and the host Indiana Pacers finished with the most energy among two teams playing the second night of back-to-backs for a 107-97 victory on Saturday night.
Atlanta 106, Denver 98
John Collins scored a career-high 30 points and helped the Atlanta Hawks break their four-game losing streak with a 106-98 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets.
Cleveland 116, Washington 101
Collin Sexton scored 29 points, Tristan Thompson had 23 points and 19 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the visiting Washington Wizards 116-101 Saturday night.
Brooklyn 112, New York 104
Reserve Spencer Dinwiddie scored 17 of his 25 points after halftime as the Brooklyn Nets ended a dubious road losing streak with a 112-104 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday.
Boston 133, Chicago 77
Daniel Theis scored a career-high 22 points, and Boston opened the game with 17 consecutive points while rolling to an easy 133-77 victory over the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
L.A. Lakers 111, Memphis 88
LeBron James scored 20 points and Josh Hart and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope each made four 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Lakers built up a big lead early on Saturday and cruised to a 111-88 road victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Portland 113, Minnesota 105
Damian Lillard scored 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists as the Portland Trail Blazers downed the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 113-105 Saturday night.
Miami 121, L.A. Clippers 98
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points in his 1,000th career game and Justise Winslow added 21 as the short-handed Miami Heat used a huge fourth-quarter run on the second night of back-to-back games on the road to earn a 121-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.