LOS ANGELES, United States —
Klay Thompson scored 16 of his season high 33 points in the final
quarter and
LeBron James missed a key free throw in the closing seconds as the
Golden State Warriors edged the Los Angeles Lakers 117–115 on Saturday.
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Thompson hit a trio of late three-pointers
as the veteran finished five of nine from beyond the arc for the Warriors, who
snapped a two-game losing skid.
"That was fun,"
said Thompson, who was playing in just his 14th game back after missing over
two years thanks to serious injuries.
"No matter how many I
miss I always feel confident I will make the next one."
Thompson said he was proud
of his intensive rehab, which allowed him to play at a high level again.
"I am not good at
watching. I have to keep working," he said. "It was hard. There were
a lot of days in the squat rack. This makes it all worth it."
James failed to take
advantage of three free throws late that would have tied the game and set the
stage for overtime.
Behind 117-114, James — who
missed two of six free throws earlier — was fouled and went to the free throw
line with two seconds left.
He missed the first of his
three shots but made the second, before intentionally hitting the rim on the
third — however the Warriors got a piece of the rebound and swatted it out of
harms way.
Elsewhere, Anfernee Simons
drained a clutch go-ahead three pointer with just over three minutes left, as
the Portland Trail Blazers roared back from a 23-point deficit to beat the New
York Knicks 112–103.
Simons finished with 30
points and eight assists for the Blazers, who erased the big third-quarter
deficit before dominating the fourth quarter in front of the packed Moda Center
arena.
Newly acquired
guard
Josh Hart – one of several new Portland players, joining the club in
a deal just before Thursday's trading deadline -- poured in 23 points in his
Portland debut.
"It was crazy," he
said. "I'm definitely going to love playing here."
Ben McLemore contributed 17,
Jusuf Nurkic posted a double-double with 12 and 20 rebounds, while Justise
Winslow chipped in 14 for the Blazers, who won their second straight contest,
following a six-game losing streak.
Hart was acquired in a
multiple-player deal that sent long-time Blazers guard CJ McCollum to New
Orleans, and marked the end of the Portland era of
McCollum and Damian Lillard anchoring
the guard positions.
"He plays with a sense
of urgency and chip on his shoulder all the time," Blazers coach Chauncey
Billups said of Hart.
"He loves to play
defense. You know, he loves to take matchups on offensively. He can obviously
shoot the basketball but he's a downhill driver."
'We fell apart'
Julius Randle had a team-high
28 points and 16 rebounds, while Kemba Walker finished with 23 points
for the Knicks, who were outscored 53-21 over the final 16:55.
"We just fell
apart," Walker said. "They got momentum and never looked back. Pretty
disappointing."
The Trail Blazers cut the
Knicks lead to just six points, 98–92, in the fourth quarter. Nurkic then
capped a 20–4 run with a dunk that gave Portland a 99–98 lead with 4:23 left.
Portland shot 47.6 percent
from the floor and hit 15 three-pointers.
The Knicks lost starting
center Mitchell Robinson to a sprained left ankle in the fourth quarter and Cam
Reddish to a sprained right ankle.
In Philadelphia,
Joel Embiid had 40 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals to lift the host
Philadelphia 76ers over the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-93 on Saturday.
Bam Adebayo scored 19 points
and grabbed 14 rebounds as the host Miami Heat sent the Brooklyn Nets to their
11th straight loss with a 115–111 victory on Saturday night.
The Nets part-time player
Kyrie Irving scored 18 straight team points in the fourth quarter as the Nets
cut a 21-point deficit to just one on a three-pointer by rookie Cam Thomas with
38 seconds left.
Irving had just four points
at halftime.
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