Julian Champagnie poured in career-high 36 points and set a team record with 11 3-pointers as the host San Antonio Spurs roared from behind to beat the New York Knicks 134-132 on Wednesday in a rematch of the NBA Cup final.
San Antonio snapped a two-game losing streak but also saw star center Victor Wembanyama leave the game due to a left leg injury with 10:32 to play. He later returned to the Spurs bench and reports indicated that Wembanyama sustained a hyperextended knee but that he felt confident the injury is not significant.
Wembanyama racked up 31 points and 13 rebounds in 24 minutes of play before coming down awkwardly on his left leg while attempting to secure an offensive rebound. He stayed down until teammate Stephon Castle helped him up, then hobbled his way to straight to the locker room.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 29 points and eight assists. Miles McBride added 21 points while Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordan Clarkson hit for 20 each as New York saw its three-game winning streak end.
Warriors 132, Hornets 125
Stephen Curry celebrated a homecoming with a team-high 26 points, nine teammates added to a 3-point shooting barrage and Golden State held off host Charlotte.
Playing for the 13th time in the state in which he starred both in high school and in college, Curry drilled five of his 10 3-point shots on a day when the Warriors went a sizzling 24 of 49 from beyond the arc. Brandin Podziemski and Jimmy Butler III added 19 points apiece for Golden State, which completed a 2-1 trip after losing the opener in Toronto.
Brandon Miller put up a season-best 33 points for the Hornets, who completed a winless two-game homestand.
Magic 112, Pacers 110
Paolo Banchero scored the go-ahead layup with 7.5 seconds left to lift Orlando over Indiana in Indianapolis.
Banchero scored a game-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds for the Magic, who allowed just 15 points in the fourth quarter. Desmond Bane added 18 points while Anthony Black chipped in 15.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 26 points, followed by Bennedict Mathurin’s 23 and Andrew Nembhard’s 19. The Pacers took their 10th straight loss.
Wizards 114, Bucks 113
CJ McCollum scored the game’s final four points, including a jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation, and Washington rallied for a road win over Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 14-footer with 0.4 seconds remaining was off the mark, giving the Wizards their third win in the past four outings. Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington each compiled 20 points for Washington, and McCollum finished with 18 points.
Antetokounmpo totaled 33 points and 15 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 19 points for the Bucks.
Nuggets 106, Raptors 103
Peyton Watson scored 24 points and added eight rebounds as injury-depleted Denver defeated host Toronto.
Jamal Murray added 21 points for the Nuggets, who played their first game since Nikola Jokic sustained a knee injury that will keep him out for at least a month. Denver’s Jonas Valanciunas exited the game with a strained right calf.
The Raptors’ Brandon Ingram sank a 3-pointer that would have tied the game, but a video review showed that the attempt did not beat the buzzer. Ingram scored 30 points, and teammate Scottie Barnes compiled 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
Hawks 126, Timberwolves 102
Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis both returned to the lineup and led host Atlanta past Minnesota, ending a seven-game losing streak while beating the Timberwolves in Atlanta for the third straight time.
Johnson, who missed a Monday game with an illness, had 34 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and extended his streak of double-doubles to 14 straight contests. Porzingis, who missed 10 straight games with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, scored 16 points in 17-plus minutes.
Minnesota was led by Anthony Edwards with 30 points, 24 of them coming in the first half. However, Edwards tossed a towel in frustration and walked out of a timeout huddle and into the locker room with 7:52 remaining.
Cavaliers 129, Suns 113
Donovan Mitchell collected 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Darius Garland scored 19 points as Cleveland beat visiting Phoenix 129-113.
Evan Mobley posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots while Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who won their second straight.
Devin Booker scored 19 of his 32 points in the third quarter for the Suns, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Dillon Brooks put up 20 points as Phoenix finished a four-game road trip with a 3-1 record.
Thunder 124, Trail Blazers 95
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points while leading Oklahoma City to a home win over Portland.
Ajay Mitchell scored 17 off the bench for the Thunder, who won three consecutive games to close their four-game homestand. Oklahoma City took the season series between the teams 3-1, winning the last three matchups.
Sidy Cissoko led the Blazers with 19 points and a career-high five 3-pointers while Deni Avdija added 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Portland’s two-game winning streak was snapped.
Bulls 134, Pelicans 118
Isaac Okoro scored 24 points, Tre Jones and Jalen Smith had double-doubles and host Chicago had eight double-figure scorers in a victory against New Orleans.
Jones finished with 20 points and 12 assists while Smith had 14 points and 14 rebounds. The balanced offense enabled the Bulls to overcome the absence of their top two scorers — guards Coby White (calf) and Josh Giddey (hamstring).
Zion Williamson scored 31 and Jordan Poole recorded 26 for the Pelicans, who lost their fifth consecutive game after a five-game winning streak.
