KEVIN Durant had a game-high 32 points, Devin Booker added 25 and the host Phoenix Suns watched Chris Paul get a two-technical-foul ejection in his homecoming during the Golden State Warriors’ 123-115 loss Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila).
Paul, who spent the last three seasons with the Suns before being dealt to the Washington Wizards in the offseason, got nailed with back-to-back technical for arguing a foul call late in the second quarter.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr also got a technical for giving Paul verbal support.
Booker added a game-high 10 assists and eight rebounds. Klay Thompson had a team-high 23 points for the Warriors, who lost for the seventh time in eight games.
In other games, it was the Hawks 147, Nets 145 (OT); Thunder 116, Bulls 102; Hornets 117, Wizards 114; Magic 124, Nuggets 119; Celtics 119, Bucks 116; Heat 129, Cavs 96; Raptors 132, Pacers 131; Rockets 111, Grizzlies 91; Wolves 112, Sixers 99; Pelicans 117, Kings 112; Clippers 109, Spurs 102; Blazers 121, Jazz 105; and Mavs 104, Lakers 101.
Hawks 147, Nets 145 (OT)
Trae Young scored 14 of his season-high 43 points in overtime to help Atlanta beat visiting Brooklyn and end its three-game losing streak.
Young hit a basket with 18 seconds remaining to put Atlanta ahead 144-143, and he upped the lead to three points with a pair of free throws with 6.7 seconds left. After Brooklyn’s Mikal Bridges made two free throws with 3.9 seconds remaining, Young split a pair of free throws for a two-point lead. Lonnie Walker IV didn’t get a long 3-pointer off in time as the buzzer sounded.
The Hawks got 25 points and 11 rebounds from De’Andre Hunter and 20 points from Dejounte Murray. Bridges matched his career high with 45 points to go along with 10 rebounds, while the Nets also got 26 points and 12 assists from Spencer Dinwiddie plus 23 points from Cam Johnson.
Thunder 116, Bulls 102
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and 12 assists to lead Oklahoma City past visiting Chicago for its sixth win in a row. The Bulls have lost five of their past six.
Gilgeous-Alexander was 17 of 18 from the free-throw line. Isaiah Joe added 20 points off the bench, going 5 of 7 from beyond the arc, and rookie Chet Holmgren had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 25 points, while Coby White added 23 and Nikola Vucevic chipped in 16 points and 12 rebounds. — Field Level Media
