Josh Giddey’s Oklahoma City have suffered a setback within the race for a NBA playoff spot, dropping 128-111 on the street in Toronto.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 29 factors and Australian guard Giddey tallied 13 factors, seven rebounds, one help and a steal for the Thunder, who got here in having received three straight and 6 of seven.
OKC are 34-36 for tenth within the Western Conference standings, two video games behind Golden State within the last playoff place.
But additionally they stay in a combat to carry on to their play-in spot, solely a half-game away from Utah and New Orleans.
Pascal Siakam had 25 factors and 14 boards and Jakob Poeltl had his third straight double-double (16 factors, 12 rebounds) because the Raptors (34-36) prolonged their season-high home-winning streak to 6 video games to take a seat ninth within the Eastern Conference.
In New York, Brooklyn had been with out their two Aussies Ben Simmons and Patty Mills within the 101-96 loss to Sacramento.
Domantas Sabonis had 24 factors and 21 rebounds because the Kings clinched their first profitable season since 2005-06.
De’Aaron Fox added 18 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists for Sacramento (42-27), who’re second within the West, a recreation forward of Memphis.
Mikal Bridges scored 23 factors for the Nets, who fell one-and-a-half video games behind the New York Knicks for fifth place within the East and are simply forward of seventh-placed Miami as they attempt to keep away from the play-in event.
The NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks dropped one at dwelling to Indiana.
Andrew Nembhard scored 24 factors and Aaron Nesmith 22, together with six from three-point vary because the Pacers rallied late to win 139-123.
With Nesmith main the way in which, Indiana (32-38) shot 20 for 41 from outdoors, whereas Giannis Antetokounmpo top-scored for Milwaukee (50-20) with 25 factors.
Jrue Holiday added 19, Khris Middleton completed with 16 and Boomers star Joe Ingles had 14 factors and 5 rebounds.
Denver beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 to finish a season-high four-game dropping streak.
Two-time reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic completed with 30 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists to assist the Western Conference-leading Nuggets enhance to 47-23.
With AP.
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