James Harden scored 38 points along with 11 assists as he rallied the short-handed Brooklyn Nets to a 128-124 road victory over the Phoenix Suns, overturning a 24-point deficit on Tuesday night.
Joe Harris added 22 and Jeff Green also scored 18 points off the bench for Brooklyn.
The Nets were without both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant but still made it their fourth straight win. Irving was out due to a sore lower back, while Durant missed his second consecutive game with a mild hamstring injury.
Chris Paul led the Suns with 29 points, 17 of which he scored in the fourth quarter while Devin Booker added 22 with seven assists as their season-best winning streak ended at six games.
The Suns fumbled the game despite leading the entire game until the Nets took their first lead on a Harden three-pointer with 31.4 seconds remaining.
The game marked the return of first-year Nets head coach Steve Nash to Phoenix, where he earned MVP honors in 2005 and 2006. The Suns increased capacity from 1,500 fans to 3,000 for the occasion.
Los Angeles Lakers 112 – 104 Minnesota Timberwolves
LeBron James dropped 30 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.
The Lakers have been one of the best teams on the road in the league this season and they made it their 13th win in 16 games away from L.A. and prevailed for the eighth time in their past nine games overall.
The Lakers were without Anthony Davis, who will miss out for a few weeks after straining his right Achilles, and were trailing 81-77 with 1:56 left in the third quarter.
However, James sparked a 26-8 surge that helped the Lakers open up a 14-point lead in the final quarter and they eventually held on for the victory.
Kyle Kuzma was in the starting lineup again with Davis out, but it was Montrezl Harrell who was clutch off the bench with 17 points and six rebounds while Marc Gasol who finished with 11 points did so well on the defensive end limiting Karl-Anthony Towns to only 15 points and six rebounds.
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Towns averaged 21 points over his first three games back since returning from a 13-game absence due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Dennis Schroder also delivered on the offensive end shooting 9-for-15 and finishing with 24 points.
Rookie Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 28 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Jordan McLaughlin and Ricky Rubio each finished with 13 points, and Naz Reid had 10 points.
Minnesota is expected to be without guard D’Angelo Russell for the next 4-6 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
Tuesday night’s NBA results
- Brooklyn Nets 128 – 124 Phoenix Suns
- Los Angeles Lakers 112 – 104 Minnesota Timberwolves
- Denver Nuggets 99 – 112 Boston Celtics
- Portland Trail Blazers 115 – 104 Oklahoma City Thunder
- New Orleans Pelicans 144 – 113 Memphis Grizzlies
- Toronto Raptors 124 – 113 Milwaukee Bucks
Nice James
Harden Mr consistent
Harden is unstoppable when he hits his stride
Go James!