Saddiq Bey beat the final buzzer with a 28-foot 3-pointer as the Detroit Pistons withstood the shock of a game-tying trey by Klay Thompson a second earlier to stun the Golden State Warriors 122-119 in San Francisco on Wednesday night.
Bey’s heroics came after the Warriors, attempting to rally to a sixth straight home win, appeared to force overtime when Thompson bombed in a 3-pointer off an inbounds play with one second showing on the clock.
Bojan Bogdanovic hit five of Detroit’s 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 29 points, while Jalen Duren posted an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double. The Pistons have alternated losses and wins in the first four outings of their five-game trip.
Thompson had 30 points and Jordan Poole 24 for Golden State, which lost despite shooting 51.7 percent and making 15 3-pointers.
Evan Mobley returned from a two-game absence and hit the game-winning shot with four seconds left to lead Cleveland Cavaliers past visiting Phoenix Suns, 90-88.
Mikal Bridges missed a fallaway jumper with Donovan Mitchell defending at the buzzer to allow the Cavaliers to hold on for their third straight win. Caris LeVert scored 21 points and Mitchell had 20 for Cleveland.
The Suns, who were led by 25 points from Chris Paul, lost their fourth straight and seventh in eight games. Deandre Ayton added 15 points and 18 rebounds as Phoenix finished its six-game road trip with a 1-5 mark.
John Collins recorded 22 points and 12 rebounds and De’Andre Hunter added 22 points and eight rebounds to help Atlanta Hawks beat host Sacramento Kings 120-117.
Trae Young had 21 points and six assists and Dejounte Murray added 21 points, six rebounds and three steals as the Hawks ended a four-game skid. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points and eight rebounds off the bench for Atlanta.
De’Aaron Fox scored 25 points and former Hawks player Kevin Huerter added 24 points for the Kings. Harrison Barnes scored 22 points and Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. The double-double was the 15th in a row for Sabonis, tying the franchise mark set by DeMarcus Cousins during the 2013-14 season.
Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 32 points in the final 5:38 as Minnesota Timberwolves beat Portland Trail Blazers 113-106 in Minneapolis.
Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota. Luka Garza added 14 points and Taurean Prince scored 11 after missing the past 20 games due to a right shoulder injury.
Damian Lillard led Portland with 27 points, while Jerami Grant added 26, Anfernee Simons had 16, Shaedon Sharpe chipped in 13 and Jusuf Nurkic had 10 points and eight rebounds before fouling out.
CJ McCollum scored 28 points and short-handed New Orleans Pelicans defeated visiting Houston Rockets 119-108, the Pelicans’ 15th win in their past 17 home games.
Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Naji Marshall scored 16 for the Pelicans, who played without leading scorer Zion Williamson (hamstring). Second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram (toe) missed his 19th consecutive game.
Jalen Green and Kenyon Martin Jr. scored 16 points each, and Jabari Smith Jr. had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost their fifth consecutive game.
Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 38 points while hitting the layup that put host New York Knicks ahead for good with 3:02 left against San Antonio Spurs, winning 117-114.
Brunson, who previously had scored 34 points in a game, also had seven rebounds and six assists for the Knicks, who squandered a 12-point second-half lead before earning their third straight win. Julius Randle (25 points, 13 rebounds) posted a double-double, while Immanuel Quickley scored 15 points and Quentin Grimes added 14 before delivering a stop on the Spurs’ last possession.
Keldon Johnson scored 26 points for the Spurs, who have lost two straight and eight of 11. Reserves Josh Richardson (20 points), Zach Collins (16) and Doug McDermott (15) all scored in double figures for San Antonio.
Dennis Schroder scored a season-high 32 points and Russell Westbrook added 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as short-handed Los Angeles Lakers earned a 112-109 victory over visiting Miami Heat.
Thomas Bryant had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who were without LeBron James (illness) and Lonnie Walker IV (left knee soreness). Los Angeles won for the fourth time in its past five games and pulled off the victory without James, who had put up a total of 90 points in the previous two victories.
Bam Adebayo scored 30 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and Jimmy Butler added 27 points for the Heat, who entered with four victories in their previous five games.
Other scores: Magic 126, Thunder 115; Grizzlies 131, Hornets 107; 76ers 129, Pacers 126 (OT); Bulls 121, Nets 112; Bucks 104, Raptors 101 (OT). (Reuters)
