The San Antonio Spurs rolled to an 11th straight NBA victory on Thursday, beating the Brooklyn Nets 126-110 to inch closer to the Oklahoma City Thunder for first place in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n
Julian Champagnie scored 26 points to lead the Spurs, who never trailed despite another quiet night for Victor Wembanyama.<\/p>\n
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The French superstar connected on just three of nine shots from the field but made all six of his free-throw attempts on the way to 12 points.<\/p>\n
Wembanyama added eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and a pair of blocked shots — and that was plenty as seven San Antonio players scored in double figures.<\/p>\n
That included 18 points from Stephon Castle and 14 each from De’Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell.<\/p>\n
Undefeated in February, the Spurs are on their longest winning streak since they won 13 straight in the 2015-16 season.<\/p>\n
“It feels like players are finding different ways to win,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “That’s a sign of growth.”<\/p>\n
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Kevin Durant scored a season-high 40 points to fuel the Houston Rockets in a 113-108 victory over the Magic in Orlando.<\/p>\n
Durant scored 26 points in the second half as the Rockets erased a 19-point deficit in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
He found Alperen Sengun for a layup that put Houston up for good with 3:07 remaining, and the veteran drained four free throws to seal the win.<\/p>\n
Durant, a 37-year-old two-time champion, became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 32,000 career points.<\/p>\n
“Just to be mentioned in the same category with some of the greatest athletes of all time — not just basketball players but athletes — I’m just honored and blessed and grateful for all of the people that invested in me along the way,” Durant said. “It’s been a long journey and I’m looking forward to keeping it going.”<\/p>\n
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In Phoenix, Royce O’Neale drilled the game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the Suns edged the Los Angeles Lakers 113-110.<\/p>\n
Lakers superstar LeBron James’ put-back basket had tied it at 110-110 with 22.7 seconds left, but the Lakers couldn’t connect on their final possession and dropped their third straight.<\/p>\n
Grayson Allen scored 28 points to lead the short-handed Suns, who withstood a 41-point performance from Los Angeles’ Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n
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In Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey broke the 76ers’ franchise record for three-pointers, draining five on the way to 28 points in a 124-117 victory over the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n
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Maxey, who added 11 assists, broke Allen Iverson’s Sixers record of 885 career three-pointers with his fourth trey — with 1:38 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
He added one more in the period as he scored 20 points in the first quarter alone.<\/p>\n
Joel Embiid added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers, who led 73-57 at halftime then held on after Miami clawed back, the Heat managing to grab a one-point lead multiple times before Philadelphia put it away.<\/p>\n
Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel set an NBA rookie record for most three-pointers in a season, drilling eight of the Hornets’ 22 baskets from beyond the arc in their 133-109 victory over the Pacers in Indiana.<\/p>\n
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Knueppel set the record in the third quarter with his 207th three-pointer of the season, breaking the mark of 206 set by Sacramento’s Keegan Murray in the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n
He had tied Murray’s record in the first half with his fifth trey of the game. His eight three-pointers tied his career high.<\/p>\n
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