Jalen Duran scored 23 points and Detroit Pistons beat Golden State Warriors 115-101 in regular-season National Basketball Association (NBA) game that was missing two of its biggest stars, BTA reported. Detroit clinch playoff spot.
The Pistons beat the Warriors in the season opener between the teams on Jan. 30, but it was the last game Golden State's Steph Curry played this season. Now Detroit's Cade Cunningham has joined him for an extended absence. Golden State's injury woes worsened in the first half when Kristaps Porzingis left the game with lower back pain.
Danis Jenkins added 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds for Detroit, which has won six of its last seven games. Paul Reed added 15 points.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds as New York beat Brooklyn 93-92 for its fourth straight victory. Jaylen Brunson scored 17 points and OG Anunoby finished with 16 for the Knicks, who trailed by 13 points in the first half before blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The Knicks beat the Nets for the 14th straight, the longest winning streak in the rivalry between the two teams. The Nets last won against the Knicks on January 28, 2023, shortly before the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving trade.
Josh Minot scored 22 points and Ziair Williams added 17 for the Nets, who have lost six straight games.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 23 and Houston snapped Atlanta's 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 win. Alperen Shengun had 15 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds for Houston. Nikheil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 21 points.
Boston beat Memphis 117-112 behind Jaylen Brown's 30 points, while Portland beat Minnesota 108-104.
Jamal Murray scored 31 points, Nikola Jokic made a dunk with 45 seconds left and Denver held on for a 121-115 win over Toronto. Jokic finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points and Aaron Gordon added 16 points. Jakob Poeltl scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who snapped their three-game winning streak.