NBA roundup: Thunder sink 21 three-pointers to extend winning streak to seven

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joe-isaiah/bLTWgNgj/"]Isaiah Joe[/a] scored 22 points, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallace-cason/K6zUkh2b/"]Cason Wallace[/a] added 20 points and 10 assists for the short-handed Thunder, who improved their Western Conference-leading record to 44-14 despite the absence of injured starters [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilgeous-alexander-shai/d6TE5wgc/"]Shai Gilgeous-Alexander[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-jalen/4G5tbqUi/"]Jalen Williams[/a], as well as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-ajay/zwwlrGJG/"]Ajay Mitchell[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caruso-alex/j3T3c42g/"]Alex Caruso[/a].[/p][p][b]"It's a lot of fun just getting the ball rolling,"[/b] said Wallace, who had just one turnover and excelled in a tough assignment of guarding [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/harden-james/zm5V3CZo/"]James Harden[/a].[/p][p][b]"Early game, so we tried to get our legs into it right from the jump. I feel like we came out and we had a little bit of momentum early in the game,"[/b] added Wallace after a contest in which the Thunder scored the first nine points and led by as many as 23 in the first quarter.[/p][embed guid="e6debbc6-f99d-4649-b508-06a841c1f7c1" url="https://x.com/okcthunder/status/2025701382871806185?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The teams traded the lead in the third, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Oklahoma City[/a] took the lead into the fourth and did not relinquish it.[/p][p]Seven Thunder players scored in double figures, with center [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/holmgren-chet/WxvJz45d/"]Chet Holmgren[/a] contributing a 17-point, 15-rebound double-double.[/p][p]Harden and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-donovan/hhFqipLe/"]Donovan Mitchell[/a] scored 20 points apiece for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-cavaliers/xGk13Tb6/"]Cleveland[/a].[/p][h2]Around the league[/h2][p]In San Francisco, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Golden State[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/podziemski-brandin/8d4ikTn6/"]Brandin Podziemski[/a] scored 15 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Warriors beat the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver Nuggets[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/denver-nuggets-CxvW27TI/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/?mid=hdpIswp1"]128-117[/a].[/p][p]Podziemski added 15 rebounds and nine assists, helping the Warriors withstand Denver star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jokic-nikola/dUHaiJ5n/"]Nikola Jokic[/a]'s 19th triple-double of the season.[/p][embed guid="e3808aa4-adaf-4c0b-b1db-d3ebfbea9a1a" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025710356312535107?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Jokic scored 35 points with 20 rebounds and 12 assists, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-jamal/Ig5nQrEF/"]Jamal Murray[/a] added 21 for the Nuggets, who were coming off a 54-point win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland[/a] but never led in the first half.[/p][p]They asserted themselves after the break against a Golden State team missing not only injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/curry-stephen/xx3787qL/"]Stephen Curry[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/butler-jimmy/QFWrt6JU/"]Jimmy Butler[/a] but also ailing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porzingis-kristaps/ILZw0Cng/"]Kristaps Porzingis[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/green-draymond/fDcC7RbR/"]Draymond Green[/a] - ruled out late with lower back trouble.[/p][p]Denver were up by five midway through the fourth quarter, but the Warriors, with Podziemski leading the way, surged home on a 17-8 scoring run.[/p][p][b]"He was brilliant, and we needed it,"[/b] Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Podziemski, whose efforts backed up a 23-point performance from teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moody-moses/Q98n0Teh/"]Moses Moody[/a].[/p][embed guid="c3c36bf0-55cc-4c57-abf6-4dd5971dfafa" url="https://x.com/ESPNInsights/status/2025700527195963567?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston[/a] star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brown-jaylen/l88NjhUb/"]Jaylen Brown[/a]'s 32 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists propelled the Celtics to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/boston-celtics-KYD9hVEm/los-angeles-lakers-ngegZ8bg/?mid=027qbbUs"]111-89[/a] victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Lakers[/a] in Los Angeles.[/p][p]The latest game in the historic rivalry turned into a rout, the Lakers pulling their starters after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pritchard-payton/SWoc4GBt/"]Payton Pritchard[/a] drilled a step-back three-pointer to push the Celtics' lead to 22 points with 3:24 remaining.[/p][p]Pritchard scored 30 points off the bench, making six of the Celtics' 14 three-pointers as Boston, second in the Eastern Conference, notched their ninth win in 11 games.[/p][embed guid="94a5c9f1-b0ca-43b2-b29d-16780b07b9e9" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025757278033588404?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka Doncic[/a] scored 25 points, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a] added 20 for the Lakers, who were held to their second-lowest point total of the season.[/p][p]Even in defeat, superstar James hit another NBA milestone. The league's scoring leader, playing in his 1,600th regular-season game, surpassed 43,000 career points.[/p][embed guid="382fd55d-cb78-449a-a69c-63818343ba80" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025743462818038077?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Elsewhere, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Dallas Mavericks[/a] halted their 10-game losing streak with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/dallas-mavericks-YouS3mEC/indiana-pacers-YPohMUTt/?mid=lOwRuHED"]134-130[/a] victory over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/indiana-pacers/YPohMUTt/"]Indiana Pacers[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/middleton-khris/GSNutfPl/"]Khris Middleton[/a] scored 25 points, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/washington-p-j/86E7dYXK/"]P.J. Washington[/a] added 23, and six Mavs players scored in double figures.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Toronto[/a] Raptors, fueled by 32 points from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quickley-immanuel/hveV8d3P/"]Immanuel Quickley[/a], beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-bucks/QTBEW6rC/"]Milwaukee[/a] 122-94 to end the Bucks' three-game winning streak.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porter-jr-kevin/pjj67xi6/"]Kevin Porter[/a] Jr. and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rollins-ryan/MivlU7sF/"]Ryan Rollins[/a] scored 21 points each for Milwaukee, who were again without star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antetokounmpo-giannis/zw2Tm2a1/"]Giannis Antetokounmpo[/a] because of a calf strain.[/p][embed guid="01c0037d-0449-43ef-ab94-e2f4c07ee0f3" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2025716359217258684?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]