CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 25 points and five Charlotte players scored in double figures as the Hornets beat the New York Knicks 115-98 Thursday night for their fourth victory in seven games.
Ball added eight assists as teammates Mark Williams (19 points, 14 rebounds), Miles Bridges (15 points, 10 rebounds), DaQuan Jeffries (14 points) and Nick Smith, Jr. (13 points) also reached double figures.
Charlotte snapped a two-game skid that included losses of more than 30 points. The Hornets have lost five games by 30 or more points in the last month.
Charlotte (18-51) took the lead for good late in the first quarter and led by as many as 19 points.
O.G. Anunoby scored 25 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points, 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have lost three of their last four games and six of their last nine.
PACERS 105, NETS 99
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored six of his 28 points in overtime and Indiana defeated Brooklyn.
Mathurin added a career-high 16 rebounds for the Pacers. Myles Turner added 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
Ziaire Williams and D’Angelo Russell each scored 22 points for Brooklyn.
Indiana trailed 52-42 at halftime and outscored the Nets by four points in the third quarter and six in the fourth to force overtime tied at 91.
In overtime, Mathurin shot 2 for 3 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line.
WARRIORS 117, RAPTORS 114
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his second triple-double with Golden State, and the Warriors held on to beat Toronto Raptors after Stephen Curry left the game with an injury.
Curry, who was held out of Tuesday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks to get rest, did not play the final 15 minutes after suffering a pelvic contusion. Curry was going for a rebound and got undercut before crashing hard to the floor. He remained down for several moments before getting helped to the locker room. He finished with 17 points.
Draymond Green added 21 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors. Quinten Post had 18 on six 3-pointers.
Scottie Barnes had 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley scored 21 while Jakob Poeltl added 18 points and eight rebounds.
BULLS 128, KINGS 116
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Coby White scored 35 points as Chicago beat Sacramento.
Kevin Huerter scored 25 points while adding five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals. Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 14, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 24 points.
Malik Monk led the way for the Kings with 34 points and five assists. Sacramento also got 22 points and six rebounds from Trey Lyles.
The Bulls entered halftime down 64-55. Vucevic paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. An 11-0 run in the third quarter turned a five-point deficit into a six-point lead for the Bulls. They outscored the Kings by 21 points in the final two quarters, as White led the way with 31 second-half points.
BUCKS 118, LAKERS 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Milwaukee defeated short-handed Los Angeles.
Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points off the bench, Kyle Kuzma added 20 and the Bucks swept the season series with two comfortable wins eight days apart.
Bronny James had 17 points to reach double figures for the first time in 22 NBA games, but the Lakers had their nine-game home winning streak snapped.
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) drives to the basket against New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
