Jalen Williams had 23 points to lead eight players in double-digit scoring as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a furious 30-0 fourth-quarter rally by the short-handed Dallas Mavericks in a 126-120 win on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 17 points, Davis Bertans and Cason Wallace scored 15 apiece, Jaylin Williams had 14, and Chet Holmgren added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won for the eighth time in its last 10 games.

Nikola Jokic recorded 21 points and 16 assists to help the Denver Nuggets notch a 119-111 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Reggie Jackson added 20 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which earned its fourth win in a row. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Justin Holiday scored 15 points apiece and Julian Strawther had 11 for the Nuggets. Phoenix’s Kevin Durant had 30 points, 11 assists

Stephen Curry had a team-high 26 points, Jonathan Kuminga led a difference-making bench performance with 17 and the short-handed Golden State Warriors kept the Los Angeles Clippers at arm’s length for most of the night in a 120-114 victory Thursday in San Francisco. Playing without injured Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II, the Warriors rode a balanced attack to a third straight home win. Kuminga, Dario Saric (13) and Brandin Podziemski (13) were

Kawhi Leonard went for a team-high 34 points, James Harden led a 3-point barrage with five en route to 26 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers took advantage of an emotionally drained Sacramento Kings team en route to a 131-117 victory Wednesday night in the California capital. Paul George chipped in with 19 points, Terance Mann 18 and Ivica Zubac 14 for the Clippers, who ran up 72 points while building a 22-point halftime lead

Nikola Jokic recorded his seventh triple-double of the season and Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 30 points as the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 134-124 win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Jokic had 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds after being sidelined for one game due to low back pain. Jamal Murray returned after missing 11 games with a strained right hamstring and scored 16 points in 22 minutes. Reggie

Malik Monk banked in a tough 13-footer with 7.4 seconds left, Stephen Curry was then harassed into an off-target 37-footer at the buzzer, and the Sacramento Kings won West Group C of the NBA in-season tournament Tuesday night with a 124-123 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors. The DeAaron Fox-fueled win allowed the Kings to finish group play 4-0 and advance to the tournament quarterfinals. Sacramento will play host to the New Orleans Pelicans

Reggie Jackson had season highs of 35 points and 13 assists, DeAndre Jordan added season bests of 21 points and 13 rebounds, and the duo used familiar surroundings to power the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 113-104 victory over the host Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The two former Clippers stepped up for the Nuggets, who were without Nikola Jokic (back), Aaron Gordon (heel) and Jamal Murray (hamstring). Jokic, a two-time MVP, missed a game

Rookie Keyonte George scored 19 points and hit a key 3-pointer to help guide the Utah Jazz to a 114-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night in Salt Lake City. The Jazz played without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (left hamstring soreness) for the second straight game, but they used a balanced attack to beat the Pelicans at home for the second time in three nights. Seven Jazz players scored in double figures,

Paul George scored 25 points and Terance Mann added a season-high 17 as the Los Angeles Clippers turned in a dominant performance to beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 107-88 on Saturday. Norman Powell had 15 points and Russell Westbrook finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles, which never trailed after the game’s opening minutes and won for the fourth time in its last five games. Ivica Zubac added 11 points