
Isaiah Thomas showed flashes of what made him an All-Star in his long-awaited Cleveland debut as the Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 127-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
Thomas scored 17 points and played 19 minutes in his first game in seven months, an impressive return to action for the dynamic point guard. Thomas added three 3-pointers and three assists before leaving with 8:10 left and the Cavs up by 12.
LeBron James scored 24 points, Kevin Love had 19 and Jae Crowder added 15 for the Cavs, who were coming off losses at Golden State, Sacramento and Utah.
Clippers 113, Grizzlies 105
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lou Williams scored 33 points off the bench to lead Los Angeles over Memphis for its fourth consecutive win.
Blake Griffin added 21 points for the Clippers, including five down the stretch after the Grizzlies had erased most of an 11- point deficit in the fourth quarter to close to 103-101.
Spurs 100, Knicks 91
NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus
Aldridge scored 29 points, Kawhi Leonard had a season-high 25 and San Antonio beat New York to give Gregg Popovich sole possession of fifth place on the NBA’s coaching wins list.
Suns 104, Hawks 103
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker sank three free throws to put Phoenix ahead with 12.3 seconds to play, Marquese Chriss blocked Taurean Prince’s shot at the rim with 7 seconds to go and the Suns rallied from down 10 in the final 2 1/2 minutes to beat Atlanta.
Hornets 131, Kings 111
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dwight Howard had 20 points and eight rebounds, Kemba Walker added 12 points and 10 assists and Charlotte built a big early lead and beat Sacramento.
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