PHOENIX (AP) — Keldon Johnson stripped Kevin Durant and made a contested layup with 1.2 seconds left to give San Antonio Spurs their only lead of the game and a 115-114 victory over the stunned Phoenix Suns in the NBA on Tuesday night.
The Spurs, who trailed by as many as 20 points, broke a nine-game losing streak against Phoenix.
Johnson had 27 points to lead San Antonio.
Top draft pick Victor Wembanyama missed his first five shots before throwing down a sensational dunk in the final seconds of the first half. He scored 18 points and had eight rebounds in 28 minutes. Devin Vassell also had 18 for the Spurs.
Durant led Phoenix with 26 points. Eric Gordon scored 20, Grayson Allen had 19 on 5 of 7 shooting from 3-point range for the Suns, who played without injured starting guards Bradley Beal and Devin Booker.
KNICKS 109, CAVALIERS 91
CLEVELAND (AP) — Julius Randle had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 19 points and New York Knicks did not trail in the final three quarters of a victory over short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers.
Immanuel Quickley added 18 points off the bench and RJ Barrett had 16 in the teams’ first meeting since New York eliminated Cleveland in five games in the first round of the 2023 playoffs.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points in 29 minutes, and Isaac Okoro and Georges Niang had 11 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who have lost three straight.
Isaiah Hartenstein had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Mitchell Robinson added eight points and seven boards for New York. Cavaliers undrafted rookie Craig Porter scored 10 points.
CLIPPERS 118, MAGIC 102
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 and Los Angeles Clippers beat Orlando Magic as future teammate James Harden watched from a suite.
Harden could not be on the Clippers’ bench because the trade bringing him to Los Angeles from the Philadelphia 76ers has not been finalized.
Bones Hyland and Norman Powell added 18 points apiece for the Clippers.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 15 points and Franz Wagner had 14 points and eight rebounds. Moritz Wagner scored 13 off the bench.