Earlier, Klay Thompson knocked off defending champion and Golden State Warriors team mate Stephen Curry and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns to win the three-point contest after capping the final round by draining his last eight shots. LaVine sealed it on the next attempt when he soared into the air from a step inside the free-throw line and made a between-the-legs dunk that earned a perfect score from a panel of judges that included basketball greats Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal. The streak of perfect scores from the two players ended when Gordon, who enlisted a mascot rotating on a hoverboard for one of his earlier dunks, ran along the baseline en route to a jackknife dunk that earned him 47 points. LaVine, a 20-year-old second-year NBA player, joined Michael Jordan (1987-88), Jason Richardson (2002-03) and Nate Robinson (2009-10) as the only players to win consecutive slam dunk contests. In one of the most riveting slam dunk contests in recent years, LaVine and Gordon went toe-to-toe in the first two rounds of the final round then needed a pair of tie-breakers, where the former sealed it with his fourth consecutive perfect 50 score. Veteran Gorgui Dieng had 10 points and nine rebounds for San Antonio.By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic to repeat as the NBA Slam Dunk champion on Saturday after both impressed with gravity-defying displays of athleticism and imagination. Graham added six assists and Hernangomez grabbed 10 rebounds.ĭoug McDermott led the Spurs with 14 points, and Josh Richardson finished with 12. Murphy was 10 of 15 from the field, including 7 for 10 from beyond the arc.ĭevonte Graham and Willy Hernangomez each scored 11 points. Among those not active were CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and Jaxson Hayes, who suffered a left elbow injury earlier in the week. Naji Marshall scored 15 points for the Pelicans, and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 as New Orleans continued to play with stars resting or recovering from injury. In San Antonio, Trey Murphy III had 27 points and eight rebounds, Zion Williamson finished with eight points, nine rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes to lead New Orleans over the Spurs.
The teams were tied at 115 with under two minutes to play when Austin Rivers scored on a layup and Luka Garza hit a 6-foot hook to create enough of a buffer for Minnesota to remain undefeated in its three preseason games. Still, there was not a glimpse of the potential twin towers in Minnesota as Rudy Gobert, acquired from Utah over the summer, sat out. Meanwhile, Towns saw his first action of the preseason for the Timberwolves after missing games due to a hospitalization. The Clippers saw a vision of their regular rotation as Kawhi Leonard, George, Wall and Reggie Jackson all played. The game became close in the second half, and neither team led by more than six points in the fourth quarter.
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Davis shot 7 of 13 before the break, making all eight of his free throws. In the first half, Davis performed at the level the Lakers will need him if they are to improve on last season’s 33-49 regular-season record that left them out of the postseason. Jonathan Kuminga (12 points) started in Green’s place, while Poole replaced Klay Thompson, who is still building up for the regular season. Stephen Curry scored 24 points and Andrew Wiggins added 15 for the Warriors. Meanwhile, Green was unavailable, saying he will take some time away from the team. Green apologized to the team a day later and general manager Bob Myers said any potential discipline would be handled internally. Green fought with Poole during practice Wednesday. Poole led the Warriors with 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting, and added six assists. Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and Ryan added 20 on 6-for-9 shooting from outside the arc. Davis, who scored 24 points before halftime, played the opening shift of the second half before taking a seat after 21 total minutes.
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