NBA Round Up: Warriors drop Hawks as Green serves suspension
The Golden State Warriors took down the Atlanta Hawks 110-103 behind 29 points from Kevin Durant and 24 from Klay Thompson on Tuesday.
Stephen Curry (groin) missed his third straight game and Draymond Green was kept off the floor as he was suspended for one game for “conduct detrimental to the team”.
Green got into an altercation with Durant on the court during Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and Warriors brass believed he went too far, so they suspended him.
The Warriors, though, still earned their 12th win of the season with the victory over the Hawks.
Taurean Prince finished with 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in the losing effort for Atlanta.
Capela lifts Rockets
Rockets center Clint Capela scored a season-high 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting while grabbing nine rebounds in a 109-99 win over the Nuggets.
Clint Capela posts a season-high 24 PTS on the road for the @HoustonRockets! #Rockets pic.twitter.com/jah7yl9MAP
— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2018
Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson scored 11 points on five-of-six shooting, but it was his 21 rebounds that really stood out in Cleveland’s 113-89 win over the Hornets.
Wasteful Walker
Hornets guard Kemba Walker could not buy a shot for most of the night in the loss to the Cavaliers. He finished with a season-low seven points on two-of-16 shooting.
Livingston sets up Jerebko
Shaun Livingston found team-mate Jonas Jerebko on the three-point line with a pretty pass.
Nice tap-out from @ShaunLivingston sets up a @JonasJerebko #SPLASH
@NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/V4ExfslOQ0
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 14, 2018
Tuesday’s results
Cleveland Cavaliers 113-89 Charlotte Hornets
Houston Rockets 109-99 Denver Nuggets
Golden State Warriors 110-103 Atlanta Hawks
76ers at Magic
It is Jimmy Butler time for the 76ers (9-6) as the recently traded wing player will suit up for Philadelphia for the first time this season. The 76ers are in third in the Eastern Conference while the Magic (6-8) are in ninth.
