Former Cougar standout Thompson lifts Warriors
Former Washington State standout Klay Thompson had a season-high 29 points, Jarrett Jack scored seven of his 25 in the final minute and the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Hornets 116-112 on Saturday night.
The Warriors trailed 110-108 in a topsy-turvy game when Jack hit two free throws with 52 seconds left to tie the score. He converted a tough floater to give Golden State a 112-110 lead, and he finished off the Hornets with three free throws.
Thompson scored 24 in the first half as the Warriors led by as much as 16. Jack, who played for the Hornets last season, added 12 assists. Stephen Curry, returning after missing two games with a right ankle sprain, had 17 of his 20 points in the second half.
Timberwolves 92, Rockets 79: At Minneapolis, Chris Johnson and Mickael Gelabale signed 10-day contracts with Minnesota earlier in the day, then scored the first 23 points of the fourth quarter to lift the Timberwolves past Houston.
Johnson, signed from Santa Cruz of the NBA Development League, scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth. Gelabale, a forward who arrived from France on Thursday, had 10 of his 11 points in the final 12 minutes to help the injury-plagued Wolves snap a five-game skid.
Spurs 98, Hawks 93: Tony Parker had 23 points and 12 assists, and San Antonio won at Atlanta for its fourth straight victory.
Matt Bonner added 17 points, and Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter each had 14 for the Spurs.
Kings 97, Bobcats 93: Marcus Thornton scored 18 points off the bench and Sacramento won at Charlotte for its third victory in four games.
Jazz 109, Cavaliers 98: At Salt Lake City, Randy Foye scored 20 points, Derrick Favors had a season-high 19 and Utah beat Cleveland.
Grizzlies 85, Bulls 82, OT: Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Zach Randolph had 13 points and 19 rebounds, and Memphis won at Chicago.
Bucks 110, Trail Blazers 104: Brandon Jennings had 30 points and eight assists, Ersan Ilyasova added 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Milwaukee won at Portland.
Damian Lillard had 26 points and 10 assists for Portland, which has lost a season-high five straight games. LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Wesley Matthews added 21 points.
Clippers 84, Wizards 87: Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists, Blake Griffin added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Los Angeles beat visiting Washington.
Coming off a sweep of their three-game road trip through Memphis, Houston and Minnesota, the Clippers improved their home record to 19-4.