Devin Booker scored 37 points as the Phoenix Suns had an unlikely victory against the high-flying Golden State Warriors.
The two teams sit at opposite ends of the Western Conference but Phoenix rallied in the fourth quarter to secure a 115-111 win.
Booker scored 13 consecutive points to help the Suns to their first win over the Warriors in 19 attempts, while Klay Thompson had 28 points for Golden State.
🔥 @DevinBook heats up for 17 4th quarter PTS in the @Suns road win vs. GSW! #TimeToRise pic.twitter.com/fh8D5wSUXZ — NBA (@NBA) March 11, 2019
Joel Embiid returned to action following a knee injury and had 33 points and 12 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 106-89.
The Sixers now sit third in the Eastern Conference after holding Indiana to just 30 points in the second half.
33 PTS | 52.4 FG% | 12 REB | 28 MIN@JoelEmbiid is back. #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/ARqdFxeL24 — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) March 10, 2019
Eastern Conference leaders the Milwaukee Bucks went down 121-114 to the San Antonio Spurs, with LaMarcus Aldridge scoring 29 points and adding 15 rebounds.
Chris Paul blocked a jump shot in the dying seconds as the Houston Rockets edged out the Dallas Mavericks 94-93, while the Toronto Raptors had 21 three-pointers in a 125-104 win over the Miami Heat.
WHAT AN ENDING! @CP3 🔒 pic.twitter.com/DrHTdACopl
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) March 11, 2019
Blake Griffin registered 28 points to give the Detroit Pistons a 131-108 triumph over the Chicago Bulls, while a triple-double from Elfrid Payton was not enough for the New Orleans Pelicans who went down 128-116 to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Memphis Grizzlies pipped the Orlando Magic 105-97 and the New York Knicks lost 103-92 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
