BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 37 points and 13 rebounds and Jaylen Brown had 31 points to help the NBA’s top Boston Celtics rebound from a rare loss to beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-112 Wednesday night.
The Celtics, who have an NBA record 14 wins, had nine in a row before losing to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Luka Doncic scored 42 points for the Mavericks, who had beaten Boston four straight. Three of the victories came on 3-pointers in the closing seconds, and two of them came with no time on the clock.
But Doncic couldn’t hold on to this match.
The Celtics led by 27 points in the third quarter before Dallas scored 13 of their next 15 points. The Mavericks finished within nine points, 104-95 with about 3:30 remaining, and was 117-107 when it became a one-on-one game.
TIMBER WOLVES 114, PACERS 101
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points — nine straight in a key third-quarter streak — as Minnesota beat Indiana.
Minnesota won five straight, four on the road, to improve to 10-8. Indiana had its own five-game hitting streak and fell to 10-7.
Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota. Myles Turner led Indianapolis with 31 points, making seven 3-pointers.
NETS 112, RAPTOR 98
TORONTO (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 19 of his 29 points in the third quarter, Nic Claxton had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Brooklyn beat a short-handed Toronto.
Toronto held Kevin Durant to 12 points, but still lost to the Nets for the fifth time in seven games after winning 21 of the previous 25. Durant scored his 26,074th career point in the third quarter, passing Kevin Garnett (26,071 ) for 18th on the NBA list. Nets, who rebounded after losing in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Brooklyn won three out of four.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points for Toronto.
Toronto featured 10 healthy players, with regulars Scottie Barnes (left knee) and Fred VanVleet (non-infectious) joining All-Star Pascal Siakam (right adductor strain) on the bench.
BULLS 118, BUCKS 113
MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and eight assists as Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Chicago started the week with a 6-10 record, but has now beaten the top two teams in the standings. The Bulls snapped Boston’s nine-game hitting streak on Monday night.
Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic each scored 18 points for Chicago, and Coby White had 14.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Bucks, who have lost for the second time in 11 home games this season.
HORNETS 107, 76ERS 101
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Terry Rozier scored nine of his 22 points in the last five minutes as Charlotte rallied to beat Philadelphia in a matchup of injury-plagued teams.
Charlotte, trailing by 13 points in the first half, won for the second time in 13 games, ending a three-game lurch.
Philadelphia played without three starters – Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey – but had the efforts of Shake Milton, De’Anthony Melton, Montrezl Harrell and Tobias Harris.
Milton had 22 points, Melton 20, Harris 19 and Harrell 16 for Philadelphia. Harrell played Charlotte for the first time since that franchise let him out via free agency last summer.
The Hornets were without starting guard LaMelo Ball and top backup Cody Martin, and lost guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the second quarter with a sprained left ankle.
HAWKS 115, RE 106
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 35 points, Clint Capela added 11 points and 14 rebounds as Atlanta ended Sacramento’s seven-game hitting streak.
Young scored 10 points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointer that gave the Hawks a 97-86 lead, and his 3-footer scored 110-97 with 3:58 left in the game and sparked a rally. .
Malik Monk led the Kings with a season-high 27 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
PISTONS 125, JAZZ 116
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Kevin Knox II scored a season-high 21 points, including a career-high six three-pointers, as Detroit beat Utah for its second straight road victory.
Marvin Bagley III had a season-high 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting and Alec Burks added 18 points.
The Pistons had lost seven straight overall and ten on the road before beating Denver Tuesday night for their first road win.
Malik Beasley led Utah with 29 points and a season-high eight 3-pointers.
NUGGETS 131, THUNDER 126 OT
OKAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 39 points, Aaron Gordon added 30 and Bruce Brown hit a triple-double to help a depleted Denver edge past Oklahoma City in overtime.
Brown had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Denver played without starters Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. Porter sat out the game with a sprained left heel, while Murray was sidelined.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 11 assists for Oklahoma City. Isiah Joe hit 7 of 10 3-pointers to score 21 points.
CAVALIER 114, TRAIL BLAZER 96
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Jarrett Allen had season-highs of 24 points and 13 rebounds in Cleveland’s win over Portland.
Darius Garland had 24 points and 12 assists to help the Cavaliers complete a 4-0 home run and improve to 12-6.
Jusuf Nurkic had 22 points and six rebounds for Portland. The Trail Blazers have lost four straight.
Portland guard Damian Lillard missed his second straight game with a strained right leg.
HEAT 113, WIZARD 105
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half, Tyler Herro hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Miami beat Washington in a four-game skid.
Caleb Martin had 24 points and Herro had 17 in his first game after missing eight games with a sprained ankle.
Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points for the Wizards.
The teams will meet on Friday in Miami.
PELICANS 129, SPURS 110
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Zion Williamson had season-high 32 points and 11 rebounds as New Orleans gave San Antonio its sixth straight loss, 129-110 Wednesday night.
Williamson was 14 of 18 from the field. The Pelicans extended their lead to 24 points in the fourth quarter to win for the seventh time in nine games.
Jonas Valanciunas finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans.
Spurs guard Devin Vassell had 26 points and eight assists.
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