The Boston Celtics overcame a 21-point deficit and raised their home record to 15–0 by beating the Detroit Pistons 128–122 in overtime Thursday night.
The Pistons also made dubious NBA history, losing for the 28th straight time, the longest in-season losing streak in league history. If they fall on Saturday vs. the visiting Toronto Raptors, they would tie the longest skid of all time, including from one season to the next.
Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 35 points and added eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum finished the game with 31 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
Nuggets 142, Grizzlies 105
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11th triple-double of the season, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points and nine assists and host Denver beat Memphis.Peyton Watson scored a career-high 20 points while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Julian Strawther contributed 12 points each for the Nuggets, who earned their season-high sixth win in a row.
Pelicans 112, Jazz 105
Brandon Ingram scored 26 points to lead three New Orleans players with 20-plus points as the host Pelicans held off Utah.
CJ McCollum added 22 points and Zion Williamson had 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Pelicans, who had lost three of their previous four games.
Pacers 120, Bulls 104
Myles Turner scored 24 points and Tyrese Haliburton delivered 21 points and 20 assists to lift visiting Indiana over Chicago.Buddy Hield added 19 points for the Pacers, while Jalen Smith (15), Bennedict Mathurin (15), and Aaron Nesmith (12) rounded out a balanced attack that helped Indiana pull away down the stretch after squandering a 25-point lead.
Timberwolves 118, Mavericks 110
Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 points to lead Minnesota past Dallas in Minneapolis.Edwards made six 3-pointers while equaling the third-highest scoring output of his career as the Timberwolves won for the 12th time in 15 games. Dallas played without star Luka Doncic (quadriceps) for the second time in five games. Sidekick Kyrie Irving (heel) missed his 11th game in a row.
Lakers 133, Hornets 112
Anthony Davis tallied 26 points, eight rebounds and four blocks, and LeBron James added 17 points and 11 assists as Los Angeles beat visiting Charlotte.Rui Hachimura scored 17 points in just his fourth start of the season as the Lakers won for the third time in nine games since winning the NBA in-season tournament Dec. 9 with a victory over the Indiana Pacers. Los Angeles received production from its bench, getting 16 points from D'Angelo Russell (nine assists) and Austin Reaves.
Spurs 118, Trail Blazers 105
Victor Wembanyama collected 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and seven blocked shots and keyed an early run that stoked San Antonio’s win over the short-handed Trail Blazers in Portland.Devin Vassell added 17 points for San Antonio, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Jeremy Sochan scored 16, Malaki Branham 13 and Zach Collins 11.
Heat 114, Warriors 102
Tyler Herro led a balanced attack with a game-high 26 points and Miami opened a five-game Western swing with a handcuffing of Golden State in San Francisco.Playing without Jimmy Butler, out with a strained left calf, the Heat extended their road winning streak to four by holding Golden State to 24.2 percent shooting on 3-pointers (42 percent overall). Jamal Cain chipped in with 18 points, Bam Adebayo and Jaime Jaquez Jr. 17 each, and Nikola Jovic 11 for the Heat, who made 48.4 percent of their shots and won despite connecting just 10 times in 31 3-point attempts.
Stephen Curry struggled through a 3–for–15 shooting performance for the Warriors, who were opening a seven-game homestand. Curry and Klay Thompson shared team-high scoring honors with 13 points apiece but hit a combined 27 percent. Curry’s 3–for–15 struggle included a 2-for-8 night on 3-pointers, while Thompson posted similar numbers, going 4–for–11 overall and 2–for–6 on 3-pointers.
