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The win was the fourth consecutive and the
ninth in the last 10 for the Celtics. The Thunder's seven-game
winning streak was snapped.
Irving hit a floater with 23 seconds remaining with the Celtics
clinging to a two-point lead. He drove past Terrance Ferguson,
and let go of the floater over the outstretched arms of Thunder
7-footer Steven Adams. Russell Westbrook, coming over to help,
got his finger on the shot, but it fell through the basket to
extend Boston's lead.
Paul George led the Thunder with 37 points but was just 5 of 16
from behind the 3-point line. Westbrook had a monster game once
again -- 22 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds -- but his
critical turnover with 8.1 seconds left and Oklahoma City down
by two helped Boston escape with the win.
Raptors 121, Clippers 103
Serge Ibaka scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Toronto
defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Kawhi Leonard added 18 points and five rebounds for the Raptors,
who swept the two-game season series between the teams. Pascal
Siakam and CJ Miles each scored 15 points, and Delon Wright
chipped in with 14 points off the bench for Toronto.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 points for the Clippers, who
have split the first two games of a six-game trip. Lou Williams
added 18 points, Tobias Harris had 13, Patrick Beverley 12 and
Montrezl Harrell, who fouled out in the fourth quarter, and
Boban Marjanovic, who had nine rebounds, each scored 10 points.
Grizzlies 96, Knicks 84
Mike Conley returned from a minor knee injury and scored 25
points as Memphis dominated the second half of a victory over
New York, whose home losing streak reached a team-record 15
games.
Conley sat out Friday's loss in Charlotte with left knee
soreness and was questionable for Sunday but returned and helped
the Grizzlies win for the third time in their last 20 games
since Dec. 26. The veteran guard recorded his 12th game with at
least 25 points, shot 9 of 17 and also totaled eight rebounds
and seven assists. Marc Gasol added 24 points and nine rebounds
as Memphis outscored New York 54-43 in the second half.
The Knicks also saw their overall losing streak reach 13 games
and fell to 2-26 in their last 28 games since their last home
win on Dec. 1 over the Milwaukee Bucks.
--Field Level Media
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