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Marcus Smart scored 18 points and Derrick White had 10 as the
Celtics rebounded after losing their previous two games. Boston
was upended by the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles
Clippers, while losing consecutive games for just the second
time this season.
The Celtics improved their NBA-best record to 22-7 and went 4-2
on a six-game road trip, which matches a season high.
Anthony Davis scored 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and
LeBron James tallied 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists
as the Lakers lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Los Angeles lost in its return home after going 3-3 on a
season-long six-game trip to the East Coast.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points and snared 14 rebounds for
the Lakers, who trailed by 20 points in the third quarter. Los
Angeles turned it around with an 18-0 run to surge ahead 106-93,
but Boston closed regulation on a 17-4 tear to force overtime.
76ers 123, Kings 103
Joel Embiid scored 31 points and James Harden added 21 points,
15 assists, seven rebounds and five steals as host Philadelphia
defeated Sacramento.
Tobias Harris contributed 21 points, nine assists and seven
rebounds. Matisse Thybulle added 15 points, Shake Milton scored
14 and Georges Niang had 12 for the Sixers, who won their third
in a row. Domantas Sabonis led the Kings with 22 points and 10
rebounds, Malik Monk added 16 points and De'Aaron Fox had 13 in
his return from right foot soreness.
The Sixers led 80-55 at halftime after Harden dropped in a
3-pointer from the wing at the buzzer. It was the most points
the Sixers scored in a first half all season.
Bucks 128, Warriors 111
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 30 points and led a
parade to the free-throw line as Milwaukee blitzed visiting
Golden State in a nationally televised game that was marred by
eight technical fouls.
Antetokounmpo went 11-for-17 at the line, and his teammates made
all 15 of their foul shots as the Bucks ran up a 26-15 advantage
in free-throw points over a Warriors team that saw four players
and coach Steve Kerr pick up technicals. Antetokounmpo completed
a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds, while Bobby Portis
did the same with 25 points and 11 boards off the bench.
Stephen Curry had a team-high 20 points -- and one of the
technicals -- in 27 minutes for Golden State, which was opening
its longest trip of the season, a six-game stretch.
Rockets 111, Suns 97
Jalen Green scored a game-high 26 points while Kevin Porter Jr.
chipped in 18 as Houston extended its home winning streak to
five games with a victory over short-handed Phoenix.
Green and Porter combined for 12 rebounds and eight assists
while Alperen Sengun posted a double-double of 10 points and 16
rebounds for the Rockets, who followed a one-point victory in
Phoenix 11 days ago with a wire-to-wire victory against a Suns
squad missing starters Cam Johnson (knee) and Devin Booker
(hamstring).
Mikal Bridges led Phoenix with 18 points but missed 20 of 24
shots. Chris Paul chipped in 16 points and seven assists.
Jazz 121, Pelicans 100
Zion Williamson scored a game-high 26 points, but Utah used a
balanced effort to snap visiting New Orleans' seven-game winning
streak with a blowout victory in Salt Lake City.
Malik Beasley led Utah with 21 points off the bench, while three
of his teammates registered double-doubles. Lauri Markkanen
returned from an illness to total 19 points and 11 rebounds;
Jarred Vanderbilt amassed 18 points, 14 rebounds and six
assists; and Walker Kessler hauled in 16 rebounds with 11 points
and three blocked shots.
The momentum shifted for good in the second quarter when
Williamson picked up his third foul and went to the bench for
the rest of the half. Jonas Valanciunas scored 15 points and
snagged six rebounds and CJ McCollum added 14 points and six
boards as the Pelicans lost for the first time since falling at
Memphis 132-111 on Nov. 25. New Orleans has still won 12 of its
last 15 games.
--Field Level Media
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