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Tatum and Jaylen Brown (29 points) combined for 70 points in a
game for the eighth time in their careers. Tatum added seven
rebounds, five assists and three steals as Boston won
back-to-back games.
Derrick White, Grant Williams and Al Horford also scored in
double figures, helping Boston shoot 19 of 39 from 3-point
range. Marcus Smart handed out eight assists.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a team-high 27 points, while Jrue
Holiday finished with 23, Brook Lopez scored 16 and
Massachusetts native Pat Connaughton added 15 on four 3-pointers
in Milwaukee's third straight loss.
Nuggets 128, Suns 125 (OT)
Nikola Jokic had 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists, Aaron
Gordon added 28 points and 13 rebounds and host Denver beat
Phoenix in overtime.
Jamal Murray scored 26 points for the Nuggets, who have won four
straight.
Denver trailed by eight midway through the final period before
rallying.
Landry Shamet tied his career high with 31 points for Phoenix,
which lost its third game in a row. Deandre Ayton had 22 points
and 16 rebounds and Chris Paul amassed 17 points and 16 assists,
but Devin Booker exited due to a groin injury in the first
quarter.
76ers 119, Knicks 112
Joel Embiid had 35 points and eight rebounds, James Harden added
29 points and 13 assists and Philadelphia defeated host New
York.
Georges Niang contributed 16 points and De'Anthony Melton had 15
for the Sixers, who won their eighth in a row without injured
guard Tyrese Maxey.
Julius Randle led the Knicks with 35 points and eight rebounds
while Jalen Brunson added 23 points and 11 assists. Brunson went
to the locker room with 3:59 left in the fourth quarter with an
undisclosed injury and sat out the remainder of the game on the
bench.
Mavericks 124, Lakers 115
Luka Doncic scored 32 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished
out nine assists, and Dallas outscored visiting Los Angeles by
30 points in the third quarter to take control in a Christmas
Day win.
The Lakers held a 54-43 lead at halftime behind LeBron James'
strong start, but they gave up a season-high 51 points to the
Mavericks in a pivotal third quarter. James went on to finish
with 38 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Christian Wood had 30 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and
four steals, and Tim Hardaway Jr. shot 6 of 14 from beyond the
arc en route to 26 points for the Mavericks.
--Field Level Media
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