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Devin Booker finished with 22 points, going 10-for-12 at the
line, and Mikal Bridges tied for team-high honors with 22,
helping the Suns match the franchise victory record of 62, set
in 1992-93 and tied in 2004-05.
Phoenix earned its ninth consecutive win.
Jordan Poole tied his career high, set last May against the New
Orleans Pelicans, with a game-high 38 points for the Warriors.
Golden State took its fourth straight loss and dropped into a
tie for third place in the Western Conference with the Dallas
Mavericks.
Heat 106, Celtics 98
Jimmy Butler scored 24 points and Kyle Lowry added 23 as
visiting Miami won by outscoring Boston 27-15 in the fourth
quarter.
Bam Adebayo added 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds as the
Heat kept a one-game lead in the Eastern Conference over the
Milwaukee Bucks. Boston and the Philadelphia 76ers both trail
Miami by two games.
The Celtics got 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists from
Jaylen Brown. Boston's Jayson Tatum added 23 points and six
assists.
Mavericks 120, Cavaliers 112
Luka Doncic had a game-high 35 points, nine rebounds and 13
assists to power visiting Dallas to a victory over struggling
Cleveland.
Dorian Finney-Smith contributed a career-high 28 points for the
Mavericks, sinking six 3-pointers.
Caris LeVert had a team-high 32 points for the Cavaliers, his
high since coming to Cleveland at the trade deadline. Darius
Garland added 25 points and 10 assists for the Cavs.
Raptors 125, Timberwolves 102
Gary Trent Jr. scored 29 points on 9-for-13 shooting as Toronto
defeated visiting Minnesota.
Pascal Siakam added 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists for
the Raptors, who completed a sweep of their four-game homestand.
OG Anunoby contributed 22 points for the Raptors, who won for
the 10th time in their past 12 games.
Anthony Edwards scored 24 points while Karl-Anthony Towns
amassed 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have
lost four of their past five.
Wizards 127, Magic 110
Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 35 points, Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope added 25 points and host Washington overcame a
12-point, first-half deficit to defeat Orlando.
The Wizards outscored the Magic 28-23 in the third quarter to
extend a 58-56 lead before pulling away with a 41-point fourth
period. Reserve center Daniel Gafford turned in a strong effort
in the fourth quarter with 10 of his 17 points, helping
Washington sweep the four-game season series.
Markelle Fultz posted a season-high 19 points, seven assists,
three steals and two blocks off the bench as the Magic saw their
losing streak reach four games.
Nuggets 125, Pacers 118
Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and
Denver recovered after blowing a 31-point lead to beat Indiana
in Indianapolis.
Bones Hyland scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter
for Denver, which won its third game in a row. Will Barton had
18 points, DeMarcus Cousins and Monte Morris scored 11 each and
Aaron Gordon added 10.
Goga Bitadze had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who
dropped their fifth consecutive game.
Hawks 136, Thunder 118
Trae Young scored 41 points and dished out eight assists to lead
visiting Atlanta to a win over Oklahoma City.
The Hawks earned their third consecutive win and improved to 8-3
in their past 11 games as they moved closer to securing a spot
in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
The game was Young's first against his high school teammate,
Lindy Waters III. The Thunder rookie didn't match Young's
performance, but he did lead his team with a season-high 25
points.
Hornets 125, Knicks 114
Miles Bridges scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the final
3:30 of the fourth quarter for visiting Charlotte, which
clinched at worst a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in
tournament and all but ended New York's playoff hopes.
LaMelo Bell scored 20 points and racked up a career-high 15
assists for the Hornets, who received 21 points off the bench
from Kelly Oubre Jr. Terry Rozier had 15 points as Charlotte won
for the eighth time in 10 games.
Evan Fournier put up 30 points, RJ Barrett had 25 and Julius
Randle scored 21 for the Knicks, whose four-game winning streak
ended.
Grizzlies 112, Spurs 111
Tyus Jones scored 25 points to lead a balanced attack as
visiting Memphis outlasted San Antonio in a key late-season
Western Conference dustup.
Dillon Brooks added 21 points as the Grizzlies recorded their
sixth straight win and clinch the second seed in the West.
Dejounte Murray poured in 33 points and Keldon Johnson
contributed 23 for the Spurs, whose four-game winning streak
ended.
Pelicans 117, Trail Blazers 107
CJ McCollum scored 25 points in his first visit to Portland as a
visiting player to help New Orleans post a victory over the
slumping Trail Blazers.
Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points, 11 rebounds and four steals,
Brandon Ingram also scored 19 points and Jaxson Hayes had 18 as
the Pelicans won for the sixth time in nine games.
Drew Eubanks scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting and collected
nine rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fifth
straight game and fell for the 15th in time in 17 outings.
Kings 121, Rockets 118
Davion Mitchell, Damian Jones and Trey Lyles each scored 24
points as Sacramento fended off host Houston.
Mitchell added five rebounds and eight assists while Jones
chipped in nine rebounds and five assists.
Rockets rookie Jalen Green drilled six 3-pointers and scored 32
points, while his backcourt partner Kevin Porter Jr. posted his
first career triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12
assists.
--Field Level Media
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