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Chicago ended a four-game slide while improving to 2-1 against
the Celtics this season. Patrick Williams chipped in a
season-high 17 points for the Bulls, Nikola Vucevic notched 12
points and 13 rebounds and Andre Drummond grabbed 12 boards.
Boston's Jayson Tatum amassed 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven
assists. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Malcolm Brogdon had 23
on 5-for-6 shooting from 3-point range and Grant Williams scored
13 points.
After leading by as many as 21 points in the second half, the
Bulls saw their advantage whittled to eight on a Brogdon trey
with 6:38 to play. Chicago recovered, pushing the lead back to
15 before closing out the game.
Pelicans 128, Warriors 83
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 34 points and host New
Orleans clobbered depleted Golden State.
Devonte' Graham added a season-high 19 points off the bench for
the Pelicans, who completed a 4-2 homestand. Zion Williamson
returned from a three-game absence caused by a bruised foot to
get nine points and four assists in 23 minutes.
The Warriors, who won on the road for the first time this season
one night earlier in Houston, did not play Stephen Curry, Klay
Thompson, Draymond Green or Andrew Wiggins because of health
maintenance. Jordan Poole led Golden State with 26 points.
Cavaliers 114, Hawks 102
Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland combined for 55 points to
lead Cleveland past visiting Atlanta for its third consecutive
win.
Mitchell contributed 29 points, nine assists and three steals.
Garland scored 26 points and had nine assists for the Cavaliers,
who trailed by five in the third quarter before catching up and
later pulling away in the fourth.
The Hawks were led by Trae Young, who had 25 points and 10
assists, but he was 1-for-8 on 3-point attempts. Onyeka Okongwu
came off the bench to get 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Timberwolves 105, Heat 101
Karl-Anthony Towns produced 25 points, nine assists and eight
rebounds as Minnesota rallied against Miami in Minneapolis.
Towns fouled out with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter as Kyle
Lowry drew a charge. However, Rudy Gobert went 4-for-4 on free
throws after Towns exited. Those were Gobert's only points of
the game, but they helped the Timberwolves win their fourth
straight game.
Minnesota rallied from a 14-point, third-quarter deficit. The
Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards had 22 points, seven rebounds,
four assists and a game-high four steals. Lowry led Miami with
21 points and nine assists. Max Strus had 19 points, and Bam
Adebayo added 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Bucks 119, Blazers 111
Giannis Antetokounmpo went for a game-high 37 points despite
continued problems at the free-throw line, and Milwaukee used a
big push late in the third quarter to beat visiting Portland.
Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen chipped in 17 points apiece for
the Bucks, who won for just the third time in their past seven
games. Portland led by as many as five points in the first half
and hung within 77-73 past the midpoint of the third period
before Antetokounmpo buried consecutive jumpers to ignite a 16-6
quarter-ending run that broke the game open.
Playing without injured Damian Lillard, the Trail Blazers got 29
points from Anfernee Simons en route to a third straight defeat.
Jerami Grant had 18 points.
Pacers 123, Magic 102
With Bennedict Mathurin's game-high 22 points leading the way,
Indiana scored 71 bench points and dominated the middle quarters
en route to knocking off Orlando in Indianapolis.
The Pacers' reserves helped Indiana take control with a 27-17
second quarter, then a 32-22 third quarter. Indiana wound up
with its fifth consecutive win and seventh in the past eight
games.
Oshae Brissett finished with 18 points for the Pacers, and T.J.
McConnell posted season-highs of 19 points and 10 assists while
Tyrese Haliburton scored 18 points and dished 14 assists. Franz
Wagner led the Magic in scoring with 20 points and grabbed six
rebounds.
Knicks 129, Thunder 119
Jalen Brunson shot 14 of 20 from the floor and scored a
season-high 34 points to lead New York past host Oklahoma City.
His point total tied his regular-season career high, and he also
contributed a game-high nine assists.
RJ Barrett and Julius Randle scored 25 points each for the
Knicks, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Randle added 11
rebounds and Barrett had eight boards.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 30 points and added
seven assists, while Luguentz Dort matched his season high with
24 points. Josh Giddey added 18 points, nine rebounds and seven
assists.
Clippers 121, Jazz 114
Norman Powell totaled 30 points and Reggie Jackson scored 27 to
help host Los Angeles overcome Utah.
Ivica Zubac contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds for the
Clippers, who gave up a 17-point lead and then erased a
six-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win their third consecutive
game.
Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 26 points and Lauri Markkanen
amassed 25 points and 10 rebounds as Utah saw its two-game
winning streak end.
--Field Level Media
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