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Porzingis was 6 of 10 from 3-point range for Washington, which
recorded a season-high point total and snapped a three-game
losing streak.
Kyle Kuzma added 23 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for
the Wizards, while Bradley Beal scored 22 points, Corey Kispert
had 11 and Jordan Goodwin 10.
Minnesota has lost three straight following a five-game winning
streak. Anthony Edwards scored 29 points, Jaylen Nowell added 23
off the bench, Rudy Gobert had 19 points and seven rebounds and
D'Angelo Russell scored 17 points.
Pacers 116, Lakers 115
Tyrese Haliburton scored 24 points and dished out 14 assists and
Andrew Nembhard hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as visiting
Indiana rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to
defeat Los Angeles.
LeBron James gave the Lakers a 115-113 lead with 20.9 seconds
remaining before the Pacers got two chances at a go-ahead
3-pointer, the first from Myles Turner with 5.6 seconds left.
Haliburton grabbed the rebound and found Nembhard, who nailed a
25-footer as time expired.
Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 23 points for the Pacers.
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers,
while Russell Westbrook added 24 points and James had 21.
Nets 109, Magic 102
Kevin Durant scored a season-high 45 points as Brooklyn beat
Orlando in New York.
Durant notched his 63rd career regular-season game with 40
points, and his eighth with the Nets. He shot 19 of 24 from the
field, including 8 of 9 in the third quarter when he scored 19
points. Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving added 20 points.
Rookie Paolo Banchero and Bol Bol scored 24 points apiece as
Orlando matched a season high with its fifth straight loss and
dropped to 1-7 in its past eight games.
76ers 104, Hawks 101
Joel Embiid returned after missing four games and scored 30
points, including all 11 of Philadelphia's points in the final
four minutes, as the 76ers beat visiting Atlanta and extended
their winning streak to three games.
Embiid, who had been out with a left mid-foot sprain, was
9-for-18 from the field and 12-for-13 from the line with eight
rebounds and seven assists. He put the Sixers ahead to stay with
a fadeaway jumper with 18.6 seconds remaining, and then broke up
Atlanta's attempt to win the game by swatting away a lob pass
from Trae Young with seven seconds left.
Philadelphia also got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Tobias
Harris and 21 points and seven assists from Shake Milton.
Atlanta got 18 points from Young and De'Andre Hunter along with
17 points from Dejounte Murray.
Bulls 114, Jazz 107
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and Chicago overcame a
double-digit deficit en route to a win over Utah in Salt Lake
City.
Zach LaVine added 20 points and Nikola Vucevic contributed 16
points and nine rebounds as the Bulls improved to 2-1 on their
six-game road trip.
Former Chicago forward Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 32
points, hitting seven 3-pointers and grabbing nine rebounds, but
the Jazz dropped their season-worst fifth straight games. Utah's
Kelly Olynyk had 23 points and Collin Sexton 17.
Celtics 140, Hornets 105
Boston had five players score in double figures and stretched
its home winning streak to nine games by breezing past
Charlotte.
Jayson Tatum, who sat out Sunday due to ankle soreness, led the
Celtics with 35 points in 30 minutes. Boston received 22 points
from Marcus Smart and 21 from Malcolm Brogdon. Smart also had a
career-high 15 assists.
Boston shot 59.1 percent from the field (55 of 93) and tied the
franchise record for 3-pointers in a home game with 24. Jalen
McDaniels scored a team-high 24 points for the Hornets, who also
received 22 from Kelly Oubre Jr.
Pelicans 105, Thunder 101
Zion Williamson scored 23 points, including a go-ahead basket in
the final minute, as short-handed New Orleans held off visiting
Oklahoma City.
Williamson also tied a career high with eight assists. Trey
Murphy III scored 20 points for the Pelicans, who were without
Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Luguentz Dort added 14
and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds
for the Thunder, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
Suns 122, Kings 117
Devin Booker exploded for 44 points, Damion Lee made key plays
down the stretch and visiting Phoenix held on late to beat
Sacramento.
Deandre Ayton chipped in with a 17-point, 12-rebound
double-double for the Suns, who retained the best record in the
Western Conference with a fifth straight win.
Malik Monk came off the bench to score a season-high 30 points
for the Kings, who lost their third in a row.
Raptors 100, Cavaliers 88
Pascal Siakam had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists after
missing 10 games with an adductor injury and host Toronto
defeated Cleveland.
O.G. Anunoby scored 20 points for the Raptors, who defeated the
Cavaliers for the second time this season and completed a
three-game homestand with two wins.
Evan Mobley had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who
finished a three-game road trip with a 1-2 record. Darius
Garland added 18 points and 10 assists and Donovan Mitchell was
held to eight points.
Nuggets 129, Rockets 113
Nikola Jokic had 16 of his game-high 32 points in a decisive
third quarter and also supplied 12 rebounds and eight assists,
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 31 points and host Denver beat
Houston.
The Nuggets, who won their third straight game, played without
Michael Porter Jr. (heel) and Jeff Green (knee). The two teams
will play again on the same court on Wednesday night.
Alperen Sengun scored 18 points and Jalen Green added 17 for the
Rockets, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
--Field Level Media
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