Cole Anthony hit the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left to cap a furious rally as the host Orlando Magic erased a 21-point deficit and completed a season sweep of the Brooklyn Nets with a 102-101 victory on Sunday.
The Magic ended their fourth win over the Nets this season on a 22-4 run over the final 7:16 and capped the comeback on Anthony’s dramatic shot.
da Silva led the Magic with 21 points to go along with seven assists and six rebounds. Goga Bitadze collected 11 rebounds and added 19 points, including a free throw that gave Orlando its first lead since the opening quarter with 17.7 seconds left.
Cam Thomas returned from a hamstring injury and led all scorers with 25 off the bench but the Nets did not make a field goal in the final 7:16 and lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Jalen Wilson added 16 and Keon Johnson contributed 14 as the Nets also lost Cameron Johnson to a sore left hip after the third.
Timberwolves 112, Spurs 110
Donte DiVincenzo scored a season-high 26 points as Minnesota outlasted Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio in a wild Western Conference clash in Minneapolis.
The game was tied heading to the fourth quarter after the Spurs rallied from a 16-point deficit early in the third period. Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and 15 rebounds as the Timberwolves won their third straight game. Julius Randle had 16 points, Anthony Edwards scored 14 on 6 of 20 shooting from the floor, Jaden McDaniels hit for 12 and Naz Reid scored 11 for Minnesota.
Wembanyama rang up 34 points to lead all scorers. Harrison Barnes added 24 for San Antonio, Devin Vassell hit for 22 points, Keldon Johnson tallied 13 and Chris Paul had 14 assists and four steals.
Thunder 130, Grizzlies 106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to help Oklahoma City run its winning streak to 11 games with a home victory over Memphis.
The loss snapped the Grizzlies’ two-game winning streak and was just their fourth in 18 games. The Thunder had a season-high 35 assists, led by eight from Jalen Williams. Six other Oklahoma City scorers joined Gilgeous-Alexander in double figures, including 17 points off the bench from Ajay Mitchell and 16 from Aaron Wiggins.
Without Ja Morant, who sustained a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder in Friday’s win over New Orleans, and several other key players, Memphis didn’t have an answer for the Western Conference-leading Thunder. Desmond Bane led Memphis with 22 points.
Heat 104, Rockets 100
Tyler Herro recorded game highs of 27 points and nine assists before being ejected during a hostile final minute as Miami rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat host Houston.
Herro was one of five players tossed in the final 47.4 seconds after Nikola Jovic’s 3-pointer gave Miami a 98-94 lead. Houston’s Fred VanVleet was ejected first for arguing a five-second call on the Rockets’ ensuing inbounds play. Twelve seconds later, Herro and Rockets forward Amen Thompson ignited a skirmish that led to both being disqualified along with Heat guard Terry Rozier and Houston guard Jalen Green. Rockets head coach Ime Udoka and assistant Ben Sullivan were also kicked out.
Jovic finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists off the bench. Haywood Highsmith tallied 15 points and eight rebounds for the Heat, who played a fifth consecutive game without Jimmy Butler. Bam Adebayo paired 12 points with 10 boards. Dillon Brooks scored a team-high 22 points for Houston after missing the last three games with right ankle soreness.
Pacers 123, Celtics 114
Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points, six rebounds and seven assists as Indiana pulled away late to defeat host Boston for the second time in the teams’ three regular-season meetings.
Andrew Nembhard returned from a one-game absence (left knee) and added 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Pacers, who also got 17 points, eight boards and six assists from Pascal Siakam.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 31 points and six assists. Jayson Tatum added 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists but was just 2-of-10 from 3-point range. A three-point play by Tatum completed a 9-0 spurt that pulled the Celtics within 105-103 with 7:38 left, but the Pacers scored the next 13 points to put the game out of reach.
Hawks 136, Raptors 107
Trae Young collected 34 points and 10 assists and Atlanta never trailed in dealing host Toronto its 10th straight loss.
Reserve De’Andre Hunter added 22 points for the Hawks, who have won four games in a row. Jalen Johnson chipped in 15 points, six steals and one block.
Scottie Barnes had 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Raptors, who committed 31 turnovers. RJ Barrett added 17 points, and Jakob Poeltl (groin injury) was back in the lineup after missing four games and had 13 points. Bruce Brown made his season debut and scored 12 points off the bench.
–Field Level Media
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