Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday.
Dyson Daniels added 23 points for the Hawks, who won despite shooting 9-for-37 from 3-point range and committing 18 turnovers. Atlanta received 19 points and 13 rebounds from Onyeka Okongwu and 14 points and 13 boards from Jalen Johnson.
Young, Johnson and De’Andre Hunter (16 points) all returned after missing time because of injuries.
Boston trailed by three in overtime when Jayson Tatum missed a 3-point attempt with 6.6 seconds to play. Tatum had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 points but went 9-for-27 from the floor. Derrick White added 21 points and eight rebounds.
Suns 125, Pistons 121
Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half, Devin Booker supplied 35 points and Phoenix defeated host Detroit.
Booker notched his fifth consecutive 30-point outing as the Suns won for the fifth time in six games. The Suns came back to tie the game at 89 in the third quarter behind Durant, who had 21 points in the period.
Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 21 points while Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 11 assists.
Pacers 115, 76ers 102
Pascal Siakam recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Myles Turner chipped in 18 points and 11 boards as Indiana notched a victory over Philadelphia in Indianapolis.
Four reserves scored in double figures for Indiana, which won for the eighth time in nine games. Aaron Nesmith, Thomas Bryant and Ben Sheppard scored 12 points apiece off the Pacers’ bench, while T.J. McConnell pitched in 10 points. Indiana overcame a poor game from Tyrese Haliburton, who went 1-for-7 from 3-point range and 4-for-11 overall in finishing with nine points, nine assists and five turnovers.
Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (groin), among others. Ricky Council IV and Kelly Oubre Jr. each contributed 18 points while rookie Adem Bona scored a career-high 12 points for the Sixers, who have lost five games in a row.
Rockets 125, Trail Blazers 103
Jalen Green scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists to lead Houston to a victory over host Portland.
Dillon Brooks added 22 points and Tari Eason contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals off the bench as the Rockets won for the sixth time in seven games. Cam Whitmore had 12 points and 10 boards and fellow reserve Aaron Holiday added 10 points as Houston improved to 7-1 over its past eight road games.
Scoot Henderson registered 21 points, 11 assists and three blocked shots for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fifth consecutive game. The past four defeats have come at home by an average of 22.5 points.
Cavaliers 124, Timberwolves 117
Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished seven assists, and Cleveland held on to beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Darius Garland finished with 29 points, five rebounds and six assists for Cleveland. Georges Niang and Ty Jerome scored 15 points apiece off the bench, and Jarrett Allen chipped in 14 points while making six of nine shots from the field.
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-22 shooting for Minnesota. Julius Randle scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert also notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards.
Warriors 122, Wizards 114
Andrew Wiggins, Stephen Curry and Dennis Schroder combined for 77 points to overpower the brilliant solo act of Jordan Poole and lift Golden State to a victory over visiting Washington in San Francisco.
Wiggins had a season-high 31 points, Curry 26 and Schroder 20 for the Warriors, who led just 104-103 after a Poole 3-pointer with 5:18 to go. Wiggins shot 12-for-22 and completed a double-double with 11 rebounds, while Schroder made seven of his 14 shots in his highest scoring game among 16 he’s played since joining the Warriors in an in-season trade.
Poole was the game’s leading scorer with 38 points. Kyle Kuzma had 22 points, Carlton Carrington 17, Alex Sarr 11 to go with a team-high nine rebounds and Corey Kispert 10 for the Wizards, who were opening a six-game Western swing.
–Field Level Media
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