Kevin Durant, sub Bruce Brown help Brooklyn rally from 18-point deficit to knock off Nuggets./
Durant tallies 34, Brown clutch down stretch in victory
Kevin Durant had 34 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds; Bruce Brown made a huge contribution while starting for the absent Kyrie Irving; and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 18 down to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-116 on Tuesday night.
Brown scored 16 points, including the tying and go-ahead baskets down the stretch. Durant followed with Brooklyn’s next six points, including a 3-pointer that essentially put the game away at 120-113 with 27 seconds to play.
Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who were trying to sweep a three-game road trip.
76ers 137, Heat 134 (OT):
Joel Embiid had 45 points and 16 rebounds, Dakota Mathias’ only basket of the game was a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26.1 seconds left and Philadelphia hung on to beat undermanned Miami in overtime.
Jazz 117, Cavaliers 87:
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Utah rolled to a win over injury-depleted Cleveland, wrapping up their six-game road trip.
Lakers 117, Rockets 100:
Lebron James scored 26 points in just more than three quarters and Los Angeles never trailed in a rout of Houston.
Spurs 112, Thunder 102:
Lonnie Walker IV scored 24 points and San Antonio beat Oklahoma City, allowing the Spurs to finish a five-game trip with four wins.
Nets: Brooklyn and the NBA are looking into Kyrie Irving’s actions after a video showed the point guard at an indoor family gathering while not wearing a mask. GM Sean Marks said Tuesday that the team is reviewing the circumstances with both Irving and the league to determine his compliance with health and safety protocols. Marks added in a statement that a date for Irving’s return to the team has yet to be finalized.
Coronavirus: With four games called off this week already and more teams dealing with virusrelated issues, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association enacted additional rules Tuesday in the hope of keeping the season going safely. For “at least the next two weeks,” the league and union said, players and team staff will have to remain at their residence when in their home markets and are prohibited from leaving their hotels when on the road — with exceptions primarily for practices and games. Orlando’s game in Boston on Wednesday is off, the fourth postponement since Sunday and the third involving the Celtics.