Hardaway, Hawks rally to beat Spurs
ATLANTA — Tim Hardaway Jr. made a tying 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation and scored nine points in overtime, including the go-ahead free throw, to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-112 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
Hardaway made the first of two free throws with 10.8 seconds remaining in overtime for a 113-112 lead. Paul Millsap grabbed the missed free throw before Dennis Schroder also made only one of two attempts with 3.9 seconds remaining.
Millsap scored a season-high 32 points and had 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who snapped a string of 11 straight losses to San Antonio since 2010.
Kawhi Leonard missed a last-second layup for San Antonio in overtime. Leonard also had a potential winning short jumper spin around the rim before falling out to end regulation.
Mike Budenholzer, in his fourth season as Atlanta’s coach, finally earned his first win over San Antonio, where he was a former longtime assistant under Gregg Popovich.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead San Antonio.
TRAIL BLAZERS 95, TIMBERWOLVES 89: In Minneapolis, C.J. McCollum scored a careerhigh 43 points and Portland overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Minnesota.
Mason Plumlee had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Blazers. They were without star point guard Damian Lillard for the fourth straight game because of a sprained left ankle. McCollum made 16 of 25 shots, including a 30-foot 3-pointer with just over 2:30 to play to put the game out of reach.
Andrew Wiggins scored 24 points for the
Timberwolves. PISTONS 107, HEAT 98: In Miami, Reggie Jackson scored 27 points, Andre Drummond finished with 25 points and 18 rebounds and Detroit wore down depleted Miami.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 23 points for Detroit.
James Johnson scored 20 points and Wayne Ellington had 18 for Miami. The Heat were without what could have been a starting lineup — Goran Dragic (back), Dion Waiters (groin), Justise Winslow (shoulder), Josh McRoberts (foot) and Hassan Whiteside (eye).
PACERS 117, MAGIC 104: In Indianapolis, Myles Turner had 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Indiana past Orlando.
Paul George added 19 points for the Pacers. They have won two straight after a season-worst four-game losing streak. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Orlando.
RAPTORS 123, LAKERS 114: In Los Angeles, Kyle Lowry scored 41 points — 20 in the fourth quarter — and made 6-of-7 from 3-point range to help Toronto pull away for a victory over the Lakers.
DeMar DeRozan added 31 points for the Raptors, who led just 85-83 after three quarters but rode Lowry’s hot shooting to build a 19-point cushion in the fourth.
D’Angelo Russell and Nick Young sparked a late charge by the Lakers, who got as close as 112-106 on a Russell 3-pointer with 3:10 remaining. But Lowry and Terence Ross hit key shots down the stretch to help Toronto hold on.
Russell led the Lakers with 28 points, while Young scored 26 and finished 7-of-9 from 3-point range.