Celtics hit 3-ball yet again to beat Jazz
76ers’ last-second shot tops T-Wolves
BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas had 29 points and a career-high 15 assists, and the Boston Celtics made 17 3-pointers for the second straight game in beating the Utah Jazz 115-104 on Tuesday night.
Al Horford and Jae Crowder added 21 points apiece and Avery Bradley scored 14 for the Celtics, who have won four of five and eight of 10.
The Celtics ended Utah’s fourgame winning streak and beat the Jazz for the ninth straight time in Boston.
Gordon Hayward led Utah with 23 points. Rudy Gobert pulled down 13 rebounds, extending his streak of 10 or more to 21 consecutive games.
Thomas, coming off his careerhigh 52 points Friday against the Heat, has scored at least 20 in 19 straight games. PACERS 121, PISTONS 116: In Auburn Hills, Mich., Paul George had 32 points and Indiana beat Detroit.
Myles Turner and Jeff Teague each scored 17 for Indiana, which blew a 15-point first-half lead but pulled away in the fourth quarter to win its third straight game. The Pacers (18-18) are 2½ games ahead of Detroit (16-21) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 22 points. Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson each had a double-double. 76ERS 93, TIMBERWOLVES 91: In Philadelphia, Robert Covington made a fall-away shot off an inbounds pass with 0.2 seconds left to give the 76ers a victory over Minnesota.
The Sixers needed the late basket after they blew a 26-point lead and seemed headed to overtime. Ricky Rubio, just a 26 percent 3-point shooter, buried one with 1.6 seconds left that tied it at 91.
Joel Embiid scored 25 points and Ersan Ilyasova had 19 for the Sixers.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves, and Zach LaVine scored 28. SPURS 110, RAPTORS 82: In San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard had 25 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 and the Spurs beat Toronto. San Antonio led by as many as 34 points. MAVERICKS 113, WIZARDS 105: In Dallas, Harrison Barnes scored 26 points and Deron Williams added 21 as the Mavericks rallied to beat Washington.
Devin Harris had 17 points and Seth Curry 16 for the Mavericks. KINGS 120, NUGGETS 113: In Denver, DeMarcus Cousins scored 31 points, Darren Collison had 26 points and seven assists and Sacramento beat the Nuggets. SUNS 99, HEAT 90: In Phoenix, Devin Booker scored 27 points — 18 in the second half — and rookie Marquese Chriss added a career-best 18 as Phoenix handed the severely short-handed Miami Heat their sixth consecutive loss. The Suns snapped a 12-game losing streak against Miami. Phoenix hadn’t beaten the Heat since Nov. 3, 2009. LAKERS 116, GRIZZLIES 102: In Los Angeles, Julius Randle had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Lakers past Memphis.