Porzingis scores 38 as Mavericks beat Pacers
Butler leads Heat to blowout win over 76ers
INDIANAPOLIS — Kristaps Porzingis had 38 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 112103 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Porzingis shot 6 of 13 on 3-pointers and made all 12 of his free throws. Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 25 points for Dallas, which played without injured All-Star Luka Doncic (ankle) for the third straight game.
Domantas Sabonis led the Pacers with 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting to go with 12 rebounds and nine assists. Malcolm Brogdon added 14 points.
HEAT 137, 76ERS 106: In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 38 points against his former team before getting the fourth quarter off, and Miami ran away in the second half to beat Philadelphia.
Goran Dragic scored 24 points for Miami, Duncan Robinson had 19 and All-Star Bam Adebayo finished with 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Heat. Derrick Jones Jr. added 15 points for Miami, which set a season high for points and victory margin.
CELTICS 123, HAWKS In Atlanta, Jayson Tatum scored 28 points and Grant Williams drove for a key basket in the final minute, leading Boston over Atlanta for its fourth straight victory.
With ailing Kemba Walker watching from the bench, Gordon Hayward scored 24 points and Jaylen Brown chipped in with 21 for the Celtics.
NETS 119, SUNS 97: In New York, Caris LeVert equaled a career high with 29 points in his first start in nearly three months, helping Brooklyn overcome the absence of Kyrie Irving to beat Phoenix.
LeVert snapped out of a slump on offense and played a key role in a strong defensive effort that limited Suns star Devin Booker to 11 points on 3-for-15 shooting.
GRIZZLIES 96, PISTONS 82: In Memphis, Tenn., Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Dillon Brooks added 15 points and Memphis defeated Detroit to sweep the season series.
Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 14 points and Tyus Jones added 13. Valanciunas also had four of a season-high 12 blocks for the Grizzlies as they held the Pistons to 34.7% shooting.
KNICKS 139, CAVALIERS 134, OT: In Cleveland, Marcus Morris Sr. scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper with a minute left in overtime, and New York outlasted Cleveland.
Morris, who missed the morning shoot-around because of an illness, added another jumper and two free throws to help put the game away.
MAGIC 112, HORNETS 100: In Charlotte, N.C., Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Orlando snapped a five-game skid with a win over Charlotte.
Evan Fournier added 17 points and Markelle Fultz had 12 points and 14 assists for the Magic, who won for the first time since beating the Hornets by 23 points in Charlotte on Jan. 20.
WARRIORS 125, WIZARDS 117: In Washington, Alec Burks scored 30 points, Glenn Robinson III added 22 and Golden State beat Bradley Beal and Washington.
It was the second straight win for the NBA-worst Warriors (12-39), with both coming on the road. They lost 15 of their previous 17.
Beal led Washington with 43 points in his seventh straight game with at least 30 points, the thirdlongest such streak in team history.
CLIPPERS 108, SPURS 105: In Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and Paul George added 19 to lead Los Angeles to a win over San Antonio.
KINGS 113, TIMBERWOLVES 109: In Sacramento, Calif., De’Aaron Fox had 31 points and five assists, Bogdan Bogdanovic made five free throws in the final 69 seconds, and Sacramento held off a late run by Minnesota.