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NBA results | Sunday

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Celtics 122, Pistons 12O

DETROIT — Jayson Tatum hit a fallaway as Blake Griffin stumbled with 2.9 seconds left, then tied up the Detroit veteran on the other end to help Boston beat the Pistons for a weekend split.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 points. He hit a late 3-pointer and was 13 of 16 from the field, two nights after his late miss sealed a loss in the opener in Detroit. Tatum had 24 points and 12 assists.

Jerami Grant scored 22 points for the Pistons, his career-best fifth straight game with at least 20.

On Friday night, Detroit beat Boston 96-93 for its only victory of the season.

Wizards 123, Nets 122

NEW YORK — Bradley Beal had 27 points, 10 rebounds and the assist on Thomas Bryant’s go-ahead dunk with 14.9 seconds left, leading Washington past Brooklyn.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant missed jumpers on the last possession, dropping the Nets to 3-4.

Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 10 assists but only five rebounds after recording tripledoub­les in his first four games with the Wizards. Bryant finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Washington win its second straight after an 0-5 start.

Irving had 30 points and 10 assists, and Durant had 28 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Nuggets 124, Timberwolv­es 109

MINNEAPOLI­S — Jamal Murray scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic had 19 points,12 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season and Denver beat Minnesota.

Murray scored 26 points in the first half, including 16 in the second quarter.

Malik Beasley, the former Denver draft pick traded to the Timberwolv­es last season, scored a season-high 25 for Minnesota.

The teams will complete homeand home set Tuesday night in Denver.

Jazz 130, Spurs 109

SAN ANTONIO — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points and Utah made a season-high 21 3-pointers to beat San Antonio.

Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and nine assists in 29 minutes. Utah was 21 for 41 on 3-pointers compared to 6 for 19 by San Antonio.

Keldon Johnson had 22 points for the Spurs.San Antonio suffered its fourth straight loss as well as its largest margin of defeat.

Bulls 118, Mavericks 108 Trail Blazers at Warriors, late

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