Clippers beat Thunder, 7th straight win
LOS ANGELES » Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 108-101 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory and second straight over the Thunder.
Serge Ibaka added 17 points. At 13-4, the Clippers are tied with the Lakers for the best record in the NBA. Leonard also had nine rebounds and eight assists. He had 31 points in a 14-point victory over the Thunder on Friday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 23 points against his former team, and George Hill added 22 points. Oklahoma City has lost three in a row and five of six.
RAPTORS 107, PACERS 102 » O.G. Anunoby scored a season-high 30 points and made three free throws in the final minute to break a tie and help surging Toronto beat Indiana.
The Raptors have won two straight and five of their last six, including this one without injured All-Stars Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam.
Myles Turner had 25 points and
six blocks for Indiana. The Pacers have lost three of four.
CELTICS 141, CAVALIERS 103 » Jaylen Brown scored 20 of his 33 points in the third quarter and Boston snapped its three-game losing streak by cruising to a victory over Cleveland.
Collin Sexton led Cleveland with 13 points, far below his team-leading average of 26.8 per game, as the Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak ended.
HORNETS 107, MAGIC 104 » Gordon Hayward broke a tie with a layup with 0.7 seconds left and scored 39 points in Charlotte’s comeback victory over Orlando.
Hayward beat Evan Fournier off the dribble and made the left-handed layup after Orlando’s Terrence Ross tied it with a 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds to play.
SPURS 121, WIZARDS 101 » Patty Mills scored 21 points, Lonnie Walker IV added 16 and San Antonio used its depth to beat Washington in the Wizards’ first game in two weeks.
The Wizards had their previous six games postponed because they did not have enough eligible players due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Washington was playing for the first time since Jan. 11, when it beat the visiting Phoenix Suns 128-107.
BUCKS 129, HAWKS 115 » Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 14 rebounds and Milwaukee beat Atlanta to snap a two-game losing streak.
Antetokounmpo had eight assists, finishing two shy of a triple-double.