Porzingis helps lift Mavs past Nuggets
Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Denver Nuggets 111-101 on Monday night.
Dallas opened the fourth period on a 17-6 run that included 3-pointers by Hardaway, Luka Doncic, Dorian Finney-Smith and Reggie Bullock to go ahead 98-88 with six minutes left, its largest lead to that point.
Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Nuggets, who finished a back-to-back and had their five-game winning streak snapped.
GRIZZLIES 136, ROCKETS
Ja Morant had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 18 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat Houston, sending the Rockets to their 12th straight loss.
WIZARDS 105, PELICANS
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, and the
Wizards erased a 19-point deficit to beat the Pelicans for their fifth consecutive victory.
KNICKS 92, PACERS 84 » Immanuel Quickley came off the bench to score 16 points, and the Knicks limited the Pacers to two baskets in the fourth quarter to rally for the win..
HAWKS 129, MAGIC 111 » Trae Young and John Collins each scored 23 points and the Hawks beat the Magic for their second straight win.
CELTICS 98, CAVALIERS 92
Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and Dennis Schroder had six points in the final 76 seconds as the Celtics beat the Cavaliers.
HEAT 103, THUNDER 90 » Tyler Herro scored 26 points and the short-handed Heat beat the Thunder.
SUNS 99, TIMBERWOLVES 96
Chris Paul scored 19 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Devin Booker had 29 and Phoenix beat Minnesota for its ninth straight win.
TRAIL BLAZERS 118, RAPTORS 113 » C.J. McCollum had 29 points and Damian Lillard added 24 to lead Portland to a victory over Toronto.