Lillard, Blazers win 4th straight; Hornets defeat Pistons

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had 19 points and 12 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight game, beating the Boston Celtics 100-94 on Sunday night.

Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 17 rebounds for Portland. The Trail Blazers have won seven of their last eight games.

Jayson Tatum matched his regular-season career high with 27 points, and Kyrie Irving added 21 for the Celtics. They finished 1-4 on their trip.

HORNETS 113, PISTONS 103

Tony Parker scored 24 points, Kemba Walker had 24 points and seven assists, and Charlotte won at Detroit.

The 36-year-old Parker improved to 20-11 against the Pistons, first playing them as a 19-year-old with San Antonio on Jan. 2, 2002. He also helped the Spurs beat Detroit in the 2005 NBA Finals.

Andre Drummond had 23 points and 22 rebounds for the Pistons, and Reggie Bullock had a career-high 23 points, hitting six 3pointers. Detroit has lost six of eight after a 4-0 start.

MAGIC 115, KNICKS 89

Terrence Ross scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Orlando cruised to a victory at New York.

Harlem native and UT product Mo Bamba played his first NBA game at Madison Square Garden and had 15 points and eight rebounds. Evan Fournier added 12 points for the Magic, who have won two straight and four of five.

The Magic made a season-high 17 3-pointers off 42 attempts.

BUCKS 121, NUGGETS 114

Brook Lopez had a career-high eight 3-pointers and 28 points to help Milwaukee snap an eightgame skid in Denver.

Paul Milsap led the Nuggets with 25 points, and Nikola Jokic added 20. Denver has lost three straight.

LAKERS 107, HAWKS 106

LeBron James scored 26 points and dunked for the winning basket in the final seconds, lifting host Los Angeles over Atlanta.

Kyle Kuzma’s layup tied the game at 104-all with 1:34 to go. Kent Bazemore was called for a technical at the end of that play and Kuzma made the free throw for a 105-104 lead.

Vince Carter dunked to put the Hawks back up 106-105.

James got fouled at the other end and missed both. But the Lakers got the offensive rebound, and Kuzma charged into the paint amid three defenders for a shot from the left side. It missed.

James was waiting on the right, dunking for a 107-106 lead.