Celtics top 76ers third straight time
PHILADELPHIA — Gordon Hayward scored 26 points, including a goahead 3-pointer with 1:50 remaining, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on Tuesday night.
Al Horford had 23 and Jayson Tatum scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Celtics continued their dominance over the Sixers.
Playing without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who sprained his right knee Saturday night, the Celtics beat Philadelphia for the third straight meeting this season after defeating Philly in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.
Joel Embiid had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler scored 22 for Philadelphia.
WARRIORS 115, JAZZ 108
Stephen Curry overcame a sluggish night shooting and made a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, Kevin Durant had 28 points and seven assists, and Golden State rallied from behind for the third consecutive game to beat visiting Utah.
Curry had 24 points on 8 of 19 shooting. The twotime MVP missed his first five shots beyond the arc and finished 5 of 14 on 3s.
Klay Thompson scored 22, and DeMarcus Cousins added 12 points and 10 rebounds to help Golden State to its fifth straight win.
SPURS 108, GRIZZLIES 107
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points, including San Antonio’s final seven, to help break a four-game losing streak with a victory at Memphis.
Memphis rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. had a chance to tie the game with two free throws with a second left. He missed the first, and, in attempting to miss the second, banked it in, giving San Antonio the final possession to run out the clock.
HAWKS 117, LAKERS 113
Rookie Trae Young had 22 points and 14 assists, John Collins also scored 22 points despite foul trouble, and Atlanta defeated LeBron James and visiting Los Angeles.
Atlanta snapped a threegame losing streak despite a triple-double from James, who had 28 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds.
MAGIC 118, PELICANS 88
Disgruntled star Anthony Davis scored three points on 1-of-9 shooting, outplayed badly by big man Nikola Vucevic as visiting Orlando beat a listless New Orleans.