Mavs secure season sweep of Nets
DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 24 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-109 on Thursday night to finish a season sweep.
Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 45 points for the Nets. They lost a season-high fourth straight game and fell two games behind Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia.
WIZARDS 131 RAPTORS 129 (OT)
Bradley Beal had 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Russell Westbrook had his 34th triple-double of the season in Washington’s win over host Toronto that all but eliminated the Raptors from the NBA’s play-in tournament.
Westbrook had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists before fouling out with 15.3 seconds left in overtime. The triple-double was the 180th of his career, leaving him one behind Oscar Robertson’s NBA record with five regular-season games left.
BULLS 120, HORNETS 99
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and Chicago breezed past host Charlotte with Zach LaVine back on the floor for the Bulls. LaVine returned from an 11-game absence due to the league’s health and safety protocols and scored 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
PACERS 133, HAWKS 126
Caris LeVert scored nine of his 31 points in the final 2:17, and host Indiana awoke from a recent funk to beat Atlanta. The Pacers had dropped four of five.
WARRIORS 118, THUNDER 97
Stephen Curry had 34 points, and host Golden State beat Oklahoma City. The Warriors moved into eighth place in the Western Conference, a halfgame ahead of Memphis.
CLIPPERS 118, LAKERS 94
Paul George scored 24 points, and the host Clippers routed a Lakers team minus LeBron James (ankle), moving into the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
PISTONS 111, GRIZZLIES 97
Wayne Ellington and Cory Joseph scored 18 points apiece, and host Detroit beat Memphis to snap a four-game skid.