» CELTICS ON A TEAR, WITH 16TH STRAIGHT
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his season-high 47 points in overtime as the Boston Celtics rallied once again from a double-digit deficit to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-102 on Monday night and extend their winning streak to 16 games.
The Mavericks led by as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter, but as they have several times during their winning streak, the Celtics stormed back.
The winning streak ties the fourthlongest in Celtics history.
• Cavaliers 116, Pistons 88 — At Detroit: LeBron James scored 16 of his 18 points in the first quarter, and Cleveland made 11 3-pointers in the first half in its rout of Detroit.
Cleveland led 73-46 at halftime thanks to an overwhelming shooting performance, an indication that Detroit’s stay atop the Central Division might not last much longer. The Pistons still lead the Cavs by a game, but Cleveland has won five straight and scored at least 110 points in eight of its last nine.
• Pelicans 114, Thunder 107 — At New Orleans: Anthony Davis had 36 points and 15 rebounds, and New Orleans rallied after DeMarcus Cousins’ ejection to beat Oklahoma City.
Cousins had 18 points and nine rebounds before he was called for a flagrant foul on Russell Westbrook with five minutes remaining in the third quarter.
• Spurs 96, Hawks 85 — At San Antonio: LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and San Antonio held off Atlanta.
Atlanta lost its 20th straight game in San Antonio, a skid spanning 20 years.
• 76ers 107, Jazz 86 — At Philadelphia: Ben Simmons scored 27 points, a fired-up Joel Embiid added 15 points and 10 rebounds despite a sore knee, and Philadelphia beat cold-shooting Utah.
Embiid skipped the morning shootaround because of pain his surgically-repaired left knee. But he posted his seventh double-double and got under Utah’s skin in the fourth quarter.
• Wizards 99, Bucks 88 — At Milwaukee: Bradley Beal scored 23 points to lead Washington over Milwaukee.
Beal helped the Wizards separate from the Bucks with a personal 7-0 run late in the third quarter. Washington then outscored Milwaukee 13-4 to start the fourth, building an 86-70 advantage.
• Knicks 107, Clippers 85 — At New York: Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points and New York extended Los Angeles’ losing streak to nine games.
Porzingis outplayed a frustrated Blake Griffin and helped the Knicks snap a 10game skid in the series with their first victory over the Clippers in five years.
• Pacers 105, Magic 97 — At Orlando, Fla.: Victor Oladipo had 29 points, nine rebounds and seven steals to lead Indiana past Orlando, the Pacers’ fourth straight win.
Oladipo, who played his first three NBA seasons in Orlando, and Bojan Bogdanovic combined for 40 points in the second half, 14 of them during a 16-3 thirdquarter run that put the Pacers in command.
• Hornets 118, Timberwolves 102 — At Charlotte, N.C.: Dwight Howard had 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Charlotte beat Minnesota.
Howard, acquired in an offseason trade from Atlanta, was 8 for 10 from the field and 9 of 14 at the foul line, where he has struggled all season. He outplayed Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota lost on back-toback nights.
• Trail Blazers 100, Grizzlies 92 — At Memphis, Tenn.: C. J. McCollum scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 21 points as Portland sent Memphis to its fifth straight loss.
Shabazz Napier added 16 points, while Noah Vonleh finished with 11 points and 18 rebounds for Portland, which won its second straight and fourth in the last five.