Los Angeles Times

Bradley’s big three stuns Cavaliers

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BOSTON 104 CLEVELAND 103

Avery Bradley made a corner three- point jumper at the horn to give the visiting Boston Celtics a stunning 104- 103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

Bradley’s shot just in front of Boston’s bench dropped through as the f inal second ticked off the clock, giving the Celtics their eighth win in nine games.

Boston trailed by f ive points with 18 seconds left before Celtics forward Jae Crowder made a threepoint­er — his only basket — and Evan Turner scored on a layup while being fouled by J. R. Smith with four seconds to go. Turner missed his free throw, but the ball went out of bounds off Cleveland’s LeBron James.

Boston Coach Brad Stevens drew up an inbounds play during a video review and Bradley dropped his shot, triggering a wild celebratio­n by the Celtics. James led the Cavaliers with 30 points.

The Cavaliers lost Kevin Love in the third quarter with a bruised left thigh.

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at Washington 106, Philadelph­ia 94: John Wall had his fourth career triple- double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Wizards over the 76ers. Bradley Beal scored 22 points in his f irst start since Dec. 9.

Miami 98, at Charlotte 95: Hassan Whiteside had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, and the Heat won for the sixth time in seven games.

at Atlanta 102, Indiana 96: Paul Millsap scored 24 points and the Hawks defeated the Pacers for the 17th time in their last 19 regularsea­son matchups.

Memphis 91, at New York 85: Jeff Green scored 16 points, including two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, to help the Grizzlies win their fifth in a row.

at Brooklyn 128, Sacramento 119:

Joe Johnson had season highs with 27 points and 11 assists, and the Nets had their best offensive performanc­e of the season.

at Denver 115, Chicago 110: The Bulls lost All- Star guard Jimmy Butler with a sprained knee in the second quarter and the Nuggets came up big in the fourth quarter.

at Utah 84, Milwaukee 81: Rodney Hood scored 23 points and the Jazz won its fifth in a row despite shooting only 39% from the field.

Clippers 107, at Orlando 93

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