Mitchell, Gobert help Jazz to 18th straight home win

Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and tallied six assists and five rebounds to help the

Utah Jazz edge the Memphis Grizzlies 117-114 on Friday night for their

18th consecutive home victory.

Rudy Gobert added 25 points and nine rebounds to help the NBA-leading Jazz improve to 33-11. Bojan Bogdanovic added 17 points, and Jordan Clarkson chipped in 14 for Utah.

Trailing by 11 points with 3:34 remaining, Memphis cut it to a onepossession game in the final minute. The Grizzlies had a chance to force overtime when Mitchell missed a driving bank shot with 14.4 seconds left.

Dillon Brooks missed a three-pointer on the other end and Mike Conley won a jump ball with 1.9 seconds left to seal the victory.

Ja Morant had 32 points and 11 assists for Memphis. Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 18 rebounds, Brooks had 22 points, and Grayson Allen 17.

The Grizzlies dropped to 21-21, falling for the first time in four games.

A Nets 113, Pistons 111: James Harden scored 44 points and Blake Griffin added 17 in his return to Detroit, lifting Brooklyn to a victory over the Pistons on Friday night.

Harden was back after missing a game because of neck soreness, He added 14 rebounds and eight assists. Brooklyn was still without Kevin Durant (left hamstring strain) and

Kyrie Irving (personal reasons).

Griffin spent three-plus years with the Pistons, but he reached a buyout agreement with Detroit earlier this month and went to the contending Nets.

The Pistons played a tribute video for him during a first-half timeout, and he stood to acknowledge the small number of fans in attendance.

Celtics 122, Bucks 114: Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Marcus Smart had 23 and Boston beat host Milwaukee to snap the Bucks’ eight-game winning streak and split the two-game series. Kemba Walker added 21 points, and Jaylen Brown had 18 for the Celtics.

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