SUNDAY’S GAMES
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HAWKS 113, Suns 112: Taurean Prince hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds remaining and finished with 22 points, helping Atlanta hold off the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker’s potential winner for Phoenix, a 15-foot shot from the right baseline, bounced off the rim with Tyler Dorsey defending as time expired. T.J. Warren had 35 points, and Elfrid Payton had 11 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high 14 assists for the Suns. Booker had 20 points, ending a streak of four straight games in which he had at least 30. In a matchup of two struggling teams, neither led by more than seven points. Prince’s basket marked the 24th lead change.
RAPTORS 103, Hornets 98: DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 13 rebounds and the Raptors beat the Hornets, Toronto’s 11th win in 12 games. Serge Ibaka scored 17 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 as the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors completed their first season sweep of Charlotte since 2006-07. Both DeRozan and Lowry made key 3-pointers down the stretch as Toronto improved to 26-5 at Air Canada Centre, the best home record in the NBA.
Pacers 98, WIZARDS 95: Victor Oladipo scored 33 points, Bojan Bogdoanovic added 20 and Indiana defeated Washington to overtake the Wizards by a half-game in the crowded Eastern Conference standings. Myles Turner added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, which almost gave away a 17point lead but never trailed in a victory that vaulted it into fourth place in the East. The Pacers finished their four-game road trip 2-2 after beginning it with two losses.
Pelicans 126, MAVERICKS 109: Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, Nikola Mirotic added 24 in a rare start and New Orleans won their eighth in a row, defeating the Mavericks. On a night when his jumper wasn’t falling, Anthony Davis had 23 points and 13 rebounds, scoring most of his points from inside 5 feet. Holiday scored 19 in the first half as the Pelicans held a double-digit lead for most of the last three quarters, save for one fleeting Dallas run at the start of the fourth.
BUKCS 118, 76ers 110: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and the Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak, scoring 36 points off the 76ers’ season-high 26 turnovers. Eric Bledsoe added 22 points, and Jabari Parker had 13 to keep Milwaukee in seventh place in the Eastern Conference – a half-game game behind the sixth-place 76ers. Dario Saric scored 25 points, Joel Embiid had 19, and JJ Redick 17 for the 76ers.
Nets at CLIPPERS (late): The Nets trailed most of the fourth quarter on Thursday night and eventually fell to the Kings 116-111 in overtime. DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points, Allen Crabbe had 20, and D’Angelo Russell and Jarrett Allen had 15 points apiece for Brooklyn. DeAndre Jordan had 19 points and 20 rebounds, Lou Williams scored 21 points, and Austin Rivers and Montrezl Harrell also had 19 points apiece for the Clippers, who dominated the Knicks 128-105 on Friday.
Knicks at KINGS (late): Enes Kanter had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks in a 128-105 loss to the Clippers on Friday night. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 points and Courtney Lee had 15. The Knicks are 8-25 on the road this season. Entering Friday’s game, Kanter had averaged 16.3 points and 13 rebounds over his last 13 games, shooting 62 percent. Skal Labissiere had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento, which fell 98-91 to Utah on Saturday. De’Aaron Fox scored 17 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 15. The Kings have lost four of five since the All-Star break.