TUESDAY’S GAMES HOME team in caps.
Nets 127, TIMBERWOLVES 97: Kevin Durant scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting in his most productive performance in 21⁄2 months, as the Nets blew out the Timberwolves. Durant played 27 minutes in his third game back from a strained left hamstring that kept him out for 23 games.
Clippers at PACERS (late): Bobby “Slick” Leonard was selected as the ABA’s greatest coach. On Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers announced that the man who led them to three ABA championships during a Hall of Fame coaching career and was selected a 1963 NBA All-Star had died.
Hawks at RAPTORS (late): The Hawks are 15-5 since March 1 to jump into fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Gary Trent Jr. had a team-high 23 points for the Raptors on Sunday in a 102-96 loss to the Knicks.
Lakers at HORNETS (late): Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the Knicks beat the Lakers 111-96 on Monday for their third straight victory.
Thunder at JAZZ (late): The Thunder have signed Gabriel Deck to a multi-year contract. Deck, a 6-foot-8 forward who played for Argentina at the 2016 Olympics, spent the last three seasons with Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB.
Heat at SUNS (late): Jae Crowder scored 26 points, Devin Booker added 24 and the Suns tied an NBA record with 18 3pointers in the first half on the way to a 126-120 victory over the Rockets on Monday. The Suns finished with a franchise-record 25 3-pointers.
Celtics at TRAIL BLAZERS (late): The Celtics used a 31-3 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to surge past the Nuggets to win 105-87 on Sunday. Jayson Tatum led the way with 28 points.