Raptors outplay Celtics in OT
Pascal Siakam had a season-high 40 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out, and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Boston Celtics 115-112 in overtime on Monday night.
Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby scored 14 points apiece, Thad Young and Gary Trent Jr. each had 12, and Scottie Barnes scored 10 before fouling out as Toronto snapped a four-game home losing streak against the Celtics.
Playing without forwards Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum (sore knees) and centers Al Horford and Robert Williams III, Boston lost for the fifth time in 29 games.
Marcus Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Grant Williams scored 17, and Derrick White added 15 for Boston. Seven Celtics players scored 10 points or more, including Daniel Theis, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Boston fell one game behind Miami for first in the East. The Celtics host the Heat on Wednesday night.
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KNICKS 109, BULLS 104 »
Barrett scored 28 points, Alec Burks had 27 and New York extended its winning streak to four games by beating Chicago.
Obi Toppin had 17 points for the Knicks, who remained 4 ½ games behind Atlanta for 10th place in the Eastern Conference and the final play-in spot with only six games remaining.
DeMar DeRozan scored 37 for the Bulls, including 15 in the fourth quarter. But he missed a jumper and then was called for an offensive foul in the final 45
seconds, cutting short Chicago’s comeback attempt. CAVALIERS 107, MAGIC 101 » Darius Garland had 25 points and 12 assists, leading Cleveland to a victory over Orlando in a game in which the Cavaliers lost rookie big man Evan Mobley to a sprained left ankle.
Mobley, the No. 3 overall pick, landed on the foot of Franz Wagner while defending under the basket in the second quarter. He limped to the locker room after briefly laying on the court and did not return to
the game.
NUGGETS 113, HORNETS 109 »
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists for his 19th triple-double of the season, and Denver held on to beat Charlotte.
Aaron Gordon added 21 points and Will Barton scored 18 for the Nuggets, who earned a split of the season series.
HAWKS 132, PACERS 123 »
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 29 points to lead Atlanta past Indiana.
Clint Capela and Kevin Huerter each contributed 22 points, and Capela added 15 rebounds for the Hawks, who are 10th in the Eastern Conference. Trae Young had 14 points and 16 assists.
Buddy Hield scored 26 points for the Pacers.
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Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 33 points and San Antonio held on for a win over Houston to inch closer to the final play-in spot in the Western Conference.
It was the fourth straight victory for the Spurs, who moved within a half-game of the Los Angeles Lakers for the 10th spot in the West.