Clippers rally from huge deficit to down Cavaliers
Paul George scored 23 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden added 22 and the host Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. 120-118, on Sunday for their 50th victory.
Los Angeles overcame a 26-point deficit for the thirdlargest comeback victory in franchise history. Jarrett Allen completed a three-point play to tie it at 118. After a timeout, George hit a jumper for a 120-118 lead with seven seconds left.
Other games
Mavericks 147, Rockets 136 (OT): Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 48 points, Dante Exum forced overtime with a buzzer- beating 3pointer and Dallas rallied from 22 points down for a win against visiting Houston to eliminate the Rockets from postseason contention. Pacers 117, Heat 115:
Myles Turner finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, Chartiers Valley grad T.J. McConnell added 22 points and host Indiana hung on to strengthen its playoff prospects with a win versus Miami.
Magic 113, Bulls 98: Paolo Banchero scored 24 points and host Orlando kept up a playoff push that could land them as high as second in the Eastern Conference with a win versus Chicago.
Pelicans 113, Suns 105: C.J. McCollum scored 31 points and visiting New Orleans beat Phoenix, leaving the teams tied for the sixth and final guaranteed Western Conference playoff spot. Thunder 121, Hornets 118: Josh Giddey had 20 points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds for his 11th career triple- double and visiting Oklahoma City beat Charlotte to snap a three-game losing streak. Celtics 124, Trail Blazers
107: Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and reached 10,000 in his NBA career, leading host Boston past Portland for its 13th straight home victory. Raptors 130, Wizards
122: Immanuel Quickley had a season-high 31 points and 13 assists and host Toronto beat Washington, handing the slumping Wizards their franchise-worst 64th loss of the season. Knicks 122, Bucks 109:
Jalen Brunson scored 43 points and New York surged in the second half to win and hand host Milwaukee its fourth consecutive loss.
76ers 133, Spurs 126 (2OT): Tyrese Maxey had 52 points and seven assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 26 points as visiting Philadelphia outlasted San Antonio in double overtime. Kings 107, Nets 77:
Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 20 rebounds to extend his streak of doubledoubles to 61 games, and visiting Sacramento routed Brooklyn to stay within a game of Phoenix for the sixth seed in the Western Conference.