Pacers rally to top Rockets
INDIANAPOLIS — Malcolm Brogdon scored a career-high 35 points and made the go-ahead 3pointer with 2:22 to go, leading the Indiana Pacers past the Houston Rockets 114-107 on Wednesday night.
Justin Holiday added a season-high 20 points for Indiana, winner of two straight. It’s the first time the Pacers have beaten the Rockets at home since January 2017.
John Wall had a seasonhigh 28 points in his fourth game with his new team but James Harden finished with 15. Harden also had 12 assists for Houston, which gave up the final eight points after taking a 107106 lead.
MAGIC 105, CAVALIERS 94
Former top overall draft pick Markelle Fultz suffered a season-ending tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of host Orlando’s win over Cleveland.
The Magic confirmed the ACL injury after the game and said Fultz would miss the rest of the season.
Fultz, who was off to the best start of his career, was driving to the basket less than five minutes into the game when he was cut off by Isaac Okoro and his left knee buckled without contact.
The Orlando point guard writhed in pain on the floor for several minutes before he was helped into a wheelchair.
Fultz signed a threeyear, $50 million extension last month and was finally showing the promise that made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft.
SIXERS 141, WIZARDS 136
Joel Embiid scored 38 points and Nba-leading Philadelphia overcame a Washington record-tying 60-point performance by Bradley Beal in a win over the Wizards at Philadelphia.
The Sixers are an NBAbest 7-1 in coach Doc Rivers’ first season in Philadelphia
Beal sank a free throw with 4.4 seconds left to hit the mark. He went 20 of
25 from the floor, made 7 of 10 3-points and went 13 of 15 from the line to match former Wizard Gilbert Arenas for the franchise single-game mark.
CELTICS 107, HEAT 105
Payton Pritchard’s putback with two-tenths of a second left lifted Boston to a win at Miami.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and Jaylen Brown had 21 for the Celtics.
Jimmy Butler had 26 points for Miami.
HORNETS 102, HAWKS 94
Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 44 points and Charlotte won at Atlanta.
John Collins led Atlanta with 23 points and 11 rebounds.
THUNDER 111, PELICANS110
Shai Gilgeous-alexander scored 21 points, George Hill hit the go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds remaining, and Oklahoma City held off host New Orleans.
KNICKS 112, JAZZ 100
Austin Rivers scored 23 points, including 14 straight down the stretch, and Julius Randle had 30 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists as host New York won its third straight.
BUCKS 130, PISTONS115
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and Khris Middleton added 23 as host Milwaukee Bucks rolled past Detroit for their third straight victory.
KINGS 128, BULLS 124
Richaun Holmes scored
a team-high 24 points and Marvin Bagley III had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead host Sacramento.
Coby White scored 36 points and Zach Lavine contributed 32 for Chicago.
CLIPPERS 108 WARRIORS 101
Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and Paul George had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles won on the road.
SUNS 123, RAPTORS 115
Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jae Crowder added 21 and host Phoenix made 21 3-pointers in a win over Toronto.
Pascal Siakam scored 32 points and Kyle Lowry added 24 points for the Raptors.