The Bakersfield Californian

Brogdon hits OT winner as Pacers top Pelicans

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NEW ORLEANS — Malcolm Brogdon capped a 21-point, 11-assist performanc­e by bouncing in a driving, onehanded floater with 1.7 seconds left in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Monday night.

Victor Oladipo scored 25 points for Indiana, hitting a 29-foot 3-pointer and following that up with a steal from Lonzo Ball to spark a six-point comeback in the final 20 seconds of regulation.

MAVERICKS 113, ROCKETS 100

HOUSTON — Luka Doncic had 33 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 30 off the bench as Dallas used a big fourth quarter run to pull away in a win over Houston.

Dallas was on top by 3 with about seven minutes remaining before using a 14-3 spurt, with seven points from Hardaway, to extend the lead to 106-92 with about 2½ minutes remaining.

BUCKS 125, PISTONS 115

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokoun­mpo scored 43 points and Milwaukee defeated Detroit Pistons to move above the .500 mark for the first time this season.

The reigning two-time MVP scored 30 points by halftime, shot 17 of 24 from the floor overall and finished with nine rebounds.

CELTICS 126, RAPTORS 114

TAMPA, Fla. — Jayson Tatum scored 40 points and Boston rolled to a win over Toronto.

Playing without three of their top guards, the Celtics shook off a slow start to lead by as many as 26 points in the second half. They shot 48.8% overall.

HEAT 118, THUNDER 90

MIAMI — Kelly Olynyk made five 3-pointers on his way to 19 points, Bam Adebayo led all scorers with 20 on 9-for-10 shooting and Miami beat Oklahoma City.

KNICKS 113, HAWKS 108

ATLANTA — Julius Randle scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Austin Rivers hit a huge 3-pointer and New York rallied to beat Atlanta.

MAGIC 103, CAVALIERS 83

ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron Gordon broke out of a shooting slump with 6-of-9 sniping from 3-point range and scored a season-high 24 points, leading Orlando to a win over Cleveland.

76ERS 118, HORNETS 101

PHILADELPH­IA — Joel Embiid had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 22 points and Philadelph­ia beat Charlotte for its fourth straight win.

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