Celtics fall to Jazz in Hayward’s return

Boston guard had left Utah as free agent after the 2016-17 season

Joe Ingles matched his career high with 27 points and added a season-high seven assists to help the Utah Jazz beat the Boston Celtics 123-115 on Friday night in Gordon Hayward’s return to Utah.

Hayward had 13 points and seven assists in his first game back in Utah since leaving the Jazz in free agency after the 2016-17 season. He broke his left ankle last season in the opener.

Donovan Mitchell added 21 points for Utah, Jae Crowder had 20, and Rudy Gobert finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. The Jazz won their second straight home game and second straight overall.

Nets 112, Nuggets 110 (ot): Caris Levert hit a floater in the lane with 0.3 seconds left and Brooklyn scored the last six points to beat Denver. The Nets overcame a big bounce-back night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic to win their third straight. In an offensive funk for the past four games, Jokic had a season-high 37 points and tied his career best with 21 rebounds.

76ers 133, hornets 132 (ot): Joel Embiid scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter to help Philadelphia beat Charlotte in overtime. The Hornets fought back from a 21-point deficit and led by five with 1:18 remaining in regulation before the Sixers forced extra time. Magic 117, Wizards 108: Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds and D.J. Augustin came up with big plays in the final two minutes for Orlando. pistons 124, hawks 109: Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Stanley Johnson added a season-high 22 points and Detroit beat Atlanta. Hawks’ guard Kevin Huerter returned to the team after missing Wednesday’s loss to New York for personal reasons and had two points in 29 minutes. pacers 110, heat 102: Victor Oladipo had 22 points and 10 assists and Bojan Bogdanovic put Indiana ahead to stay on a 3-pointer with just less than a minute remaining.

Notes: Starting forward Cedi Osman twill miss Saturday’s game at Chicago with back spasms that forced him to leave Wednesday’s loss to Orlando . ... Stephen Curry has a mild to moderate left groin strain and will miss Golden State’s home game against Brooklyn on Saturday night. Curry underwent an MRI exam but the Warriors will wait a few days to fully determine the severity of the injury.