Young scores 40 as Hawks thwart Celtics
Dillard leads Portland to win over New Orleans; 76ers get past Houston
BOSTON — Trae Young had 40 points and eight assists as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 122-114 on Wednesday to snap a four-game losing streak.
Clint Capela had 24 points and 13 rebounds to help Atlanta win in Boston for the first time since April 8, 2018, ending a seven-game losing streak. John Collins added 20 points and six rebounds.
The Hawks shot a season-high 57% from the field. They took a 90-81 lead into the fourth quarter. Boston rallied to cut it to 94-91, but Atlanta went on an 8-2 run get it back up to 102-93 with 6:33 left.
Jayson Tatum had 35 points for Celtics.
TRAIL BLAZERS 126, PELICANS 124: In New Orleans, Damian Lillard scored 43 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 16.5 seconds left, to lift Portland past New Orleans.
Lillard had 11 fourth-quarter points and was clutch in the final seven minutes. JJ Redick gave the
Pelicans a 105-103 lead with 7:34 left, capping a 7-0 New Orleans run, but Lillard then came off the bench and immediately hit a 3-pointer as Portland regained the lead. Anfernee Simons added a 3-pointer on the next possession to make it 109-105.
The Pelicans retook the lead on 3-pointers by Lonzo Ball and Redick and led for the final time at 124-123 with 26.4 seconds left after Zion Williamson made two free throws. Williamson finished with 36 points.
But Lillard drove past Ball on the left side of the lane for the layup and drew contact to put Portland up 126-124..
76ERS 118, ROCKETS 113: In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 31 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and hit a key jumper late in Philadelphia’s win over Houston.
Seth Curry had 25 points, and Tobias Harris added 24 to help the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers snap a three-game losing streak. Houston has lost seven in a row. WIZARDS 130, NUGGETS 128: In Washington, Bradley Beal made two free throws with a tenth of a second left as Washington beat Denver.
Davis Bertans had career highs with nine 3-pointers and 35 points, Beal finished with 25 points and a season-high 10 assists, and Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists Washington has won three straight for the first time since December 1-5, 2018.
MAGIC 107, KNICKS 89: In Orlando, Fla., Terrence Ross scored 18 of his season-high 30 points in the second half and Orlando used a decisive thirdquarter run to beat New York.
Orlando went on a 25-8 run over the final nine minutes of the third quarter and outscored New York 30-14 in the period to wipe out a three-point halftime deficit.
GRIZZLIES 122, THUNDER 113: In Memphis, Tenn., Grayson Allen and Jonas Valanciunas each scored 22 points, and Ja Morant had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his first tripledouble of the season and Memphis beat Oklahoma City.
Kyle Anderson added 20 points, and Dillon Brooks had 17.
PACERS 134, TIMBERWOLVES 128 (OT): In Minneapolis, Domantas Sabonis had 36 points, 17 rebounds and 10 rebounds, Malcolm Brogdon added 32 points and nine rebounds and Indiana beat Minnesota in overtime.
The Pacers played their second straight overtime game.
JAZZ 114, CLIPPERS 96: In Los Angeles, Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, and Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 20 rebounds as Utah rolled past Los Angeles for its ninth consecutive victory.
Jordan Clarkson scored 18 points for the NBA-leading Jazz, which improved to 24-5 with its 20th win in 21 games.
The Clippers played without injured superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
BULLS 105, PISTONS 102: In Chicago, Zach LaVine scored 37 points and Chicago beat Detroit on short notice.
Jerami Grant scored a careerhigh 43 points for the Pistons.