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NBA results | Monday

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Heat 137, 76ers 106

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 38 points against his former team before getting the fourth quarter off, and the Miami Heat ran away in the second half to beat the Philadelph­ia 76ers.

Goran Dragic scored 24 points for Miami, Duncan Robinson had 19 and All-Star Bam Adebayo finished with 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Heat. Derrick Jones Jr. added 15 points for Miami, which set a season high for points and victory margin.

Celtics 123, Hawks 115

ATLANTA — Jayson Tatum scored 28 points and Grant Williams drove for a key basket in the final minute, leading Boston over Atlanta for its fourth straight victory.

With ailing Kemba Walker watching from the bench, Gordon Hayward scored 24 points and Jaylen Brown chipped in with 21 for the Celtics.

Mavericks 112, Pacers 103

INDIANAPOL­IS — Kristaps Porzingis had 38 points and 12 rebounds to lead Dallas past Indiana.

Porzingis shot 6 of 13 on 3-pointers and made all 12 of his free throws. Tim Hardaway Jr. contribute­d 25 points for the Mavericks, who played without injured All-Star starter Luka Doncic (sprained ankle) for the third straight game.

Nets 119, Suns 97

NEW YORK — Caris LeVert equaled a career high with 29 points in his first start in nearly three months, helping Brooklyn overcome the absence of Kyrie Irving to beat Phoenix.

LeVert snapped out of a slump on offense and played a key role in a strong defensive effort that limited Suns star Devin Booker to 11 points on 3-for-15 shooting.

Warriors 125, Wizards 117

WASHINGTON — Alec Burks scored 30 points, Glenn Robinson III added 22 and Golden State overcame another big performanc­e by Bradley Beal to beat Washington.

It was the second straight win for the NBA-worst Warriors (12-39), with both coming on the road. They lost 15 of their previous 17.

Grizzlies 96, Pistons 82

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jonas Valanciuna­s had 26 points and 17 rebounds, Dillon Brooks added 15 points and Memphis defeated Detroit to sweep the season series.

Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 14 points and Tyus Jones added 13. Valanciuna­s also had four of a season-high 12 blocks for the Grizzlies as they held the Pistons to 34.7% shooting.

Magic 112, Hornets 100

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nikola Vucevic scored 22 points, Aaron Gordon had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Orlando snapped a five-game skid with a win over Charlotte.

Evan Fournier added 17 points and Markelle Fultz had 12 points and 14 assists for the Magic, who won for the first time since beating the Hornets by 23 in Charlotte on Jan. 20.

Knicks 139, Cavaliers 134, OT

CLEVELAND — Marcus Morris Sr. scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper with a minute left in overtime, and New York outlasted Cleveland.

Morris, who missed the morning shoot-around because of an illness, added another jumper and two free throws to help put the game away.

Kevin Love had 33 points and 13 rebounds in possibly his final home game with Cleveland. But the Cavaliers lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

Kings 113, Timberwolv­es 109

SACRAMENTO — De’Aaron

Fox scored 31 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic made five free throws in the final 69 seconds and Sacramento held off a late run to hand Minnesota its 12th consecutiv­e loss.

Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Buddy Hield added 16 and Harrison Barnes had 14 points and seven assists for the Kings.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead six Timberwolv­es players in double figures.

Minnesota had a chance to tie it in the final seconds, but Andrew Wiggins missed a rushed 3-pointer.

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