Pacers shut down Doncic, Mavs in win
INDIANAPOLIS >> Tyreke Evans scored 19 points, Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-99 on Saturday night.
Indiana (30-15) has won three of four to become the sixth team in the league to reach 30 wins.
Harrison Barnes scored 20 points for Dallas (20-25), and DeAndre Jordan had
15 points and 16 rebounds. But the Mavericks were unable to overcome a lackluster performance by rookie star Luka Doncic.
The 6-foot-7 forward scored eight points — his fewest in more than a month — and was ejected for the first time after drawing a second technical with 3 minutes left in the third quarter.
RAPTORS 119, GRIZZLIES 90 >> Danny Green had a season-high 24 points and set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a quarter with seven in the third to help Toronto beat Memphis.
Green had 21 points in the third, one shy of Kyle Lowry’s franchise record for a quarter. He matched a career high with eight 3s for the game. He also made eight 3-pointers against Minnesota in 2013.
The Raptors extended their home winning streak to nine. Toronto is 20-4 at home.
Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard missed his second straight game for rest.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 16 points for Memphis. The Grizzlies lost for the 11th time in 12 games.
BUCKS 118, MAGIC 108 >> Eric Bledsoe scored
30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had
25 points and 13 rebounds and Milwaukee beat Orlando for its fourth straight victory.
Malcolm Brogdon added 18 points, and Khris Middleton had 15. The Bucks are 11-2 in their last 13 games. Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 27 points.
CELTICS 113, HAWKS 105 >> Kyrie Irving scored 32 points and Boston rallied to beat Atlanta for its third straight victory.
Boston took the lead with a 9-0 fourthquarter run, including a go-ahead
3-pointer by Jaylen Brown, who had 14 points. A drive by Irving gave Boston the lead for good at 101-100. Al Horford made four free throws and a layup to help the Celtics increase their advantage to 109-100 with 1:11 left.
Kevin Huerter led Atlanta with 18 points, and fellow rookie Trae Young had 16. KINGS 103, PISTONS 101 >> Buddy Hield made an off-balance, fadeaway 3-pointer just before time expired and scored 35 points in Sacramento’s victory over Detroit.
Hield fumbled an inbounds pass with
3.4 seconds left, scrambled to regain possession and put up the winning shot from the left wing. Blake Griffin scored 38 points for Detroit.
HORNETS 135, SUNS 115 >> Kemba Walker scored 21 points, Jeremy Lamb hit threepoints and had 18 points and Charlotte beat Phoenix for its third straight victory.
Charlotte shot 54.5 percent from the field, made 16 of 34 3-point attempts and matched its season-high points total. Devin Booker had 32 points and 11 assists for the Suns.
Pistons’ Drummond in concussion protocol
DETROIT >> Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond is in concussion protocol a day after taking a shot on his nose.
Drummond was out of the lineup Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings.
He left in the first quarter of Friday night’s win over the Miami Heat with what the team called a nasal injury. Drummond was hit in the face by the arm of Miami’s James Johnson and it did not appear to be intentional blow.
The 6-foot-11 Drummond averages a league-high 14.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks to rank among NBA leaders. He also averages nearly 15 points and more than one assist per game.