Banged-up Celtics lose Brown, hold off 76ers
BOSTON >> With three of Boston’s regular starters out — and Jaylen Brown soon to join them — Malcolm Brogdon and Derrick White scored 19 points apiece to lead the Celtics to a 106-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Marcus Smart, Robert Williams III and Al Horford all missed the game with injuries. Brown, who missed the previous game with an illness, exited after colliding with Jayson Tatum under the basket when they were both going for an offensive rebound. TIMBERWOLVES 143, JAZZ 118 >> Anthony Edwards scored 31 points and Jaylen Nowell added a career-high 30 to lead Minnesota to a win over Utah amid word the Timberwolves, Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers were part of an eight-player swap hours ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
In the deal, the Timberwolves sent D’Angelo Russell to the Lakers, where he played his first two NBA seasons from 2015-17. Utah shipped Nickeil Alexander Walker and Mike Conley to Minnesota and dealt Jarred Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley to the Lakers. The Jazz received Russell Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones from the Lakers, as well as a firstround draft pick in 2027. MAVERICKS 110, CLIPPERS 104 >> Kyrie Irving scored 24 points in his Dallas debut and the Mavericks defeated Los Angeles.
The eight-time All-Star was traded to the Mavs on Sunday from the Brooklyn Nets. He was part of a 13-0 spurt early in the game, scoring eight points on a jumper and back-to-back 3-pointers.
HEAT 116, PACERS 111 >> Bam Adebayo tied his season high with 38 points, Jimmy Butler added 25 and Miami held off Indiana.
CAVALIERS 113, PISTONS 85 >> Jarrett Allen scored 20 points, Evan Mobley added 19 and Cleveland topped Detroit for its fourth straight victory despite resting its starting backcourt.
RAPTORS 112, SPURS 98 >> Pascal Siakam had 37 points and 10 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 16 and Toronto handed San Antonio its 10th consecutive loss.
WIZARDS 118, HORNETS 104 >> Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points and matched a career high with eight 3-pointers as Washington beat Charlotte to stop a three-game skid.