DeRozan’s shot snaps skid
DALLAS — DeMar DeRozan hit the tiebreaking jumper with 0.5 seconds left, giving him 27 of his 33 points in the second half and lifting the San Antonio Spurs to a 119-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
Luka Doncic scored 29 points, including a basket for the 10th tie with 19 seconds left. Kristaps Porzingis had 31 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out for Dallas.
CELTICS 105, NUGGETS 87
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown fueled a 31-3 run that helped visiting Boston put the skids on the NBA’s hottest team with a victory over Denver. Tatum finished with 28 points, and Brown had 20.
Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
CLIPPERS 131, PISTONS 124
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 33 points, Paul George had 32 and host Los Angeles pulled away from Detroit. Josh Jackson had 26 points, and Saddiq Bey added 25.
HAWKS 105, HORNETS 101
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers and visiting Atlanta
battled back from a 10point fourth quarter deficit to beat Charlotte. Clint Capela added 20 points and 15 rebounds.
PACERS 132, GRIZZLIES 125
Caris LeVert scored 34 points, Malcolm Brogdon and Donantas Sabonis fell just short of triple-doubles and visiting Indiana held on for a win over Memphis. Jonas Valanciunas finished with 34 points and 22 rebounds.
PELICANS 116 CAVALLIERS 109
Zion Williamson scored
38 points and Brandon Ingram had 27 points and eight assists, rallying visiting New Orleans to a victory over Cleveland.
BUCKS 124, MAGIC 87
Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 16 points and 10 rebounds and visiting Milwaukee beat Orlando.
Mo Bamba scored a career-best 21 points.
TIMBERWOLVES 121 BULLS 117
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 12 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell scored 27 and host Minnesota held off Chicago.
Zach LaVine scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half.
KNICKS 102, RAPTORS 96
Julius Randle scored 26 points and host New York beat Toronto after blowing an 18-point lead.
HEAT 107 TRAIL BLAZERS 98
Bam Adebayo scored 22 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 to lead visiting Miami to a victory over Portland.
CJ McCollum and Norman Powell each finished with 17 points.
NETS’ IRVING OUT MONDAY
Kyrie Irving will miss the Nets’ game in Minnesota on Monday for personal reasons/a family matter, leaving the Nets without two of their AllStars.
WISEMAN INJURY SERIOUS
Warriors center James Wiseman reportedly suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee and may miss the rest of the season.
Wiseman injured his knee in the first half Saturday against Houston and underwent an MRI that revealed the damage.