Celtics hit 21 3-pointers, sink Mavs for 10th straight victory
Jayson Tatum hit five of host Boston’s 21 3-pointers and totaled 32 points as the Celtics overcame Luka Doncic’s second straight tripledouble to beat Dallas 138-110 on Friday for their 10th straight win. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Kristaps Porzingis 24 for Nba-leading Boston (47-12), which shot 55.3 percent. Doncic scored 23 of his 37 points in the first half and had 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his 12th triple-double this season.
■ Pelicans 129, Pacers 102: At New Orleans, Brandon Ingram scored 19 of his 34 points in
New Orleans’ franchise record-tying 48-point first quarter. The Pelicans hit 20 of 22 first-quarter shots for 90.9 percent, the NBA’S best first-quarter shooting percentage since Dallas shot 94.1 (16 of 17) in a 2014 game against Utah.
■ Kings 124, Timberwolves 120, OT: At Minneapolis, Malik Monk scored 35 of his 39 points after halftime, including a tying and goahead 3-pointer halfway through overtime, for Sacramento. Minnesota had won seven of its previous eight games.
■ Warriors 120, Raptors 105: At Toronto, Stephen Curry scored 25 points for Golden State in its sixth win in seven games and eighth in a row on the road. Toronto lost All-star Scottie Barnes to a broken left middle finger.
■ Clippers 140, Wizards 115: At Los Angeles, James Harden scored 28 points and Kawhi Leonard 27 for Los Angeles, which lost Russell Westbrook to a left hand fracture. Washington lost its 14th straight.
■ Cavaliers 110, Pistons 100: At Detroit, Darius Garland hit eight 3-pointers and totaled 29 points for Cleveland, which had 15 2-point field goals and 18 3-pointers in its third win in four games.
■ Trail Blazers 122, Grizzlies 92: At Memphis, Tenn., Dalano Banton and Jabari Walker each scored 19 points for Portland, which never trailed and halted a nine-game slide.
■ Bucks 113, Bulls 97: At Chicago, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 46 points and 16 rebounds for Milwaukee in its fifth straight win. Chicago yielded a 17-0 fourth-quarter run.
■ 76ers 121, Hornets 114: At Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points and Tobias Harris 31 for Philadelphia, which erased a 12-point secondquarter deficit.
G League
■ Bulls 117, Ignite 87: At Hoffman Estates, Ill., Adama Sanogo had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Windy City (18-20), which didn’t trail in the second half of its fourth straight win. Matas Buzelis had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Ignite (6-36), who missed 20 of 27 3-point tries in their sixth loss in a row.