Bane leads Morant-less Grizzlies past Mavs
DALLAS Desmond Bane scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won a second consecutive game against Dallas with all three of the teams' All-Stars out, beating the Mavericks 104-88 on Monday night.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving sat for Dallas with injuries, and Ja Morant remained away from the Grizzlies because of his issues off the court.
Rookie David Roddy scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting for Memphis.
Rookie Jaden Hardy scored 28 points for the Mavericks, who dropped under .500 for the first time since December. Josh Green was the only other Dallas player in double figures with 23.
111, CELTICS 109 Jalen Green scored 28 points and rookie Jabari Smith Jr. added 24 as Houston held off Boston.
The Rockets, who are tied with Detroit for the NBA's fewest wins with 16, snapped a three-game skid despite allowing the Celtics' Jaylen Brown to score a season-high 43 points.
Jayson Tatum scored 22 points but missed a potential tying layup at the buzzer for the Celtics.
Kenyon Martin Jr. had 20 points and eight rebounds for Houston.
Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Tyler Herro and Gabe Vincent each scored 18 and Miami held off Utah.
Lauri Markkanen scored 38 points for Utah, which got 23 from Simone Fontecchio and 14 from Ochai Agbaji.
Talen Horton-Tucker put Utah on top with a short jumper with 1:16 left, and Herro gave Miami the lead right back on a 3-pointer with 55.3 seconds remaining.
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points in his hometown, Kyle Anderson had his third career tripledouble and Minnesota beat Atlanta.
PISTONS 117, PACERS 97 James Wiseman had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Detroit ended an 11-game skid by beating Indiana.
The Pistons, who hadn't won since beating San Antonio 138-131 in double overtime on Feb. 10, led by 31 points in the first half and held off an Indiana surge late in the second quarter and early in the third.
Cory Joseph led Detroit with 22 points, Jalen Duren put up 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Killian Hayes had 10 points and 11 assists.