Nets’ Big 3 gets win together for 1st time in months

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points while playing with Kevin Durant and James Harden for the first time in three months, leading the host Brooklyn Nets to a 105-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

The eighth appearance of the season for Brooklyn’s Big 3 wasn’t particularly pretty, with the Nets falling quickly into a 12-0 hole. But they had some sharp stretches and won their fourth straight, improving to 6-2 with their three All-Stars in the same game.

Durant shot just 4 for 17 but finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Harden had seven assists, five points and five rebounds while playing 25 minutes in his second game back from a hamstring injury.

Knicks 118, Hornets 109 (OT): Julius Randle had 33 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and led an overtime surge that sent host New York pastCharlotte. Reggie Bullock added 17 points for the Knicks, who improved to 40-31 and moved into a tie with the idle Atlanta Hawks for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Celtics 124, Timberwolves 108: Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 11 rebounds as short-handed Boston cruised to a win over host Minnesota.

Suns 140, Spurs 103: Devin Booker had 27 points and visiting Phoenix maintained its hope of earning the top spot in the Western Conference with a victory over short-handed San Antonio. Phoenix moved within a game of Utah for first in the West. The Jazz conclude their season Sunday in Sacramento while the Suns close a two-game series in San Antonio. Phoenix swept the season series against Utah.

Lakers 122, Pacers

115: Anthony Davis scored 28 points and LeBron

AAAAJames returned after a six-game absence to score 24 to lead Los Angeles to a over host Indiana. The Lakers can notch the No. 6 seed if they win at New Orleans on Sunday and Portland loses to Denver that day. If the Lakers finish No. 7, they will be in the play-in tournament against the No. 8 seed.