Jazz steal one from Warriors

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Nickeil Alexanderwalker slapped the ball away from Jordan Poole in the closing seconds with Golden State clinging to a one-point lead, and Malik Beasley found Simone Fontecchio for a dunk with 1.4 seconds to play as the Jazz edged the Warriors 124-123 in Salt Lake City.

Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins sat out for Golden State, while Utah was missing Lauri Markkanen and Mike Conley.

Jordan Clarkson led Utah with 22 points. Fontecchio finished with a career-high 18 points. A rookie from Italy who will be 27 on Friday, he made four 3-pointers.

CELTICS 125, SUNS 98

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 25 points as visiting Boston embarrassed Phoenix.

The Celtics won for the eighth time in nine games, improving their Nba-best record to 21-5. The Suns — who came into the game with the best record in a crowded Western Conference race — lost for the third time in four games.

The Suns did get one piece of good news, welcoming back All-star point guard Chris Paul, who missed the past 14 games with a sore right heel.

RAPTORS 126, LAKERS 113

Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds as host Toronto routed a short-handed Los Angeles team playing without Lebron James and Anthony Davis.

James sat out because of a sore left ankle, and Davis missed the game with a NON-COVID illness.

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