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NETS 109, Celtics 102: D’Angelo Russell scored 18 of his 34 points in the third quarter and the Nets ended a 10game losing streak to Boston, sending the Celtics to a winless three-game road trip. With Kyrie Irving nursing a bruised right quadriceps, the Nets blew open the game with a 15-0 run in the third quarter and outscored the Celtics 44-21 in the period.
ROCKETS 112, Grizzlies 94: James Harden scored a season-high 57 points to carry the short-handed Rockets to a win over Memphis. The reigning MVP extended his streak of 30-point games to 17 by halftime, pouring in 36 points over the first two quarters to put Houston on top.
Hornets 108, SPURS 93: Kemba Walker scored 33 points and Tony Parker enjoyed a triumphant return to San Antonio as the Hornets beat the Spurs, snapping their seven-game home winning streak. JAZZ 100, Pistons 94: Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Kyle Korver added 19, and Utah defeated Detroit. Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 25 rebounds. Trail Blazers at KINGS (late): Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 points, Willie Cauley-Stein had his second straight double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and the Kings beat the road-weary Charlotte Hornets 104-97 on Saturday night.
Pelicans at CLIPPERS (late): Anthony Davis had 30 points and 14 rebounds for his 13th consecutive doubledouble in New Orleans’ 110-106 loss to Minnesota on Saturday. Jrue Holiday added 25 points and seven assists for the Pelicans, who pulled within 108-106 on Holiday’s three-point play with 2:23 remaining.