TUESDAY’S GAMES
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Raptors 123, MAGIC 108: Fred VanVleet set a franchise record with 54 points and hit a career-best 11 3-pointers as the Raptors beat the short-handed Magic 123-108 on Tuesday. VanVleet made 11 of his first 12 attempts from 3-point range. He finished 17 of 23 from the field and 9 for 9 at the free throw line to surpass the previous record of 52 points scored by DeMar DeRozan on Jan. 1, 2018.
NETS 124, Clippers 120: Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 39 points, including eight straight in the fourth-quarter run that sent Brooklyn into the lead for good, and the Nets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-120 on Tuesday night. Kevin Durant added 28 points, James Harden had 23 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, and the three stars scored all the points in the decisive 13-0 spurt.
PACERS 134, Grizzlies 116: Domantas Sabonis had a season-high 32 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday night as the Indiana Pacers beat Memphis 134-116, snapping the Grizzlies’ seven-game winning streak. The Pacers built a double-digit lead early and kept adding to it, finishing with a season-high point total. Sabonis made 11 of his first 12 shots and had a doubledouble (24 points, 11 rebounds) by halftime. He finished with 13 rebounds and recorded his 14th double-double in 16 starts.
Trail Blazers 132, WIZARDS 121: Damian Lillard scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 26 while hitting seven 3-pointers and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers held on for a 132-121 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night. Enes Kanter had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Portland, which improved to 2-2 on its six-game road trip.
Pistons at JAZZ, late: Rudy Gobert is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging 13.8 rebounds for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson is averaging 18.6 points and five rebounds while shooting 43.7% over the last 10 games for Utah. Jerami Grant leads the Pistons averaging 23.6 points while adding 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Wayne Ellington is averaging 4.1 made 3-pointers and scoring 14.6 points over the last 10 games for Detroit.
Celtics at WARRIORS, late: Stephen Curry leads the Warriors averaging 4.4 made 3-pointers, and is scoring 27.7 points per game while shooting 40.8% from beyond the arc. James Wiseman is shooting 52.5% and averaging 13.4 points over the last 10 games for Golden State. Jaylen Brown is averaging 27.1 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Celtics. Daniel Theis is shooting 67.0% and averaging 12.3 points over the last 10 games for Boston.