The Desert Sun

Siakam leads Pacers to rout of the Pistons

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Pascal Siakam had 25 points, eight rebounds and four assists and the visiting Indiana Pacers pounded the Detroit Pistons 122-103 on Wednesday night.

Tyrese Haliburton had 20 points, nine assists and four steals for the Pacers (39-31) on the first leg of a five-game road trip. Aaron Nesmith supplied 14 points and T.J. McConnell contribute­d 13 points and six assists.

Heat 107, Cavaliers 104

Terry Rozier scored seven of his 24 points down the stretch, including on a step-back 3-pointer with 14.5 seconds remaining in regulation, which proved to be the game-winner for visiting Miami in its defeat of the Cleveland.

Miami, which came in having last beaten a team with a record above .500 on Feb. 26, led most of the way against a Cleveland team that entered the night third in the Eastern Conference.

Kings 123, Raptors 89

Domantas Sabonis had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists as visiting Sacramento defeated undermanne­d Toronto.

Sabonis recorded a double-double for the 51st consecutiv­e game while producing his 24th triple-double of the season.

Celtics 122, Bucks 119

Jayson Tatum had 31 points and eight rebounds to help Boston extend its winning streak to seven games with a victory over visiting Milwaukee.

Derrick White added 23 points and eight assists for Boston (55-14), which made 18 of its 40 3-point attempts. Jaylen Brown had 21 points, and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 19. Pritchard made 5 of 8 treys.

Thunder 119, Jazz 107

Rookie Chet Holmgren scored 35 points to lead host Oklahoma City over Utah.

Holmgren scored 18 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Thunder pulled away over the final 12 minutes, outscoring the Jazz 37-27.

Clippers 116, Trail Blazers 103

Paul George scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 24 as Los Angeles notched a victory over host Portland in the first contest of a two-game set.

James Harden had 19 points and 14 assists as the Clippers (43-25) defeated the Trail Blazers for the third straight time this season and eighth in a row overall.

Ivica Zubac registered 14 points and nine rebounds, Amir Coffey scored 11 points and Daniel Theis had 10 points for Los Angeles, which had lost four of its previous five games.

Scoot Henderson scored 18 points and rookie Kris Murray added a career-high 17 points for Portland (1950), which took its fourth loss in a row. Anfernee Simons had 14 points and Jabari Walker and Dalano Banton scored 12 points apiece.

Suns 115, 76ers 102

Grayson Allen matched his season highs with nine 3-pointers and 32 points as Phoenix beat visiting Philadelph­ia.

Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Devin Booker added 18 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds for Phoenix (40-29), which led by as many as 26 and outrebound­ed the Sixers 55-40. Royce O’Neale added 13 points, Bol Bol had 10, and Jusuf Nurkic finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Warriors 137, Grizzlies 116

Jonathan Kuminga had a team-high 26 points and Golden State used a 22-0 burst bridging the second and third quarters to break a tie and pull away from Memphis en route to a triumph in San Francisco.

Klay Thompson poured in 23 off the bench, Andrew Wiggins chipped in with 22 points and Stephen Curry had 14 in just 24 minutes, helping Golden State (36-32) snap a three-game home losing streak.

Draymond Green (10 points, gamehigh 12 rebounds) and Chris Paul (12 points, game-high 14 assists) contribute­d double-doubles for the Warriors.

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