Tatum, Celtics rally to win, keep Thunder winless

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat the winless Oklahoma City Thunder 101-95 on Thursday night.

Marcus Morris added 21 points, Al Horford had 19 and Kyrie Irving 15.

Paul George scored 22 points for Oklahoma City, but shot just 7 of 22. Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, but he shot 5 for 20. The Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers are the only winless teams in the NBA.

Morris hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to give the Celtics a 98-95 lead, and they held on. LAKERS 121, NUGGETS 114 » LeBron James had his first triple- double with Los Angeles as it handed Denver its first loss. James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. TRAIL BLAZERS 128, MAGIC 114 » Damian Lillard scored 34 of his 41 points in the second half to help Portland beat Orlando. CJMcCollum added 22 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Terrence Ross had 21 points. PISTONS 110, CAVALIERS 103 » Andre Drummond had 26 points and 22 rebounds, and Detroit improved to 4-0 and dropped Cleveland to 0- 5 for the first time since 2003- 04, when LeBron James was a rookie. Blake Griffin scored 26 points in his first game since a 50-point night against Philadelphia on Tuesday. Kevin Love missed the game because of a sore left foot. HARDEN LIKELY TO MISS GAME WITH HAMSTRING INJURY » James Harden’s injured left hamstring will likely keep him out of Houston’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight. Harden didn’t practice Thursday after leaving Wednesday night’s loss to Utah after experiencing tightness in the hamstring in the fourth quarter. BULLS’ PORTIS OUT MORE THAN A MONTH WITH SPRAINED MCL » Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis will miss four to six weeks because of a moderately sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.