Tatum, Celtics rally for win over Wizards
Jayson Tatum made two twisting, driving baskets in the final 15 seconds and finished with 31 points to help the Boston Celtics win 111-110 and overcome Bradley Beal’s 46-point night for Washington.
Kemba Walker scored 21 points for the Celtics, and Daniel Theis had 20 points and nine rebounds. Boston, which beat Indiana on Friday, has won consecutive games for the first time since late January.
Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards. Davis Bertans added 20 points. GRIZZLIES 133, ROCKETS 84 » Justise Winslow scored 20 points and Memphis pounded Houston for the Rockets’ 11th straight loss.
In just his fourth game back after missing more than a year because of a hip injury, Winslow — playing in his hometown — had his best scoring night since October 2019.
Houston was 4 of 45 3s on 3-pointers. John Wall and Jae’Sean Tate each had 14 points for the Rockets.
KNICKS 109, PISTONS 90 » Julius Randle scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and New York beat Detroit to move above .500.
At 18-17, the Knicks have the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference and have won seven of their last nine games. The Knicks were last above .500 this far into the season since they were 54-28 at the end of 2012-13, according to SportRadar.
Derrick Rose scored 14 points, less than a month after he was traded from the Pistons to the Knicks.
Jerami Grant scored 21 points for the Pistons. SUNS 118, TIMBERWOLVES 99» Devin Booker scored 21 of his season-high 43 points in the third quarter to carry Phoenix in a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 14th win for the Suns in their last 17 games. Booker hit 15 of 26 shots from the floor, repeatedly blowing by his defenders for smooth pullup jumpers and trafficbeating, twisting layups for the 13th 40-point game of his brilliant six-year career.
HEAT 109, HAWKS 99 » Kendrick Nunn scored 24 points and Miami extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to six games, beating Atlanta to get back to .500.
Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 13 rebounds to help Miami improve to 1717.
KEVIN DURANT TO REMAIN CAPTAIN, DRAFT ALL-STAR TEAM » While an injured left hamstring will keep Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant from playing in the All-Star Game this Sunday, it won’t prevent him from performing his main duty as captain: drafting a team.
The All-Star draft, scheduled for Thursday and airing on TNT, will feature Durant and West captain LeBron James each drafting a squad from the eligible players.