Holiday, Pacers handle Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — Indiana Pacers shooting guard Aaron Holiday might want to get used to being a top scoring option of f the bench after the way he consistently shot in the last few games.
Holiday scored 20 points and Domantas Sabonis added 16 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in his return from a threegame injur y absence to help Indiana hold of f the Orlando Magic 111-106 on Friday night.
Holiday made six of Indiana’s 11 3-pointers, two nights after scoring a season-best 22 points in a victor y over Minnesota. He made his first four attempts from beyond the arc, giving him nine consecutive 3-point makes dating to April 3 against San Antonio. He finished 6 of 10 from beyond the arc Friday.
Hawks 120, Bulls 108
ATLANTA — Trae Young scored 42 points, Clint Capela had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a sizzling performance by Zach Lavine to beat the Chicago Bulls.
Lavine scored 39 of his career-high 50 points in the first half, and Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 10 rebounds but the Bulls’ three-game winning streak was snapped. Chicago was tr ying to win four straight for the first time since December 2017.
Knicks 133, Grizzlies 129, OT
NEW YORK — RJ Barrett scored 20 points, making a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:15 left in over time, and the New York Knicks used a late rally to stun the Memphis Grizzlies.
Alec Burks had nine of his 19 in overtime and Julius Randle recovered from a scoreless first half to finish with 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season. New York snapped the Grizzlies’ four-game winning streak.
Celtics 145, Timberwolves 136, OT
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored a career-high 53 points — including 18 in the four th quar ter and over time — and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves.
It was the first 50-point game for the All-star, who eclipsed his previous high of 41. Jaylen Brown had 26 points. Marcus Smart added 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help Boston post its four th win in five games.
Pelicans 104, 76ers 94
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson scored 14 of his 37 points in the four th quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers.
Williamson scored the first six points of the four th quar ter and eight of the Pelicans’ first 10, extending an eight-point lead to 86-71. He scored three more times after the 76ers pulled to 94-87 with 4:03 left.
Williamson was 15 of 28 from the field and added 15 rebounds and eight assists. Brandon Ingram added 17 points, but shot 5 of 21 in his first game back after missing five with a right foot injur y.