NBA ROUNDUP
SUNDAY’S GAMES HOME team in caps.
Hawks 105, HORNETS 101: Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points on a careerhigh eight 3-pointers and the Hawks battled back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Hornets.
Celtics 105, NUGGETS 87: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown fueled an amazing 31-3 run that helped the Celtics put the skids on the NBA’s hottest team with a win over the Nuggets.
Pelicans 116, CAVALIERS 109: Zion Williamson scored 38 points and Brandon Ingram had 27 points and eight assists in rallying the Pelicans. Williamson made 16 of 22 field goal attempts.
Bucks 124, MAGIC 87: Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 16 off the bench and the Bucks ended a three-game losing streak.
Spurs 119, MAVERICKS 117: DeMar DeRozan hit the tiebreaking jumper with 0.5 seconds left, giving him 27 of his 33 points in the second half and lifting the Spurs to a victory over the Mavericks.
TIMBERWOLVES 121, Bulls 117: Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 12 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell scored 27 and the Timberwolves beat the Bulls.
KNICKS 102, Raptors 96: Julius Randle scored 26 points and the Knicks recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to beat the Raptors. RJ Barrett added 19 as New York got back to .500.
Pacers 132, GRIZZLIES 125: Caris LeVert scored 34 points, Malcolm Brogdon and Donantas Sabonis fell just short of tripledoubles and the Pacers held on. Brogdon had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Sabonis finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.
Pistons at CLIPPERS (late): Since March 15, the Clippers are tops in the NBA in defensive points allowed per game (102.4).
Heat at TRAIL BLAZERS (late): Enes Kanter had 24 points and a franchiserecord 30 rebounds as the Trail Blazers routed the Pistons 118-103 on Saturday.