Saturday’s other NBA games


Trail Blazers 127, Celtics 123

BOSTON

Damian Lillard had a three-point play with 47 seconds left in overtime and finished with 28 points to lift Portland to a victory over Boston, snapping their four-game losing streak. CJ McCollum scored 35 points to lead Portland, which lost in the closing seconds in Philadelphia on Friday night. Lillard added seven assists. Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 41 points, his 14th time this season with 30 or more points.

Pistons 113, Wizards 112

AUBURN HILLS, MICH.

Marcus Morris scored 25 points and tipped in the winning basket at the buzzer, leading Detroit to a victory over Washington for their third straight win. Reggie Jackson had 19 points and eight assists, while Tobias Harris added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who let a 16-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter before Morris’ big bucket. John Wall finished with 19 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.

Hornets 112, Nets 105

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Nic Batum made two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Charlotte defeated Brooklyn for their third straight win. Ramon Sessions added 17 points off the bench for the Hornets, who have won nine of their last 10 at home. The win helped the Hornets avenge a 120-118 loss to the Nets on Dec. 26 in which Randy Foye beat them with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Hawks 110, 76ers 93

ATLANTA

Paul Millsap scored 22 points and combined with Dwight Howard to help Atlanta dominate the boards as the Hawks beat Philadelphia for their ninth win in 11 games. Millsap grabbed 10 rebounds and Howard had 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Atlanta, which broke loose for 37 points in the second quarter and neither trailed nor were tied in the second half. Ersan Ilyasova led the 76ers with 21 points.

Suns 107, Knicks 105

NEW YORK

Devin Booker scored 26 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left, and Phoenix beat New York. Carmelo Anthony’s attempt at a winning 3-pointer rimmed out as Phoenix snapped a two-game losing streak and handed New York its second loss in a row. Eric Bledsoe added 23 points for the Suns, while P.J. Tucker and Marquese Chriss each had 15. Anthony led the Knicks with 31 points, Derrick Rose had 26 and Kristaps Porzingis scored 14.

Heat 109, Bucks 97

MIAMI

Dion Waiters tied a career high with 33 points and last-place Miami won a season-best third game in a row by beating slumping Milwaukee. Bucks coach Jason Kidd shook up his lineup, but they lost their fifth game in a row and second in as many nights. Following a defeat Friday at Orlando, the Bucks held a long players-only meeting that became heated at times. Waiters went 12 for 19, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range.

Rockets 119, Grizzlies 95

MEMPHIS, TENN.

Sam Dekker scored a career-high 30 points, James Harden added 29 points and 10 assists and Houston leaned on their usual 3-point offense to beat Memphis. Eric Gordon added 21 points as the Rockets built the lead to as many as 20 in the fourth quarter before easily coasting home. Dekker, making his first career start in place of the ill Ryan Anderson, made 12 of 19 shots, including 6 of 11 from outside the arc.

Associated Press