SATURDAY’S OTHER NBA GAMES
Jazz 125, Spurs 105
SALT LAKE CITY
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the San Antonio Spurs. Royce O’Neale tied his season high with 17 points and made all four of his 3-point attempts to help the Jazz claim their third win in their last four games. Ricky Rubio, who took to social media to celebrate surviving the trade deadline to stay with Utah, tallied 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 for the Spurs, who have lost four in a row on their eight-game trip while their home arena hosts a 17-day stock show and rodeo.
Hornets 129, Hawks 120
ATLANTA
Kemba Walker hit nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Marvin Williams added 27 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks to snap a two-game skid. Jeremy Lamb had 24 points to help the Hornets win for the eighth time in their last 13 games. John Collins had 21 points and Trae Young added 20 for the Hawks. They have lost four of six.
Wizards 134, Bulls 125
CHICAGO
Bradley Beal scored 31 points to help the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls in the first meeting between the teams since they swapped three forwards in a multiplayer trade. The Wizards got Jabari Parker, Bobby Portis and a protected 2023 second-round pick from the Bulls on Wednesday for Otto Porter Jr. Parker scored 20 points and Portis had 10 points and 12 rebounds against their former team, helping Washington to a 64-38 advantage in bench points.
Raptors 104, Knicks 99
NEW YORK
Marc Gasol had seven points and six rebounds in his Toronto debut and the Raptors sent the New York Knicks to their 16th straight loss. Acquired from Memphis before Thursday’s trade deadline, Gasol played 19 minutes. The three-time All-Star entered late in the first quarter and made a hook shot on his first try. Kyle Lowry scored 22 points and Serge Ibaka added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors.Rookie Kevin Knox had 20 points and DeAndre Jordan had 10 points and 18 rebounds for a Knicks team that has not won a game since beating the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 4.
Grizzlies 99, Pelicans 90
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Joakim Noah had season highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the new-look Memphis Grizzlies to a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Justin Holiday had 15 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 14 points, 10 of them in the fourth. C.J. Miles, playing his first game for Memphis added 13 points to help the Grizzlies win for the third time in four games. Julius Randle led the Pelicans with 21 points, and Jrue Holiday added 15. Anthony Davis had 14 points and 16 rebounds in his second game returning to the lineup after seeking a trade.
Clippers 123, Celtics 112
BOSTON
Montrezl Harrell forced two turnovers in the final two minutes and Patrick Beverly hit a pair of 3-pointers in front of the Boston bench Saturday night to help the retooled Los Angeles Clippers overcome a 28-point, first-half deficit and beat the Celtics. One game after the Lakers rallied from 18 points down to win in Boston on Rajon Rondo’s buzzer-beater — and six days after the Patriots beat the Rams in the Super Bowl — the Clippers turned the “Beat L.A.! chants” to boos. The Celtics collapse corresponded to the loss of Kyrie Irving, who left with a sprained knee in the second quarter, when the game seemed comfortably in hand. Harrell scored 21 points, Danilo Gallinari had 19 points and 10 rebounds and trade deadline acquisition Landry Shamet scored 17 points. Gordon Hayward scored 19 points and Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier had 16 apiece for Boston. The Celtics followed their highest-scoring half of the season with their lowest-scoring quarter and lost at home to a team from Los Angeles for the second straight time. Boston scored 15 straight points and finished the first quarter with a 23-point lead, then extended it to 68-40 in the second. The Celtics led 74-53 at halftime, but the Clippers outscored them 28-12 in the third. Los Angeles finally tied it 100-all, bringing boos from the crowd. Gallinari followed with a jumper to give the Clippers their first lead.
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