Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 factors and tied a career-high with eight 3-pointers because the visiting Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 in time beyond regulation Tuesday.
With their ninth straight win on the highway, the Celtics secured their first four-game regular-season sweep of the Knicks because the 2019-20 season.
By advantage of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Chicago Bulls, Boston (59-20) is locked in because the No. 2 seed within the Jap Convention. New York (50-29) wants yet one more win or a loss by the Indiana Pacers to lock up the No. 3 seed.
Porzingis, the previous Knick, had the most important shot of the evening, making a 3-pointer with 40.8 seconds left in time beyond regulation to interrupt a 112-112 tie. The Knicks turned the ball over on their subsequent possession and Jrue Vacation made 4 free throws within the remaining 12.6 seconds to clinch it for Boston.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 factors for the Celtics. Jrue Holliday scored 16 factors and Derrick White chipped in 14. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Cities scored 34 factors, Jalen Brunson added 27 and Josh Hart completed with 10 factors, 11 rebounds and 7 assists earlier than fouling out.
Thunder 136, Lakers 120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 factors to steer Oklahoma Metropolis previous Los Angeles because the Thunder avenged a loss to the Lakers two days earlier.
The Thunder snapped a two-game shedding streak and set a franchise report for victories in a season. The earlier report was set in 1995-96 when the franchise was in Seattle.
Lakers star Luka Doncic was ejected a little bit greater than 4 minutes into the fourth quarter when he picked up his second technical foul of the sport. After his ejection, the Thunder went on a 13-4 run to take management.
Bucks 110, Timberwolves 103
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double with 23 factors, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and Milwaukee stormed again from a 24-point deficit within the fourth quarter to put up a win over visiting Minnesota.
Kevin Porter Jr. added 21 factors off the bench for Milwaukee, which received its fifth sport in a row. Bobby Portis scored 18 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds in his return from a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug coverage. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 40-13 within the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 23-0 run.
Anthony Edwards scored 25 factors on 10-for-27 capturing to steer Minnesota. Donte DiVincenzo scored 24 factors off the bench and Naz Reid chipped in 17 off the bench for the Timberwolves, whose five-game successful streak ended.
Warriors 133, Suns 95
Stephen Curry amassed 25 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Brandin Podziemski scored 22 factors, and visiting Golden State blew previous Phoenix.
Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 factors and eight rebounds off the bench for the Warriors, who received their sixth sport in seven tries. Jimmy Butler III, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Knox II and Pat Spencer every put up 10 factors for Golden State, which led by as many as 41 factors and pulled even with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies in a four-way for the No. 4 seed within the Western Convention standings.
Phoenix dropped its seventh straight sport regardless of Devin Booker’s 21 factors. Ryan Dunn and Grayson Allen chipped in 12 factors apiece for the Suns, who’re all however eradicated from play-in rivalry. They fell three video games again of the Tenth-place Dallas Mavericks with three video games to go.
Clippers 122, Spurs 117
Ivica Zubac scored 24 factors and grabbed 20 rebounds and James Harden added 21 factors and 12 assists as Los Angeles continued its sturdy near the common season with a victory over San Antonio in Inglewood, Calif.
Norman Powell scored 25 factors, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 19 and Derrick Jones Jr. had 18 for the Clippers, who’re 15-3 since March 5. The Clippers are in fourth place within the Western Convention through a four-team tiebreaker, with three regular-season video games remaining. The Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies are additionally all 47-32.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 factors and Stephon Citadel added 19 factors and eight assists for the Spurs, who misplaced for the eighth time in 9 video games and have already got been eradicated from postseason rivalry. Keldon Johnson scored 12 factors.
Magic 119, Hawks 112
Paolo Banchero recorded his third straight double-double with 33 factors and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat visiting Atlanta for its third straight win.
Orlando moved two video games forward of Atlanta for the No. 7 spot within the Jap Convention with three video games to play for each groups whereas the Hawks misplaced for the sixth time of their final eight video games. The groups meet one final time within the regular-season finale.
Franz Wagner scored 22 factors and Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 factors, 9 rebounds and a career-high six steals for Orlando, which leads the season collection 2-1. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope completed with 15 factors. Onyeka Okongwu matched his profession excessive with 30 factors and had 14 rebounds for Atlanta. Trae Younger added 28 factors and 10 assists.
Nets 119, Pelicans 114
Trendon Watford scored 11 of his 22 factors in a 43-point third quarter for Brooklyn, which halted a five-game residence shedding streak with a win over New Orleans.
Drew Timme added 16 factors and 9 rebounds to steer a reserve unit that totalled 66 factors for the Nets. Dariq Whitehead contributed 14 whereas Nic Claxton and Tosan Evbuomwan completed with 13 apiece.
Antonio Reeves scored 17 factors because the Pelicans dropped their fourth straight and misplaced for the fifteenth time in 20 video games. Karlo Matkovic additionally scored 17 and Jose Alvarado added 16.
Grizzlies 124, Hornets 100
Ja Morant scored 28 factors as Memphis defeated host Charlotte, however the Grizzlies noticed one in all their starters injured in a scary fall.
Memphis rookie Jaylen Wells left the courtroom on a stretcher late within the first half after crashing onerous to the courtroom. Wells suffered a damaged proper wrist however was awake and alert, with motion in his extremities. Wells was going up for a dunk when the Hornets’ KJ Simpson fouled him from behind in an undercut that left Wells in a weak place. Simpson was ejected when the foul was upgraded to Flagrant 2.
Desmond Bane racked up 19 factors, Zach Edey had 17 factors and 19 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. posted 14 factors for the Grizzlies, who’ve received three in a row. Off the bench, Santi Aldama had 11 factors and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 10 factors. Miles Bridges led the Hornets (19-60) of their residence finale with 13 factors.
Pacers 104, Wizards 98
Pascal Siakam scored 4 of his game-high 24 factors to jump-start a late-game run that powered host Indiana previous Washington for its fifth win in a row.
A sluggish begin left the Pacers enjoying from behind a lot of the best way in opposition to the last-place Wizards. Essential 3-pointers from Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner offered Indiana with welcome reduction on an in any other case dismal capturing evening, with the group going simply 9-for-35 (25.7 per cent) from past the arc.
In the meantime, the Pacers restricted the Wizards to 38-of-90 (41.8 per cent) capturing from the ground, together with 11-for-39 (28.2 per cent) from lengthy vary. Alex Sarr scored 20 factors and contributed 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocked photographs. Washington’s Justin Champagnie added 20 factors and a game-high 13 boards because the Wizards misplaced for the sixth time in seven video games.