BOSTON, Nov. 25 (BNA): Jason Tatum’s injured ankle looked fine Wednesday night as he scored 37 points and a team-high 13 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics start a six-game home run with a 125-112 win over Center. Dallas Mavericks.
Tatum was listed as questionable on Wednesday’s team injury report due to a sprained left ankle, but Boston coach Joe Mazzola promoted him to be available before the game. Tatum injured his ankle when he fell on DeMar DeRozan’s foot during Monday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, Reuters reports.
Jaylen Brown (31), Al Horford (14), Malcolm Brogdon (13), Marcus Smart (13) and Derek White (12) also score in double figures for the Celtics, who shoot 53.6 percent from the field (45-of-84) and make 17 of their own. 34 3-point attempts. Smart finished the game with nine assists.
And Dallas got 42 points from Luka Doncic, who added nine assists and eight rebounds. Christian Wood added 26 points for the Mavericks. Spencer Dinwiddie threw with 15 points, and Dorian Vinnie Smith finished with 10.
Warriors 124, Clippers 107
Andrew Wiggins hit six three-pointers on his way to 31 points, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for another 40, and Golden State took advantage of the absence of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to defeat Los Angeles in San Francisco.
Curry finished with 22 points and Thompson 18, while Draymond Green had nine points, seven rebounds and 12 assists, helping the Warriors win for the third time in their last four games. Marcus Morris Sr. had a team-high 19 points with the Clippers, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
With Leonard aching right ankle and George out with a right hamstring injury, the Clippers have never advanced past the seventh minute and are down as many as 29 in their first of four encounters with their Pacific Rim rivals this season.
Bulls 118, Bucks 113
DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points and Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic increased by 18 each as Chicago earned its first regular season victory in Milwaukee since 2017.
The Bulls set a season high for 3 made, going 18-for-42 from outside the arc. They hit three consecutive 3-pointers to erase a three-point deficit and lead 115-109 with 20.6 seconds left, with two of those threes coming from Kobe White. Seven different Bulls players made multiple 3-point shots in the victory.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way for the Bucks, finishing with 36 points on 15-for-27 shooting while grabbing 11 rebounds and grabbing seven assists. He scored all but eight of his points in the second half.
Pelicans 129, Tottenham 110
Zion Williamson collected a season-high 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as visiting New Orleans cruised to an easy win over San Antonio.
The Pelicans took on San Antonio with Williamson and Jonas Valancionas (22 points, 10 rebounds) dominating the paint and pounding Devonte Graham from the outside with six three-pointers.
Williamson’s 28 points in the paint tied for the most in an NBA game this season. He was 14-of-18 from the ground and added four free throws.
Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 26 points, Doug McDermott added 21, Jeremy Suchan 12 and Keita Bates Diop 10. Jacob Poeltel recorded 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who lost six straight games and 11 of their last 12.
Heat 113, processors 105
Kyle Lowry scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds as Miami narrowly pushed Washington past Washington.
Lowry made 7 of 12 shots from the floor and joined Tyler Herro by sinking five 3-pointers to help the Heat slip into a four-game losing streak. Lowry surpassed his previous season-high of 24 points, which he scored during Miami’s 107-106 overtime loss to Washington on Friday.
Miami played without leading scorer Jimmy Butler (knee) and fellow forward Duncan Robinson (ankle), as well as guards Max Stross (shoulder impingement) and Victor Oladipo (knee).
Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points and Kristaps Porzingis collected 21 points and nine rebounds for the Wizards, who fell for only the second time in eight games.
Nets 112, Raptors 98
Kyrie Irving scored 19 of his 29 points in the third quarter as Brooklyn defeated visiting Toronto.
Royce O’Neal added 15 points and seven assists for the Knights, who were coming off a road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Nick Claxton scored 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Ben Simmons contributed 14 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points for the Raptors, who lost two points in a row. OG Anunoby added 15 points, Chris Boucher had 12 points and 16 rebounds but only shot 2-for-15 from the field.
Pistons 125, Jazz 116
Former Utah players Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burkes played two base games and combined to score 41 points against their old team to help Detroit win in Salt Lake City.
Bogdanovic, who played at Utah for the first time since being traded two months ago, led Detroit with 23 points. Burks scored 18 goals off the bench as Detroit ended a tough streak in the Rockies with straight wins. The Pistons, who picked up a win over Denver on Tuesday, have lost their first 10 road games of the season.
Malik Beasley exhausted eight three-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to lead the Jazz, but two plays late in the fourth quarter proved costly as Utah’s rise fell through.
Timberwolves 115, Pacers 101
Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 16 rebounds, Carl Anthony Towns had a team-high 23 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and Minnesota snapped Indiana’s five-game winning streak in Indianapolis.
Gobert and Towns led Minnesota’s dominant inside lane offense, shooting 9-of-11 and 8-of-11 from the floor, respectively, to contribute to the Timberwolves’ overwhelming 74-38 advantage for points in the paint.
Miles Turner shot 7 of 9 from 3-point range for Indiana, scoring a game-high 31 points. The Pacers doubled the Timberwolves’ depth, hitting 16 three-pointers to Minnesota’s eight, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the visitors’ dominance in the interior. Benedict Mathurin added 21 points and Tyrese Halliburton finished with a double-double of 10 points and 14 assists.
114 Cavaliers, Trail Blazers 96
Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 34 points while Jarrett Allen scored 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead Cleveland against Portland.
For Mitchell, it was his 10th game of at least 30 points this season. Cavaliers guard Darius Garland scored 24 points and led the offense with 12 assists, leading Cleveland to a four-game home sweep.
Jusuf Nurkic scored 22 points, while Jerami Grant added 21 points for the Trail Blazers, who lost their second in a row in four games and their fourth in a row.
Hornets 107, 76ers 101
Terry Rozier scored 22 points as Charlotte led to only their second win in their last 13 games, with a victory over Philadelphia.
PJ Washington’s 19 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. The 14 points are also big for the Hornets, who only made six out of 23 attempts from the 3-point range.
Chic Melton scored 22 points, DeAnthony Melton scored 20 and Tobias Harris added 19 for the 76ers, who were trying to win for the second time in a row after beating Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
Hawks 115, Kings 106
Trae Young scored 35 points and Atlanta beat Sacramento to end the Kings’ seven-game winning streak.
Young was 11-for-19 from the floor, 4-for-7 on 3-pointers and 9-for-9 at the free throw line, along with seven assists. It was his sixth game with more than 30 points this season. One of his three-pointers restored Atlanta’s lead to 11 points with 57 seconds left and put the game away.
Young had a rare five-point game in the third quarter. He was fouled on a 3-point basket, made a free throw and made a free throw for a technical foul on De’Aaron Fox. The five-point possession turned a 12-point game into the Hawks’ lead 81-64.
Nuggets 131, Thunder 126 (extra time)
Nikola Jokic scored 39 points while Aaron Gordon rallied late on to finish with 30 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City. The scoring totals were a season high for both players.
When Jokic dropped a defender in the final two minutes of overtime, Vlatko Cankar clipped the basket and Jokic found him to put Denver ahead by five. Then in the dying seconds a Bruce Brown floater would put the game away.
Jokic finished with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Kankar also scored a career high with 20 points. Shay Gilgos-Alexander led the Thunder with 31 points and 11 assists. Isaiah Joe scored a career-high 21 off the bench, hitting seven three-pointers.