New York, Jan. 17 (BNA): Fred VanVleet scored 33 points and Scotty Barnes scored 26 as the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett tied the game with 0.6 seconds left in the standings to beat the New York Knicks 123-121.
Pascal Siakam had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Raptors, but was benched after a foul when Toronto had to wait out Jalen Brunson’s 3-point miss in the last second before coming away with the win.
OG Anunoby scored 2 on 3-pointers in overtime as Toronto built a six-point lead, but New York nearly erased it in the final minute, AP reports.
Barrett, from Toronto, scored 32 points, while Bronson scored 26 for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game winning streak. Julius Randle finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists.
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Washington: Stephen Curry scored 41 points and Jordan Paul added 32 to help Golden State beat Washington.
Golden State lost four out of five in the game.
Draymond Green had 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.
Washington was led by Kristaps Porcingis with 32 points. Kyle Kuzma added 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists but struggled off the court as he was only 5-for-20.
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Memphis: Ja Morant scored 29 points, Desmond Bane added 28, and Memphis extended their season winning streak to 10 games with a win over injury-hit Phoenix.
The Suns played without rookies Chris Paul and Devin Booker. Paul missed his fifth straight game with a right groin injury. He has not played poker since Christmas Day due to a hip injury.
Michael Bridges scored 21 points and DeAndre Ayton added 18 for the Suns, who lost for the ninth time in 10 games.
Jaren Jackson Jr. contributed 18 points and six blocks for the Grizzlies, who did not play with Morant or Dillon Brooks, in the fourth quarter as Memphis extended its lead to 36 points.
Memphis also scored 130 or more points for the third straight game, matching the franchise record the previous February.
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Charlotte: Jason Tatum scored 51 points, including seven 3-pointers, as Boston beat Charlotte for the second time in three days.
Derrick White added 19 points and eight assists and Malcolm Brogdon had 16 points for the Celtics.
Tatum was 15 of 23 from the field and 14 of 14 from the foul line.
Jalen McDaniels led the Hornets with 26 points, shooting 5-of-7 from 3-point range. LaMelo Ball finished with 25 points on 8-of-23 shooting.
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Milwaukee: Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 35 points to go along with 11 assists, while Milwaukee beat Indiana without two-time MVP Giannis Antetekounmpo.
The Bucks played a third straight game without Antetokounmpo due to left knee soreness. The Pacers lost the league’s leading scorer and assist to NBA leader Tyrese Haliburton for the third consecutive game due to a sprained left elbow and a slight bruise to the left knee bone.
Holiday shot 13-of-19 overall and 5-of-8 from 3-point range as he collected it for the third time in a row.
Miles Turner returned to Indiana after missing three games with back spasms and scored 30 points. TJ McConnell added 29 points and had nine assists.
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Cleveland: Darius Garland scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 24, and Cleveland tied the game in the fourth quarter with superstar Donovan Mitchell hit on the bench to beat New Orleans.
Mitchell scored 11 points in 22 minutes before he was knocked out in the fourth with a strained left groin.
The Pelicans were once again without stars Zion Williamson (strained hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (bruised toe).
C, J.; McCollum scored 25 and Jonas Valanciunas scored 22 and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans.
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Atlanta: Dejounte Murray scored 12 of his 28 points in the final period as Atlanta blocked Miami’s comeback attempt.
Trae Young added 24 points as the Hawks, never trailing, stormed back to . 500 with the win.
Miami ended their three-game winning streak despite Jimmy Butler scoring 34 points. Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 13 rebounds.
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MINNEAPOLIS: Walker Kessler scored career highs of 20 points and 21 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 21 points and Utah rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Minnesota.
Colin Sexton added 19 points off the bench for Utah, in which seven players scored in double figures for their third win in four games.
Anthony Edwards scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and D’Angelo Russell added 21 for Minnesota.
Kyle Anderson had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Timberwolves, who lost Rudy Gobert to a sore groin early in the game.