rockets 101, pistons 99

Alperen Sengun scored five of his 27 points in the final 2:28 to lead Houston to a victory over Detroit on Sunday.

Trailing 101-99 with six seconds left, Pistons’ guard Cade Cunningham intentionally missed a free throw and Jaden Ivey got the offensive rebound. His shot missed, but Tobias Harris was fouled on the rebound.

With a chance to tie the game with one second to go, Harris missed the first free throw. He intentionally missed the second, but Ivey fell out of bounds trying to secure the rebound.

warriors 127, thunder 116

Stephen Curry scored 36 points, and Golden State held off a late rally to defeat Oklahoma City.

It was a double whammy for the Thunder as forward Chet Holmgren didn’t return after suffering a right hip injury in the first quarter.

celtics 113, bucks 107

Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and Boston rallied in the second half to beat Milwaukee.

pacers 132, knicks 121

Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 38 points, including a career-best seven 3-pointers, and added 35 points and 14 assists to lead Indiana to a victory over New York.

magic 121, wizards 94

Franz Wagner had 23 points and seven assists, Goga Bitadze added 10 points and 12 rebounds and Orlando pulled away in the second half to a win over Washington.

76ers 107, hornets 105, ot

Jared McCain had a career-high 27 points as Philadelphia snapped a five-game skid with a overtime win over Charlotte.

heat 95, timberwolves 94

Nikola Jovic made the tying layup and go-ahead foul shot with 7.8 seconds left to send Miami past Minnesota and stop a three-game losing streak.

kings 127, suns 118, ot

DeMar DeRozan scored the Kings’ first eight points in overtime and Sacramento snapped Phoenix’s winning streak at seven.

grizzlies 134,

trail blazers 89

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points and Memphis trounced Portland.

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