celtics 118,

timberwolves 115

Jayson Tatum had 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Boston beat Minnesota on Thursday.

Derrick White scored 26 points for Boston, while Sam Hauser — filling in for the injured Jaylen Brown — hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points.

Julius Randle led Minnesota with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Naz Reid added 20 points off the bench.

The Timberwolves trailed by eight with two minutes to play but had a chance to send it into overtime. However, Anthony Edwards’ 3-pointer fell short at the buzzer.

thunder 116, clippers 98

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points and Oklahoma City won their franchise-record 13th consecutive regular-season game, over Los Angeles.

The Thunder trailed by 16 in the first half before pulling within 52-48 at halftime. Shaking off a cold shooting first half, the Thunder exploded for 42 third-quarter points and an 18-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Amir Coffey led the Clippers with 26 points.

nets 113, bucks 110

Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Cam Thomas had 24 and Brooklyn withstood a frantic Milwaukee comeback attempt down the stretch.

Brooklyn led by as many as 24 and still owned a 111-90 advantage with less than seven minutes left before the Bucks scored 20 straight points. The Bucks had the ball with a chance to take the lead, but Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t finish on his drive.

Brooklyn’s Ziaire Williams got the rebound and hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left.

Damian Lillard missed two potential tying 3-point attempts in the last 4.1 seconds.

Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists while shooting 12 of 24 from the floor.

pacers 128, heat 115

Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and handed out 15 assists, Myles Turner added 21 points and Indiana rolled past Miami.

Pascal Siakam had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 53% and led by as many as 28.

Kel’el Ware led the Heat with 25 points.

Jimmy Butler scored nine points, and didn’t play in the fourth quarter for a second consecutive night.