


Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics’ first 15 points on five consecutive 3-pointers and finished with 29 points before host Boston withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum added 26 points and eight rebounds to help Boston post a season-high fifth straight victory.
Anthony Edwards had 28 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost five of its past seven.
Julius Randle added 23 points for the Timberwolves, and Rudy Gobert finished with 10 points and 20 rebounds, his eighth double-double of the season.
PACERS 115, WIZARDS 103 >> Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and nine assists and host Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Washington.
Rookie Alexandre Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly each had 17 for the Wizards, who have now lost 11 in a row and have the NBA’s worst record at 2-13.
Bennedict Mathurin had 16 points, Moses Brown 15 and T.J. McConnell 12 for the Pacers.
CLIPPERS 125, 76ERS 99 >> James Harden had 23 points and eight assists, Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds and visiting Los Angeles coasted to a win over Philadelphia.
The 76ers fell to 3-13. Philadelphia played again without injured All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, both out with knee injuries.
Jared McCain scored 18 points and Tyrese Maxey had 17 for the Sixers.
HEAT 123, MAVERICKS 118, OT >> Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, leading host Miami past Dallas in overtime.
Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Tyler Herro had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Alec Burks scored 15 and Pelle Larsson added 14 for the Heat.
Kyrie Irving had 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for the Mavericks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
CAVALIERS 122, RAPTORS 108 >> Donovan Mitchell and Ty Jerome scored 26 points apiece as Cleveland improved to 17-1 and stayed perfect at home with a win over Toronto.
The Cavaliers, who opened the season 15-0 before losing at Boston last week, are 10-0 on their home floor for the first since the 2017-18 season, when they won their first 13 games at home.
Scottie Barnes and Gradey Dick each scored 18 for the Raptors.
HORNETS’ WILLIAMS HAS TORN ACL >> Charlotte Hornets forward Grant Williams suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and is out indefinitely, the team announced Sunday.
The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Charlotte’s 125-119 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday night.