


Malik Beasley scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 assists and the host Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the NBA’s hottest teams.
The Pistons (33-26) won their eighth straight and ended a 12-game losing streak against Boston, two nights after stopping a 10-game skid against the Clippers.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points for Boston (42-17), which had won six straight and 10 of 11.
PACERS 111, RAPTORS 91: Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 11 assists to help host Indiana beat Toronto. Haliburton was 12 of 15 from the field, going 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
Immanuel Quickley scored 18 points for the Raptors.
KNICKS 110, 76ERS 105: Jalen Brunson had 34 points and seven assists, Mikal Bridges scored 28 points and host New York held off Philadelphia. The Knicks won for the fourth time in six games.
Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points for the 76ers, who lost their ninth straight.
TRAIL BLAZERS 129, WIZARDS 121: Shaedon Sharpe threw down a vicious one-handed slam that was immediately hailed as one of the best dunks of the season, part of a career-best 36-point performance that carried visiting Portland to a win over Washington.
Jordan Poole scored 24 points for the NBA-worst Wizards (10-48).
HEAT 131, HAWKS 109: Tyler Herro scored 24 points and added 10 assists, Duncan Robinson scored 24 points off the bench and host Miami shot a season-best 59% in a win over Atlanta. The Heat made 23 3-pointers, one shy of the franchise record.
Dyson Daniels scored 18 points for the Hawks.
THUNDER 129, NETS 121: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds and visiting Oklahoma City rebounded from a stunning collapse to beat Brooklyn.
The Thunder were playing for the first time since their 131-128 overtime loss to Minnesota on Monday, when they led by 24 points in the fourth quarter and by 16 with under 4 minutes remaining in regulation.
Day’Ron Sharpe had 25 points, 15 rebounds and five assists for the Nets.
KINGS 118, JAZZ 101: Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach Levine added 22 to lift hot-shooting Sacramento to a win over host Utah. The Kings made 15 of 36 from deep. Walker Kessler had 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz.