Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 22 rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 100-91 on Sunday night.
The Knicks relied on defense and rebounding (45-39) before pulling away to a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Mikal Bridges had 17 points for the Knicks and Josh Hart added 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Moritz Wagner led the Magic with a career-high 32 points in Orlando’s first homecourt loss of the season.
TIMBERWOLVES 106, SPURS 92: Anthony Edwards had 26 points and Minnesota rolled past San Antonio.
Minnesota forced 10 turnovers and had 13 second-chance points to build a 16-point lead in the first half. But San Antonio opened the second half on a 20-9 run to trim Minnesota’s lead to 61-57. The Timberwolves responded by outscoring the Spurs 30-22 in the final quarter. San Antonio was unable to muster another comeback.
Victor Wembanyama had 20 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio.
CELTICS 112, WIZARDS 98: Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Boston cruised past Washington.
Tatum had missed two of Boston’s previous four games with a knee issue. He helped the Celtics win their seventh straight over the Wizards.
Payton Pritchard added 15 points on five 3-pointers, and Derrick White also had 15 points for Boston. Kristaps Porzingis scored 11 points in 11 minutes before he was forced out with heel pain. .
Jordan Poole led Washington with 21 points, and Bilal Coulibaly added 19. The Wizards have lost three in a row and 16 of 17.
PACERS 119, PELICANS 104: Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and 10 assists to lift Indiana over struggling New Orleans.
Andrew Nembhard had 17 points, and Myles Turner finished with 14 points and four blocks as the Pacers won for the third time in four games.
Brandon Boston scored 20 points to lead five Pelicans players in double figures.
SUNS 116, TRAIL BLAZERS 109: Devin Booker tallied 28 points, Kevin Durant had 20 and Phoenix handed Portland a sixth straight loss.
Anfernee Simmons scored 20 points to lead the Trail Blazers, who had to work back after trailing by a dozen points after the first quarter.
MAVERICKS 143, WARRIORS 133: Luka Doncic posted his 80th career triple-double with a season-high 45 points along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, and Dallas beat Golden State.
Ex-Warrior Klay Thompson hit two late 3-pointers for seven total and finished with 29 points after the Mavericks lost 120-117 in his emotional first return to the Bay Area on Nov. 12.
His former Splash Brother, Stephen Curry, had 26 points and 10 assists for Golden State.
Trades finalized
The Heat dealt Thomas Bryant to the Pacers in exchange for the right to swap second-round picks in 2031.
Trade terms were agreed to Friday, but NBA rules prevented the deal from becoming official until Sunday.
Bryant averaged 4.1 points in 10 games off the bench for Miami this season.
Golden State landed point guard Dennis Schroder in a trade with Brooklyn in exchange for injured guard De’Anthony Melton and guard Reece Beekman.
Also in the trade: a slew of second-round draft picks. Golden State will receive a second-rounder next year (a top-37-protected pick that originally belonged to Miami) and Brooklyn gets three second-rounders — ones in 2026 and 2028 (both via Atlanta) and Golden State’s pick in 2029.
Schroder averaged 18.4 points and 6.6 assists this season for the Nets.