


Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and Derek White hit a floater from the foul line with less than a minute left on Sunday to help the Celtics recover after blowing most of a 20-point, first-half lead and beat the Denver Nuggets 110-103 in Boston.
Jayson Tatum scored 16 points with 11 rebounds and White scored 17 for Boston, which has not lost three games in a row all season.
Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Christian Braun scored 24 for Denver. which has lost three of its last five games.
One game after blowing a 22-point lead and losing to the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, the Celtics coughed up most of a 20-point lead against Denver, the No. 2 team in the West.
The Nuggets, who trailed 59-39 in the final minutes of the first half, scored 10 straight points near the end of the third to cut a 15-point lead to five. Knicks 116, Heat 112 (OT): Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and visiting New York overcame a 19-point deficit. OG Anunoby added 23 points and Karl Anthony Towns had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks. Brunson’s 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining in overtime put New York ahead for good at 111-110 and began a 7-0 spurt. Miami narrowed it to 114-112 on Alec Burks’ 3-pointer with 27 seconds left, but Anunoby had a dunk with 17 seconds to go to put it away. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 30 points. Tyler Herro had 22, and rookie Kel’el Ware had 12 points and career-high six blocks.
Cavaliers 133, Trail Blazers 129 (OT): De’Andre Hunter scored 32 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in overtime as host Cleveland to extend its winning streak to 10 and become the first NBA team with 50 victories this season. The Cavaliers were down 18 in the third quarter before fighting back to win for the 14th time in 15 games.
Pacers 127, Bulls 112: Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points, Pascal Siakam added 20 for the host Pacers.
Raptors 104, Magic 102: Immanuel Quickley scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half and Toronto held on. After acknowledging that Jalen Suggs will need knee surgery, the Magic lost for the fourth time in five games, all at home.
Thunder 146, Spurs 132: Jalen Williams had a career-high 41 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 and Oklahoma City spoiled the Spurs’ homecoming following a momentous month-long trip. Oklahoma City (49-11) won its third straight and moved a game behind Cleveland (50-10) for the NBA’s top record
Pelicans 128, Jazz 121: Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 26 points and had nine rebounds and New Orleans used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat Utah in Salt Lake City. CJ McCollum added 25 points and eight assists, Zion Williamson had 24 points and nine assists and Trey Murphy III scored 20 points to help the Pelicans win their fifth straight over the Jazz. Keyonte George led the Jazz with 28 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 21.
Timberwolves 116, Suns 98: Anthony Edwards scored 44 points, Julius Randle added 20 in his first game since missing more than a month with an injury and Minnesota won in Phoenix. Edwards scored 17 points in the third quarter alone.