


Darius Garland scored 28 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists and the Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Cleveland.
Ty Jerome added 18 points off the bench and De’Andre Hunter scored 17 for Cleveland, which has the second-best record in franchise history at 63-16.
Bucks 110, Timberwolves 103: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his third straight triple-double as the Bucks erased a 24-point, fourth-quarter deficit in Milwaukee. Milwaukee won its fifth straight and snapped Minnesota’s five-game winning streak by producing the Bucks’ biggest fourth-quarter comeback since at least 1996-97, when the NBA began tracking play-by-play data. The Bucks had lost the last 276 regular-season or playoff games in which they had fallen behind by at least 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Grizzlies 124, Hornets 100: Ja Morant had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists as Memphis won in Charlotte, N.C. Memphis guard Jaylen Wells was taken from the court on a stretcher and transported to a hospital after he made a fast-break dunk and landed hard on his head following a midair collision with Charlotte’s K.J. Simpson. Officials called a Flagrant 2 foul on Simpson, who was automatically ejected. Desmond Bane scored 19 points, Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. 14 points for Memphis, which kept pace in the Western Conference race.
Celtics 119, Knicks 117 (OT): Kristaps Porzingis made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime after Jayson Tatum’s 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining forced the extra period as Boston completed a season sweep of New York. Porzingis matched his season high with 34 points on his 30-footer. Tatum added 32 points as the Celtics extended their road win streak to eight.
Warriors 133, Suns 95: Stephen Curry scored 25 points, Brandin Podziemski added 22 and visiting Golden State gained ground in a crowded Western Conference playoff race. The Warriors are trying to secure one of the top six seeds in the West, which would keep them out of the play-in tournament. Golden State is tied with Denver and Memphis at 47-32 for the fourth through sixth spots.
Magic 119, Hawks 112: Paolo Banchero had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the host Magic took command of the four-team play-in tournament race in the Eastern Conference.
Pacers 104, Wizards 98: Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and host Indiana won its fifth straight game.
Nets 119, Pelicans 114: Trendon Watford scored 22 points, Drew Timme had 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Brooklyn snapped a five-game home losing streak.