Jayson Tatum had 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 118-115 on Thursday night at Minneapolis.
Derrick White scored 26 points for Boston, while Sam Hauser — filling in for the injured Jaylen Brown — hit five 3-pointers and scored 15 points.
Julius Randle led Minnesota with 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Naz Reid added 20 points off the bench, while Jaden McDaniels had 19 points and eight boards.
The Timberwolves trailed by eight with two minutes to play but they had a chance to send it into overtime. However, Anthony Edwards’ 3-pointer fell short at the buzzer.
WARRIORS 139, 76ERS 105: Step Curry had 30 points and made all eight of his 3-point attempts, and Golden State beat visiting Philadelphia.
Golden State led 35-19 after the first quarter and extended a 16-point halftime lead to 25 at the end of the third quarter.
NETS 113, BUCKS 110: Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Cam Thomas had 24 and Brooklyn withstood a frantic Milwaukee comeback attempt down the stretch.
Brooklyn led by as many as 24 and still owned a 111-90 advantage with less than seven minutes left before the host Bucks scored 20 straight points. The Bucks had the ball with a chance to take the lead, but Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t finish on his drive to the basket.
Brooklyn’s Ziaire Williams got the rebound and hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left.
Damian Lillard missed two potential tying 3-point attempts in the last 4.1 seconds.
PACERS 128, HEAT 115: Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points and handed out 15 assists, Myles Turner added 21 points and Indiana rolled to a victory at Miami. Pascal Siakam had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 53% and led by as many as 28.
PISTONS’ IVEY HAS SURGERY ON BROKEN LEG: Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey had surgery on his left leg, a day after breaking his fibula in a collision during a win over the Orlando Magic.
The Pistons said Thursday that Ivey will be reevaluated in four weeks.