BOSTON >> Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.

With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin, the Lakers cut a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to single digits. But Tatum and Jaylen Brown scored Boston’s final 12 points to preserve the win.

Brown added 31 points as the Celtics earned their fourth straight victory.

James finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists before exiting midway through the fourth quarter as the Lakers had their eight-game Los Angeles win streak.

Luka Doncic had 34 points and eight rebounds in his first game in Boston since he and the Dallas Mavericks lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals as Boston clinched its 18th championship.

rockets 146, pelicans 117 >> Dillon Brooks had 27 points, Alperen Sengun and Aaron Holiday added 20 each and Houston sailed to a win over New Orleans.

Hornets 105, Nets 102 >> Miles Bridges scored 26 points and Charlotte used a finishing 12-0 run to beat Brooklyn and snap a nine-game losing streak.

Wizards 118, Raptors 117 >> Jordan Poole scored 34 points and the NBA-worst Wizards won Washington’s second straight game, beating Toronto when Raptors guard Jamal Shead’s running layup at the buzzer was ruled to be late.

Hawks 120, Pacers 118 >> Trae Young had 36 points and Caris Lavert added 26 off the bench as Atlanta held off Indiana for the Hawks’ third win in four games.

Magic 111, bucks 109 >> Paolo Banchero scored 29 points, Cole Anthony added 22 and Orlando beat Milwaukee to end a five-game skid and snap the Bucks’ four-game winning streak.

Bulls 114, Heat 109 >> Josh Giddey scored 26 points and Chicago rallied from a 17-point, first-half deficit to beat Miami.