



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. 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.
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.
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.
Pacers 127, Bulls 112 >> Aaron Nesmith scored a career-high 27 points, Pascal Siakam added 20 for the host Pacers.