Julius Randle had 37 points and nine rebounds, and hit the free throws that gave the New York Knicks the lead for good in a 120-117 overtime victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown had a chance to put the Celtics ahead with 7.6 seconds remaining, but misfired on two free throws, forcing the Celtics to foul.
Jayson Tatum, who was voted an All-Star game starter for the third consecutive season prior to tip-off, finished with 35 points and 14 rebounds. Brown added 22 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which has lost three straight for just the second time this season.
PISTONS 130, NETS 122 >> Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and Detroit won in Brooklyn for the first time in nearly five years.
Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons.
Kyrie Irving scored 40 points for the Nets, tying his career high and the Nets NBA record with five straight games of 30 or more. Nic Claxton added a career-best 27 and Edmond Sumner had 24.
CAVALIERS 113, ROCKETS 95 >> Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley added 21 as Cleveland routed short-handed Houston despite missing Donovan Mitchell.
Mitchell sat out for the fourth time in five games with a groin strain.
Tari Eason had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Houston. The Rockets were without Eric Gordon, Jae’Sean Tate and Kevin Porter Jr. as they lost their second straight since snapping a 13-game skid Monday night.
Hornets 111, Bulls 96 >> Terry Rozier scored 28 points, Mason Plumlee added yet another strong performance with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Charlotte defeated Chicago.
Gordon Hayward scored 17 points, and LaMelo Ball chipped in with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
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