Trae Young hit a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
The Jazz tied the game with four seconds left on a 24-foot trey by Collin Sexton. Atlanta, which had no timeouts remaining, inbounded the ball to Young, who cashed in on his heave from midcourt. The shot was reviewed and ruled good.
Young finished with 24 points — 10 in the fourth quarter — and 20 assists to help Atlanta end a three-game losing streak. The Hawks also got 18 points, six rebounds and three blocks from Clint Capela and 17 points from De’Andre Hunter.
Utah was led by Lauri Markkanen, who matched his season high with 35 points. Sexton added 24 points, and Walker Kessler had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Celtics 118, Nuggets 106
Jayson Tatum had 29 points, Kristaps Porzingis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds and visiting Boston beat short-handed Denver.
Jrue Holiday scored 19 points and Jaylen Brown contributed 14 for the Celtics, who used a strong fourth quarter to break open a close game.
Russell Westbrook scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Denver, which played without reigning MVP Nikola Jokic (illness) and forward Aaron Gordon. Jamal Murray and Julian Strawther each scored 19 points.
Hornets 115, Suns 104
LaMelo Ball pumped in 32 points and Charlotte snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating visiting Phoenix.
Ball added 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals. He had help from Miles Bridges with 21 points, Nick Richards with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Brandon Miller with 13 points.
Devin Booker tried to keep the Suns in the game with 39 points, marking his highest scoring output since November. Kevin Durant had 26 points and Bradley Beal, in his second straight game coming off the bench, finished with 10 for Phoenix, which has lost five of its past six games.
Rockets 135, Wizards 112
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 36 points during a runaway third quarter and Houston erased an early double-digit deficit to beat host Washington.
Green scored 22 of his game-high 29 points while Sengun added 14 points in the Rockets’ 40-point third. For the game, Fred VanVleet added 19 points, 12 assists and four steals, and Amen Thompson chipped in 20 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Sengun totaled 26 points, 10 boards and six assists.
Corey Kispert scored 23 points and Jones Valanciunas added 18 for Washington, which got just 45 points from its starters as it fell to 5-15 at home.
Mavericks 118, Lakers 97
Quentin Grimes scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, hitting six 3-pointers, to help Dallas beat visiting Los Angeles.
Grimes also had nine rebounds while P.J. Washington had 22 points and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 as the Mavericks snapped a five-game losing streak.
Anthony Davis led Los Angeles with 21 points and 12 boards, while LeBron James collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Timberwolves 104, Pelicans 97
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and visiting Minnesota spoiled Zion Williamson’s return by defeating New Orleans.
Julius Randle scored 16 points and Naz Reid had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
Dejounte Murray scored 29 points in his first game with Williamson, who scored 22 points in his return from a 27-game absence due to a strained hamstring. Williamson added six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 28 minutes.
Heat 114, Warriors 98
Nikola Jovic led a balanced attack with 20 points and Miami won a 3-point shooting duel on tired legs for a win over Golden State on Tuesday night in San Francisco.
Duncan Robinson did all of his scoring from beyond the arc, going 4-for-5 from deep, as the Heat, coming off a double-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings one night earlier, outscored Golden State 48-42 on 3-pointers despite taking 10 fewer attempts.
Stephen Curry knocked down eight 3-pointers in 17 attempts on the way to a game-high 31 points for the Warriors, who completed a 3-3 homestand with a second consecutive loss.
–Field Level Media