OAKLAND, California (AP) – Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points as the Boston Celtics beat Golden State 99-86 on Wednesday night, spoiling the Warriors’ lone home game in a nearly three-week span.
Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined to shoot just 4 for 17 from 3-point range as Golden State struggled again without injured star Kevin Durant, who spoke before the game wearing a bulky brace on his injured left knee and using crutches.
Curry had 23 points, and Thompson 25 as the Warriors’ 10-game home winning streak was snapped — nearly a year after Boston ended a 54-game home win streak for the Warriors.
Kelly Olynyk added 17 points, fiv rebounds and five assists for Boston.
JAZZ 115, ROCKETS 108
HOUSTON – Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward each scored 23 points to help the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 115-108 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
James Harden had 35 points for the Rockets. They dropped their second in a row.
RAPTORS 94, PELICANS 87
NEW ORLEANS – Jonas Valanciunas had 25 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat a New Orleans squad that played without All-Star forward Anthony Davis during the second half.
WOLVES 107, CLIPPERS 91
MINNEAPOLIS – Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 14 rebounds as Minnesota beat Los Angeles.
SPURS 114, KINGS 104
SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili had 19 points while David Lee added 18 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio rallied without Kawhi Leonard to beat Sacramento.
San Antonio won its ninth straight and extended its NBA record for 50-win seasons to 18 straight.
BUCKS 104, KNICKS 93
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half to help Milwaukee rally to beat New York.
Antetokounmpo also added 13 rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Derrick Rose led the Knicks with 26 points.
HEAT 108, HORNETS 101
MIAMI – Dion Waiters scored 24 points while Goran Dragic added 22 points and 10 assists as Miami beat Charlotte to move within a half-game of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
MAGIC 98, BULLS 91
ORLANDO, Florida – Elfrid Payton had 22 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds for his second straight triple-double as Orlando rallied to beat Chicago.
Evan Fournier added 20 points to help Orlando erase a 13-point, second-half deficit and snap a two-game losing streak. Jimmy Butler scored 21 points for Chicago. The Bulls have lost three straight.
HAWKS 110, NETS 105
ATLANTA – Dennis Schroder scored 31 points while Paul Millsap added 24 as the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Brooklyn.
PACERS 115, PISTONS 98
INDIANAPOLIS – Paul George scored 13 of his 21 points in the third quarter to lead Indiana past Detroit.