Utah 103, Minnesota 95
Denver 105, Houston 95
LA Clippers 107, Boston 104 (OT)
Chicago 109, Detroit 89
Dallas 142, Golden State 94
Toronto 113, Orlando 97
Milwaukee 135, Atlanta 127
Miami 124, Cleveland 100
Brooklyn 101, Charlotte 91
Washington 138, San Antonio 132
Philadelphia 109, New York 104
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lou Williams scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George combined for 42 points in their first game together for the Clippers, and Los Angeles rallied to edge the Boston Celtics 107-104 in overtime Wednesday night.
George scored 25 points. Leonard added 17 and blocked Kemba Walker’s potential tying 3-point attempt after injury and rehab had prevented them from playing in the same game over the season’s first 14 games.
The Clippers improved to 9-1 at home after rallying from a 10-point deficit in the fourth.
In overtime, George hit a 3-pointer after he missed his first attempt and Patrick Beverley got the offensive rebound, then George fed Beverley for a 3 of his own. George’s free throw on a technical foul against Boston coach Brad Stevens completed seven straight points and the Clippers led 104-99.
The Celtics pulled to 104-102 on Jayson Tatum’s basket after a wild sequence in which bodies crashed to the floor as both teams chased a loose ball before Boston got possession.
Beverley hit a 3-pointer from the corner in front of the Clippers’ bench for 107-102 lead, igniting Los Angeles fans and quieting the large contingent of Celtics fans in the stands.
Tatum’s basket left the Celtics down by three. Walker, who had 13 points, got free in the corner for the last shot but Leonard leaped to deflect it.
Tatum led the Celtics with 30 points and Marcus Smart and Brad Wanamaker added 14 apiece.
NUGGETS 105, ROCKETS 95
In Denver, Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Denver played smothering defense on James Harden and the Nuggets beat Houston 105-95 on Wednesday night to snap the Rockets’ eight-game winning streak.
The Nuggets tried a little bit of everything to contain Harden, even rolling the 7-foot Jokic out high along with another defender.
The variety of schemes did the trick – as much as it can against Harden. Houston’s star playmaker finished with 27 points, snapping his string of eight consecutive games of 36 or more. He was 8 of 16 from the floor as the Rockets were held under 100 points for the first time this season. They were averaging an NBA-best 119.5 per game.
Denver is 7-0 this season when keeping an opponent below 100.
The Rockets struggled from 3-point range, hitting 12 of 38. They did make at least 10 for a 71st straight game dating to last season.
Russell Westbrook finished with 25 points on 8-of-22 shooting and Clint Capela grabbed 21 rebounds.
Will Barton scored 15 points and Juancho Hernangomez provided a boost off the bench as Denver’s reserves outscored the Rockets’ bench by a 32-21 margin.
One of the key sequences came in the third quarter, when Paul Millsap blocked Harden’s shot and Barton turned it into a dunk on the other end. That energized the Pepsi Center crowd and sent the Nuggets on a pivotal run.
Denver made things difficult all night on Harden, who’s seen just about every defensive scheme imaginable. Jokic even drew a late charge on Harden.