Magic 121, Kings 91
Nets 115, Wizards 112
Heat 118, 76ers 95
Mavericks 120, Bulls 119
Celtics 121, Spurs 111
Thunder 132, Pacers 111
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 127
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics won their eighth straight, beating the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 on Saturday night.
Jrue Holiday had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for Boston.
Seven of the eight Celtics who played scored in double figures.
Keldon Johnson had 23 points and Stephon Castle added 22 points as the Spurs lost their third straight.
The Celtics trailed for just 15 seconds early in the first quarter.
San Antonio is 8-13 since Victor Wembanyama was diagnosed with a blood clot in his right shoulder that ended his season and 4-5 since De’Aaron Fox was lost for the season with a torn tendon in his pinkie.
San Antonio dropped the opener of a three-game homestand and the first of a back-to-back.
Jeremy Sochan added 18 points for the Spurs.
Luke Kornet had 15 points and 16 rebounds against the undersized Spurs. Kornet was 7 for 10 from the field.
Boston was 8 for 17 on 3-pointers in the first quarter in building a 36-27 lead. The Spurs to 4-for-13 shooting from behind the arc in the opening quarter.
Boston (55-19) improved its league-best road record to 31-7.
HEAT 118, 76ERS 95
In Philadelphi, Tyler Herro scored 30 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 118-95 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Alec Burks added 20 points for the Heat, who hold the final spot in the Eastern Conference for the play-in tournament. Miami has won four in a row following a 10-game losing streak. Herro made five of the Heat’s 20 3-pointers.
Jared Butler had 19 points to lead Philadelphia, which was eliminated from playoff contention following its seventh straight defeat.
It has been a disappointing season for the 76ers, who have been ravaged by injury. Joel Embiid and Paul George are out for the season. Many others, including Tyrese Maxey, didn’t play against the Heat as the 76ers eye the best odds for the highest draft pick.
The Heat also were without several key players, including Andrew Wiggins (right hamstring) and Duncan Robinson (back), who didn’t make the trip.
Miami has steadied itself after the long skid and need to get healthy soon. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Wiggins and Robinson are making progress and didn’t rule them out from rejoining the team for the final two contests of the current three-game road trip.
The Heat outscored Philadelphia 34-22 in the third quarter to take a commanding 96-75 lead into the fourth.
LAKERS 134, GRIZZLIES 127
Memphis, Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 134-127 win over Memphis on Saturday night in the Grizzlies’ first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo.
LeBron James scored 25 points as the Lakers led by 20 points in the first half, but squandered the advantage to make it a close game in the fourth quarter.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 29 points, while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 24 points. Ja Morant finished with 22 points and 10 assists.
Iisalo took over Friday night hours after Memphis fired Taylor Jenkins, the winningest coach in franchise history, with nine games left in the regular season.
While the Lakers had played well in their previous 36 games, they came in losers of four of their last five, including a last-second loss at Chicago on Thursday night. The game was close but did not have the late drama.
The teams exchanged the lead through the middle part of the fourth quarter when Doncic entered with about eight minutes left. After four straight points from Doncic and a 3-pointer from Dorian Finney-Smith, the Lakers had retaken the lead.
Midway through the second quarter, the Lakers had made a dozen 3-pointers and were shooting at 55% as they built the lead to 20 before Memphis cut into the advantage to trail 72-61 at halftime. The Lakers ended up making 19 3-pointers, one short of their season-high.
