Max Strus scored 29 points and Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a right knee injury as the Cleveland Cavaliers tied their franchise record for points in a regulation game in a 149-128 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Friday.
Evan Mobley had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers. James Harden scored 17 points and dished out 14 assists, his highest total since being acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Strus, who played for the Heat from 2020-23, made eight 3-pointers and had eight rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench as Cleveland earned its fifth win in six games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 points and Bam Adebayo had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat, who are 1-6 since March 14. Miami dropped out of a three-way tie for eighth in the Eastern Conference with the Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic.
Clippers 114, Pacers 113
Kawhi Leonard hit a go-ahead jumper with 0.4 seconds left to lift visiting Los Angeles to a victory over Indiana in Indianapolis.
Darius Garland scored 30 and Leonard had 28 for the Clippers, who trailed by 24 before rallying for their fourth straight win. Bennedict Mathurin scored 17 points off the bench, while Brook Lopez added 16.
Aaron Nesmith put up 26 points and Obi Toppin followed with 20 as the Pacers lost for the 18th time in 19 games.
Nuggets 135, Jazz 129
Nikola Jokic had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, Cameron Johnson made a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, and host Denver rallied to beat Utah.
Jamal Murray finished with 31 points, including six in the final 1:15, and 14 assists to help the Nuggets win their fifth in a row. Tim Hardaway Jr. tossed in 21 points.
Kyle Filipowski scored 25 points and Cody Williams contributed 24 for the Jazz, who led for most of the second half but still took their eighth loss in nine games.
Celtics 109, Hawks 102
Payton Pritchard tossed in a game-high 36 points and had seven rebounds to help host Boston end Atlanta’s three-game winning streak.
Pritchard made 13 of 23 field-goal attempts, including 6 of 11 3-point shots. Jayson Tatum added 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Celtics, who were missing Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendinitis).
The Hawks trailed by four points with 2:41 left but failed to get any closer. Jalen Johnson had 29 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Atlanta, which received 21 points from CJ McCollum and 20 from Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
Thunder 131, Bulls 113
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 as Oklahoma City used a 22-0 second-half run to beat visiting Chicago.
The Thunder trailed by eight with less than four minutes remaining in the third before taking over. Oklahoma City won for the 13th time in 14 games, getting 21 points from Cason Wallace plus 18 points and eight assists from Jalen Williams.
Collin Sexton put up 22 points as the Bulls took their 19th loss in 24 games, knocking them out of play-in contention.
Raptors 119, Pelicans 106
Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 12 assists, five teammates scored in double figures and host Toronto defeated New Orleans.
Jakob Poeltl added 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Sandro Mamukelashvili, RJ Barrett and Ja’Kobe Walter scored 18 each and Brandon Ingram added 13 to help the Raptors bounce back from a 1-3 stretch.
Zion Williamson scored 22 points and Saddiq Bey added 19 as the Pelicans lost for the seventh time in their past eight road games.
Mavericks 100, Trail Blazers 93
Marvin Bagley III had a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds and Cooper Flagg added 24 points as Dallas ended a five-game losing streak with a road win over Portland.
Naji Marshall added 19 points and five steals for the Mavericks, who won for just the fifth time in their past 29 games.
Jrue Holiday had 23 points while Deni Avdija contributed 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Blazers, who lost for just the second time in their past seven games.
Rockets 119, Grizzlies 109
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 10 assists while Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and a season-high 16 rebounds to lead visiting Houston past Memphis.
The Rockets snapped a two-game skid as Amen Thompson contributed 18 points and eight boards and Tari Eason finished with 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Houston sits in sixth in the Western Conference standings and holds a four-game edge over Phoenix for the final guaranteed playoff spot.
Memphis got a career-high 31 points from Olivier-Maxence Prosper, who shot 12-for-15, including 4-for-5 from long range. GG Jackson and Javon Small added 14 points apiece for the Grizzlies, who lost their fifth straight.
Lakers 116, Nets 99
Luka Doncic scored 41 points and Austin Reaves had 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles sent visiting Brooklyn to its 10th straight loss.
Doncic also grabbed eight rebounds. He has scored at least 30 points in a career-high 12 straight games for the Lakers, who won for the 11th time in their past 12 games.
The Nets, who were outscored 31-15 in the fourth quarter, lost for the 20th time in the past 22 games. Josh Minott scored a team-high 18 off the bench.
Warriors 131, Wizards 126
Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points and Brandin Podziemski recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Golden State past Washington in San Francisco.
The Warriors went on a late 19-5 run to erase a five-point deficit and register their third straight win. Gui Santos put up 27 points for Golden State, which shot 19-for-44 (43.2%) from 3-point range.
The Wizards leaned on a balanced scoring effort, getting 66 points from their bench. Will Riley finished with a team-high 22 points as Washington fell one game after snapping a franchise-record-tying 16-game losing streak.
–Field Level Media
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