Chet Holmgren produced 15 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in his return from injury, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a \u200b127-121 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday.<\/p>\n
Gilgeous-Alexander, playing his first game since sustaining an \u200cabdominal strain on February 3, helped the Thunder dig out of an \u200bearly 16-point deficit.<\/p>\n
In overtime, though, Gilgeous-Alexander remained on the bench. It \u2060didn\u2019t matter, as Alex Caruso continued his strong play from the end of regulation. He finished with 12 points.<\/p>\n
Denver\u2019s Jamal Murray hit a trio of 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds to finish \u200cwith 39 points. Nikola Jokic finished with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists while teammate Christian Braun also scored 23.<\/p>\n
Detroit Pistons 122, Celevland Cavaliers 119 (OT)<\/p>\n
Jalen \u200cDuren scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as host Detroit Pistons rallied from \u200ca \u2060nine-point deficit late in regulation to win in overtime against Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
Cade Cunningham supplied \u206025 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists before fouling out in regulation for the Pistons, who have won seven of their past eight. Ausar Thompson had 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Jarrett Allen\u2019s 25 \u200bpoints and nine rebounds led the \u200cCavaliers, who have lost three of the past four. Cleveland played without its starting backcourt, Donovan Mitchell (groin) and James Harden (thumb).<\/p>\n
Boston Celtics 148, Brooklyn Nets 111<\/p>\n
Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes as Boston Celtics pulled away in the second half \u200cfor a victory over visiting Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n
The Celtics, who had a six-point lead \u200bmidway through the third quarter, outscored the Nets 82-54 in the second half. Jaylen Brown logged 28 points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the Celtics, who hit 66.7% of their field-goal attempts while earning their 10th win in 12 games.<\/p>\n
Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 18 points. Danny Wolf scored 16 as the Nets \u200cdropped their seventh game in a row.<\/p>\n
Memphis Grizzlies 124, Dallas Mavericks 105<\/p>\n
Cam Spencer scored 25 points, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper added 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds — his first career double-double — as visiting Memphis Grizzlies handed Dallas Mavericks its seventh straight home loss.<\/p>\n
Scotty Pippen Jr. chipped in with 15 points for the Grizzlies, who snapped a three-game losing streak. GG Jackson and Jaylen Wells had 12 points each.<\/p>\n
Brandon Williams amassed 16 points and eight rebounds \u200cfor the Mavericks, who have lost 12 of their past 14 games. Daniel Gafford added 14 points \u200bon 7-of-8 shooting.<\/p>\n
New York Knicks 127, Miwaukee Bucks 98<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson scored 22 of his game-high 27 points in the first quarter, helping visiting New York Knicks secure a \u2060victory over Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n
OG Anunoby added 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 13 \u2060rebounds for the Knicks, which shot 21-for-42 (50%) on 3-point attempts. Landry Shamet scored 15 points, while Josh Hart had 12 and Mikal Bridges and Mohamed Diawara \u200cscored 10 apiece.<\/p>\n
Myles Turner led the Bucks with 19 points, followed by Kyle Kuzma with 17 and Bobby Portis with 14. Ryan Rollins scored 13, while Kevin \u200bPorter Jr. finished with 11 points and 10 assists for the Bucks, who had won eight of their previous 10 games.<\/p>\n
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