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    Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    NBA roundup

    Hornets 90, Celtics 78

    Greivis Vasquez scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Austin Rivers won his first NBA game against his father on Wednesday night as New Orleans beat coach Doc Rivers and Boston.

    Al-Farouq Aminu had 18 points and nine rebounds and Anthony Davis had 10 of each for New Orleans, which won for the sixth time in seven games and stopped Boston's six-game winning streak.

    Austin Rivers scored eight points against his father's team; they became the fourth father-son matchup in NBA history.

    Paul Pierce scored 12 points with 10 rebounds before fouling out in the final minutes. Kevin Garnett scored 15 and Rajon Rondo had 11 assists.

    Hawks 109, Nets 95

    Jeff Teague had a career-high 28 points and 11 assists, Zaza Pachulia finished two assists shy of a triple-double and short-handed Atlanta beat Brooklyn to stop the latter's seven-game winning streak.

    The Hawks played without leading scorer Josh Smith, suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for "conduct detrimental to the team" following an incident in practice Tuesday.

    Pachulia had 13 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Al Horford had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

    Brook Lopez had 22 points for the Nets, who lost for only the second time in 11 games under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo.

    Thunder 117, Nuggets 97

    Russell Westbrook scored 32 points, Kevin Martin had 20 and Oklahoma City snapped Denver's six-game winning streak.

    Kevin Durant added 20 points and tied his career high with five steals as NBA-best Oklahoma City led wire-to-wire for just the second time this season.

    Kosta Koufos had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Nuggets.

    Mavericks 105, Rockets 100

    Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points, O.J. Mayo hit two tiebreaking free throws and Dallas held off a Jeremy Lin-led surge to beat Houston.

    Lin and James Harden combined to score the last 18 points for the Rockets, who erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit and got even at 97.

    Harden finished with 20 points and Lin had 19.

    Bulls 107, Raptors 105 (OT)

    Luol Deng hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 3 seconds left in overtime and Chicago beat Toronto.

    Carlos Boozer had a season-high 36 points and 12 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls. Richard Hamilton added 15 points.

    Alan Anderson fouled out with 27 points, matching his career-high, and Kyle Lowry had 26 as Toronto lost its third straight.

    Spurs 103, Grizzlies 82

    Tony Parker had 17 points and 11 assists and Tim Duncan added 19 points to help San Antonio beat Memphis.

    Boris Diaw added 14, Kawhi Leonard 13 and Tiago Splitter 10 for San Antonio (30-11).

    Rudy Gay scored 17 points as all five starters scored in double figures for Memphis (24-13) Marc Gasol had 12 points, Tony Allen and Zach Randolph each had 11 and Mike Conley 10.

    Magic 97, Pacers 86

    Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and 15 rebounds to help Orlando snap a six-game home losing streak.

    Orlando also got a boost from forward Glen Davis, who started his first game since returning from a sprained left shoulder. He finished with 11 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes.

    Paul George had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Indiana. George Hill added 15 points.

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