NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart had 20 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in his fourth triple-double of the season, OG Anunoby scored 14 points in his return from an 18-game absence and the Knicks New York beat the Philadelphia 76ers. 106-79 Tuesday night.
Jalen Brunson added 20 points and nine assists for the Knicks, who finally got one of their injured starters back and looked nothing like the team that was held to a NBA – 73 points, season low in a loss to the 76ers on Sunday.
Anunoby had not played since Jan. 27 due to a right elbow injury that required surgery. New York is still playing without All-Star Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson due to injuries, but has held its opponent under 80 points in three straight games for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
The Knicks improved to 13-2 in games Anunoby played in after acquiring him from Toronto in a December 30 trade.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 19 points and Tyrese Maxey had 17 after missing the previous four games with a concussion.
PACERS 121, THUNDER 111
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Myles Turner scored 24 points to help Indiana beat Oklahoma City.
Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 12 assists and Pascal Siakam added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 53.9 percent from the field and ended Oklahoma City’s three-game winning streak .
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Lu Dort scored 18 points and Chet Holmgren added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder, who fell into a tie with the Denver Nuggets at the top of the Western Conference standings.
Gordon Hayward got his first start in 11 games since being traded to Oklahoma City and scored nine points in 30 minutes. He started in place of Jalen Williams, who was out with a sprained right ankle. Williams is Oklahoma City’s second-leading scorer this season with 19 points per game.
CELTICS 123, JAZZ 107
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points and Derrick White added 24 to lead Boston past struggling Utah.
The Celtics were missing rotation players Jaylen Brown (back), Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) and Al Horford (toe), but they were shooting so well that it didn’t matter much.
Jrue Holiday scored 16 points and Sam Hauser 14 as the Celtics made 20 3-pointers and outscored the Jazz on second-chance points, 22-8.
Keyonte George scored 14 of his 26 points in the first quarter, Jordan Clarkson had 21 and Collin Sexton scored 20 for Utah, which has lost 11 of its last 13 games.
The Jazz played without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (thigh) and Taylor Hendricks (toe).
GRIZZBELIS 109, WIZARDS 97
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Trey Jemison scored a career-high 24 points, GG Jackson added 19 and Memphis used a late rally to hold off Washington.
Jake LaRavia added 16 points for Memphis. Jemison was 11 of 13 from the field.
Kyle Kuzma had 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Wizards, who were trying to win three straight games for the first time this season. Corey Kispert finished with 22 points and Deni Avdija 16.
ROCKETS 103, SPURS 101
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 21 points and Houston held off San Antonio.
Houston earned its fourth straight road victory and is five games behind Golden State for 10th place in the Western Conference.
Tre Jones had 22 points and Jeremy Sochan added 21 as San Antonio lost for the fourth time in five games. Victor Wembanyama finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists after a sluggish start.
At 14-52, San Antonio must finish at least 7-9 to avoid matching the franchise’s worst record of 20-62 set in 1997.
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