Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet combined for 75 points as the host Houston Rockets turned an elite shooting exhibition into a runaway 147-119 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Green scored 41 points, one shy of his career-high tied Tuesday against Washington, while VanVleet scored a game-high 34 to help the Rockets earn their eighth straight victory and 10th victory in 11 games. Green and VanVleet combined to finish 26 of 38 from the floor and 17 of 26 from behind the arc as Houston made a season-high 27 3-pointers.
VanVleet made 10 triples, tying a franchise single-game record.
John Collins led the Jazz with 25 points while Collin Sexton had 20 points and eight assists. The Jazz, without Lauri Markkanen (right quad bruise) and Jordan Clarkson (right groin strain), have lost 11 of 13 games and 10 straight on the road.
Celtics 124, Bulls 113
Sam Hauser made seven of his eight 3-point attempts and scored 23 points to help Boston extend its winning streak to nine games with a victory over Chicago.
Jayson Tatum added 26 points and six assists for the Celtics. Al Horford finished the game with 23 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which has won six in a row on the road.
Chicago trailed by six, 113-107, with 4:35 to play, but Boston extended its lead to 10 points on a Tatum basket with 3:04 to play. The Bulls never got within reach again after that. DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 28 points, nine assists and six rebounds in the loss.
Kings 109, Magic 107
De’Aaron Fox scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Keegan Murray added 22 points and visiting Sacramento beat Orlando.
Domantas Sabonis recorded his 53rd straight double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Keon Ellis finished with a career-high 19 points. Ellis’ 3-pointer put the Kings ahead 106-101 with 1:59 left.
Jonathan Isaac tied a career high with 25 points off the bench for Orlando, which ended its five-game winning streak. Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner added 18, Cole Anthony had 16 and Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed 11 rebounds.
Knicks 105, Nets 93
Donte DiVincenzo scored a game-high 31 points to help New York earn a victory over Brooklyn.
Miles McBride added 26 points for the Knicks, while Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Jalen Brunson also scored 17 points and added eight assists for New York, which has won five of its last six games. Josh Hart grabbed 13 rebounds.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 19 points, followed by Mikal Bridges with 18 and Cameron Johnson with 13. The Nets’ losing streak reached six games.
Falcons 132, hornets 91
Dejounte Murray had 28 points and 12 assists and Bruno Fernando came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points to lead Atlanta to a victory over Charlotte.
The win ended Atlanta’s two-game losing streak and sent the Hornets to their fourth straight loss. Murray, who recorded his 15th double-double this season, was 7 of 9 from 3-point range and added seven rebounds and five steals. Fernando added six rebounds and a block. Atlanta’s Garrison Mathews scored a season-high 20 points.
Charlotte was led by Miles Bridges with 27 points and Nick Richards with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Suns 131, Spurs 106
Devin Booker scored 32 points and Kevin Durant added 25 in just three quarters as visiting Phoenix dismantled San Antonio.
Phoenix shot 61.6 percent from the floor over the first three quarters, eclipsing the 100-point mark in the final seconds of the third period, sending Booker and Durant to the bench for the final 12 minutes.
Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 14 points while Victor Wembanyama had 13, Blake Wesley scored 12 and Zach Collins had 11.
Wizards 112, Raptors 109
Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija and Richaun Holmes all recorded double-doubles and Washington used a late 8-0 run to send visiting Toronto to a 10th straight loss.
Avdija led the way with 22 points and 13 rebounds, but he missed two free throws with 10 seconds left, giving Toronto one last shot in overtime. Poole had 18 points and Holmes finished with 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Gary Trent Jr. scored a game-high 31 points to lead a very depleted Toronto squad. The Raptors were without the bodies of Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl, four of the team’s top five starters.
Nuggets 114, Trail Blazers 111
Reggie Jackson scored 23 points and Aaron Gordon recorded 22 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots to help short-handed Denver beat host Portland.
Christian Braun had 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals off the bench for the Nuggets, who played without stars Nikola Jokic (back, hip) and Jamal Murray (ankle) while completing a four-game series sweep of the season. TrailBlazers.
Duop Reath scored 24 points, Scoot Henderson added 22 points and Toumani Camara had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Portland, which lost its sixth straight game.
