Dean Wade made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland won a replay in the final second to stun Boston 105-104 on Tuesday night, ending the leading Celtics’ winning streak of the NBA, at 11 games.
The Cavs overcame a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit without All-Star Donovan Mitchell, who missed the game with a knee injury, as well as forward Evan Mobley, who exited with a sprained knee. ankle to the third.
Wade finished with a career-high 23 points and his dunk with 19.1 seconds left put the Cavs ahead 105-104.
Darius Garland was cautioned for a foul on Boston’s Jayson Tatum with 0.7 seconds remaining, but the Cavs challenged and officials overturned the call, ruling that Tatum initiated the contact.
Tatum scored 26 points and Kristaps Porzingis 24 for Boston, which lost for the first time since February 1.
SUNS 117, NUGGETS 107, OT
DENVER (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 35 points, including eight in overtime, and short-handed Phoenix rebounded to beat Denver after blowing a 22-point lead in the second half.
After scoring just 12 points in the fourth quarter, the Suns scored 15 in overtime, led by Durant and Bradley Beal, who scored five of 16 in overtime.
Grayson Allen made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points to help the Suns end a two-game slide.
Jamal Murray scored 28 points and Nikola Jokic added 25 points and 16 rebounds, but the Nuggets had their six-game winning streak snapped.
The Suns were missing Devin Booker (sprained ankle), Nassir Little (knee), Damion Lee (meniscus surgery) and Josh Okogie (abdominal sprain).
PACERS 137, MAVERICKS 120
DALLAS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 20 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 11 assists and Indiana beat Dallas despite Luka Doncic’s fourth straight game with a 30-point triple-double.
Doncic had 39 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Russell Westbrook is the only player in NBA history to have five consecutive 30-point triple-doubles, and Oscar Robertson is the only other player to have four.
Nine players scored in double figures for the Pacers, including five reserves as Indiana’s bench dominated Dallas’ bench 69-32.
Bennedict Mathurin collected 19 points coming off the bench for the Pacers. Starting forward Pascal Siakam added 13 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
Kyrie Irving scored 23 for Dallas. PJ Washington had 20 points and Daniel Gafford added 16 points and 10 rebounds.
NETS 112, 76ERS 107
NEW YORK (AP) — Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith each scored 20 points and Brooklyn beat Philadelphia.
Lonnie Walker IV added 19 points and Nic Claxton 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who quickly rebounded from a poor performance Monday in a 106-102 home loss to Memphis. They took advantage of a short-handed Philadelphia team that was missing its two All-Stars, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid. Maxey was scratched early Tuesday with a concussion.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a season-high 30 points for the 76ers, who had won two in a row. Tobias Harris added 18.
PELICANS 139, RAPTORS 98
TORONTO (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored a season-high 34 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and New Orleans beat short-handed Toronto.
Murphy tied a career high by hitting 10 of 14 3-point attempts as the Pelicans handed the Raptors their worst loss of the season, eclipsing a 38-point drubbing they handed out to Toronto in New Orleans on last month.
The Pelicans made 24 of 49 3-point attempts.
Herb Jones scored 17 points, Zion Williamson 16 and Brandon Ingram 12. New Orleans won three of four.
Immanuel Quickley scored 17 points for the Raptors, who played without All-Star Scottie Barnes and center Jakob Poeltl.
ROCKETS 114, SPURS 101
HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun recorded a career-high 45 points and a season-high 16 rebounds as Houston beat San Antonio.
Sengun, who is in his third NBA season, also set a career high with five steals and three assists and a block. Jalen Green added 23 points and 10 assists for the Rockets, and Fred VanVleet had 21 points.
Devin Vassell scored 22 points for San Antonio. Rookie Victor Wembanyama had 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks for the Spurs, whose two-game winning streak ended.
HEAT 118, PISTONS 110
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson scored 18 each and Miami beat Detroit.
Terry Rozier scored 17 points, Caleb Martin 15 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 11 for the Heat, who improved to 11-3 in their last 14 games.
Cade Cunningham scored 23 for Detroit, which fell into a tie with Washington for the NBA’s worst record at 9-52. Simone Fontecchio scored 22 for the Pistons.
HAWKS 116, KNICK 100
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 26 points and Atlanta beat New York, which was playing without an injured Jalen Brunson.
De’Andre Hunter had 22 points off the bench and Dejounte Murray finished with 21 for the Hawks.
Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks with 21 points and Bojan Bogdanovic had 19. The Knicks attempted a season-high 52 3-pointers, but made just 16 (30.8%).
MAGIC 101, HORNETS 89
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 22 points, Cole Anthony scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and Orlando beat Charlotte for its ninth victory in 11 games.
Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Magic (36-26), who improved 10 games above .500 for the first time since April 18, 2012.
Vasa Micic, who started at point guard with LaMelo Ball and Cody Martin injured, scored a career-high 21 points for Charlotte, which lost its fifth straight. Tre Mann and Brandon Miller each scored 18 for the Hornets.
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