Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made two blocks in the last 30 seconds to help the Boston Celtics defeat the Indiana Pacers 129-124 on Tuesday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Derrick White ended with 24, helping Boston win the season series over Indiana 3-2. The Pacers defeated the Celtics in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament in December.
PHOTO: Jayson Tatum
Aaron Nesmith paced the Pacers with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Pascal Siakam finished with 23 points, while Myles Turner contributed 17. Tyrese Haliburton, an All-Star, scored 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Celtics led 127-124 when Tatum denied Turner at the rim with 29.3 seconds left, leading to a shot-clock violation. He came up with another block with 11.2 seconds remaining to preserve Boston’s five-point lead.
KNICKS 118, JAZZ 103
NEW YORK (AP)— Donte DiVincenzo hit a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Jalen Brunson added 29 points and nine assists, and New York won its eighth straight game to cap off one of the finest months in team history.
The Knicks went 14-2 in January. That was their most wins in a month since reaching 14-0 in March 1994, and it was only one shy of their all-time high of 15-3 in December 1968.
Utah’s Collin Sexton scored 22 points, but the team fell in New York for the second night in a row, finishing the road trip 2-4. The Jazz were defeated 147-114 by Brooklyn on Monday.
With starting Knicks forwards Julius Randle and OG Anunoby sidelined for the second straight night, Precious Achiuwa matched a season high with 18 points. Josh Hart finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and 12 boards.
HAWKS 138, LAKERS 122
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 26 points, knocking down his first six attempts from 3-point range, and the Atlanta handed Los Angeles its second double-digit loss in as many nights.
The Lakers, playing without Anthony Davis after a 135-119 loss at Houston on Monday, slipped back below .500 at 24-25. Austin Reaves scored 28 points and James added 20 in a lackluster performance before a standing-room-only crowd.
Dejounte Murray, who had 24 points for the Hawks, knocked down mid-range jumpers on three straight possessions midway through the fourth quarter to turn back any thoughts of a Lakers comeback.
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