Albuquerque Journal

Warren, Turner lead Pacers to OT win

Harris scores 35 in Sixers victory

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANAPOL­IS — T.J. Warren and Myles Turner scored 24 points apiece, Aaron Holiday sank two 3-pointers late and the host Indiana Pacers outlasted the Toronto Raptors 120-115 in overtime on Monday night.

Holiday, who started at point guard for the injured Malcolm Brogdon, hit a 3-pointer to give the Pacers a 116-113 lead with 2:05 remaining in overtime. Then he drained another for a 119-115 advantage with 54 seconds remaining.

Holiday finished with 19 points, including 5 of 10 on 3-pointers. The Pacers (21-10) hit 18 of 42 from beyond the arc. The Raptors (21-9), who had a five-game win streak snapped, were just 11 of 40 on 3-pointers.

Raptors guard Kyle Lowry led all scorers with 30 points. Serge Ibaka added 23 and Fred VanVleet 21 for the defending NBA champions.

76ERS 125, PISTONS 109:

In Detroit, Tobias Harris scored 35 points against his former team and Ben Simmons added a triple-double as Philadelph­ia beat the Pistons.

Joel Embiid had 20 points and eight rebounds for the 76ers, who improved to 11-4 in their last 15 games. Simmons finished with 16 points, a career-high 17 assists and 13 rebounds, while reserve Furkan Korkmaz added a careerhigh 21.

Andre Drummond had 27 for the Pistons, who have lost five in a row. Blake Griffin, who had missed the previous two games with knee soreness, scored eight points on 2-for-14 shooting.

HEAT 107, JAZZ 104: In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 12 rebounds and Miami beat Utah to improve the NBA’s best home record to 13-1.

Tyler Herro scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth for Miami. Goran Dragic scored 15 for Miami, which got 11 from Meyers Leonard and 10 from Kendrick Nunn.

Miami outrebound­ed the Jazz 55-46 and ended Utah’s season-best five-game winning streak.

Joe Ingles scored a seasonhigh 27 for Utah, which got within three points with about six seconds left on a putback slam by Rudy Gobert. But Butler hit a pair of free throws for Miami moments later, sealing the outcome.

SPURS 145, GRIZZLIES

115: In Memphis, Tenn., LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 40 points, DeMar DeRozan added 26 points and 10 assists, and San Antonio

Spurs shot 67% from the field to rout Memphis.

Trey Lyles finished with 17 points and Dejounte Murray scored 14 for the Spurs. The point total and shooting percentage were season bests for San Antonio.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 22 points for Memphis, while rookie Ja Morant finished with 19. Jonas Valanciuna­s had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Memphis lost for the third time in the last four.

WIZARDS 121, KNICKS 115:

In New York, Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Troy Brown Jr. added 26 off the bench and short-handed Washington outlasted New York.

Ish Smith added 17 and Anzej Pasecniks chipped in 14 for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Julius Randle had 35 points and reserve Damyean Dotson added 19 for New York, which lost its third straight game.

CAVALIERS 121, HAWKS

118: In Cleveland, Collin Sexton scored 25 points, rookie Darius Garland had 21 and the Cavaliers held off a late Atlanta comeback.

Trae Young scored 30 points, but his 3-pointer that would have tied the game in the closing seconds hit off the front of the rim and sent Atlanta to its eighth straight defeat.

Kevin Love had 20 points for Cleveland, which has won three straight.

NUGGETS 113, SUNS 111:

In Phoenix, Jamal Murray had 28 points, including a tiebreakin­g jumper with 3.2 seconds left, Nikola Jokic finished with a triple-double and Denver rallied for a victory over Phoenix.

The teams traded clutch shots in the final moments. First it was Murray who hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to push Denver ahead 111108. Two seconds later, Devin Booker nailed a 3-pointer off an inbounds play to tie it.

PELICANS 102, TRAIL

BLAZERS 94: In Portland, Ore., Brandon Ingram had 19 points and 11 rebounds as New Orleans beat Portland.

MAGIC 103, BULLS 95: In Orlando, Fla., Terrence Ross scored a season-high 26 points to help the Magic break a three-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago.

ROCKETS 113, KINGS 104:

In Sacramento, Calif., James Harden scored 34 points to lead Houston to a win over Sacramento.

CAVS-JAZZ TRADE: Jordan Clarkson wasn’t going to be a part of Cleveland’s future. Now he’s in the past.

The Cavaliers agreed Monday night to trade Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for guard Dante Exum and two future second-round draft picks, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.

 ?? DOUG MCSCHOOLER/ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Toronto guard Terance Davis puts up a shot as Indiana’s T.J. McConnell defends. The Pacers beat the Raptors in overtime as T.J. Warren and Myles Turner combined for 48 points.
DOUG MCSCHOOLER/ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto guard Terance Davis puts up a shot as Indiana’s T.J. McConnell defends. The Pacers beat the Raptors in overtime as T.J. Warren and Myles Turner combined for 48 points.

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