CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime, helping the New Orleans Pelicans set a franchise record by coming back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.
Dejounte Murray scored 26 points and recorded 11 assists, Trey Murphy III added 24 points, and Jordan Hawkins chipped in 18 for the Pelicans, who had previously beaten the Jazz 136-123 on Friday night.
Keyonte George led Utah with 23 points. Isaiah Collier scored 20 points and 11 assists, Walker Kessler had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Svi Mykhailiuk also scored 19 points.
McCollum opened the overtime scoring with a layup, and he added four more points to give the Pelicans a 118-113 lead. George responded with a layup and two free throws, cutting the deficit to one with 49.7 seconds left, but Murphy answered with a 3-pointer, sealing the win for New Orleans.
Utah started strong, scoring the first 14 points of the game. They led 38-19 after the first quarter and had their largest lead at 46-21 early in the second quarter. They were ahead by 20 points at halftime.
Celtics 125, Warriors 85
Jayson Tatum led six Boston players in double figures with a game-high 22 points as the Celtics dominated Golden State in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Kristaps Porzingis contributed 18 points, and Jaylen Brown scored 17 for Boston. The Warriors had not lost by 40 points at home since January 15, 1985. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 18 points but struggled, shooting 4-for-12 from 3-point range.
Golden State struggled overall, shooting only 34.8 percent from the field and 26.4 percent from three, making just 14 of 53 attempts. Andrew Wiggins had a tough night, missing all four of his 3-point shots and finishing with just one field goal on 11 attempts for four points.
Pistons 107, Rockets 96
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter, and Jalen Duren added a perfect 16 points from 8-for-8 shooting along with 14 rebounds, helping Detroit beat Houston.
Cunningham also recorded nine rebounds and seven assists, though he committed 10 turnovers. Duren added four steals and two blocks. The Pistons snapped a two-game losing streak.
Fred VanVleet led Houston with 20 points and tied his season-high with six steals. Jalen Green contributed 19 points, but the Rockets lost their second game in three outings.
Hornets 110, Mavericks 105
LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points, and Charlotte defeated Dallas to secure its first three-game win streak of the season.
Nick Smith Jr. added 19 points, and Mark Williams scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter. The Hornets made 17 3-pointers in the game. Reserves Moussa Diabate and Cody Martin each contributed 10 points.
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 33 points, and Daniel Gafford scored a season-high 31 points. However, Dallas struggled in the final six minutes, scoring only five points and shooting just 18.8 percent (6-for-32) from three-point range.
Grizzlies 108, Timberwolves 106
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 of his team-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to lead Memphis past Minnesota, improving the Grizzlies’ home record to 16-5.
Desmond Bane contributed 22 points, and Ja Morant added 19 points and seven assists for Memphis, which won four of its last five games. Jackson also led the team with 11 rebounds.
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points for the Timberwolves, and Naz Reid added 29 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Edwards missed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Knicks 119, Hawks 110
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to help New York defeat Atlanta, continuing its strong performance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Brunson made 12 of 18 shots from the field and recorded six assists. This win gave the Knicks their first victory in three games against the Hawks this season, breaking a three-game losing streak. Atlanta was led by Trae Young, who had 27 points and six assists.
Cavaliers 118, Suns 92
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, leading Cleveland to a big win over Phoenix.
Mitchell also contributed five rebounds and five assists for Cleveland, which dominated from 3-point range, making 19 of 46 attempts (41.3 percent). Despite missing key players, including Evan Mobley and Caris LeVert, Cleveland led by as many as 32 points.
Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 23 points, but the Suns lost for just the second time in their last seven games. Devin Booker added 15 points, and Tyus Jones had 13 points.
Bulls 112, Clippers 99
Zach LaVine scored 35 points, and Josh Giddey contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists as Chicago ended a five-game losing streak with a win over the Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.
Talen Horton-Tucker scored 18 points, and Nikola Vucevic added 14 points for the Bulls, who won despite being on the second night of a back-to-back after losing to Portland on Sunday.
Norman Powell led the Clippers with 27 points, and James Harden added 17 points. The Clippers were missing key players, including Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac.
