Golden State Warriors

Valanciunas, Raptors beat short-handed Knicks 113-88

Published Feb. 9, 2018 1:43 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) Kyrie Irving scored 12 of Boston's last 17 points and finished with 28 to help the Celtics remain in sole possession of the Eastern Conference lead with a 110-104 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

Jaylen Brown added five of his 18 points in overtime for Boston. The Celtics have won five of six, and remained a game ahead of Toronto in the race for the East's top playoff seed after the Raptors win over New York earlier Thursday.

Otto Porter had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Washington, and Bradley Beal had 18 points and matched his career high with nine assists.

But as John Wall remains sidelined following knee surgery, the Wizards committed 22 turnovers and shot just 2 for 12 in the overtime period, dropping their second straight game after winning five straight.

WARRIORS 121, MAVERICKS 103

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Curry had 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and Golden State bounced back from a tough recent stretch.

Kevin Durant added 24 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots while Draymond Green put up another impressive line: 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals.

Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points, 11 rebounds, season-high five steals and two blocks, while rookie Dennis Smith Jr. scored 22 points.

Curry's pretty three-point play with 1:28 left in the third put the Warriors up 88-83, and once Golden State got going in transition the Mavericks couldn't keep up in what became a dunk fest.

LAKERS 106, THUNDER 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, and balanced Los Angeles beat short-handed Oklahoma City.

Brandon Ingram added 19 points, Julius Randle scored 17 and Kyle Kuzma had 16 for the Lakers, who won their eighth straight at home. Los Angeles is 12-5 in its last 17 games, including four consecutive wins.

Paul George scored 29 points for the Thunder, who played without Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony as each was hampered by a sprained ankle. Steven Adams had 13 points and nine rebounds as the Thunder lost for the fifth time in six games.

RAPTORS 113, KNICKS 88

TORONTO (AP) - Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 14 points and a career-high six assists and Toronto beat New York.

New York played its first game since losing All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis to a torn left ACL in Tuesday's loss to Milwaukee.

Serge Ibaka and Jakob Poeltl scored 13 points, Delon Wright and C.J. Miles each had 11, and Fred VanVleet 10 as the Raptors won their fifth straight home meeting with the Knicks.

Michael Beasley scored 21 points for New York.

TRAIL BLAZERS 109, HORNETS 103, OT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Jusuf Nurkic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Portland returned home with a win over Charlotte.

CJ McCollum added 22 points for the Blazers, who were coming off a winless three-game trip. The victory over the Hornets was their ninth straight at Moda Center.

Kemba Walker, who was named an All-Star reserve earlier in the day, scored 40 points for Charlotte. Marvin Williams, who returned after missing four games with a left ankle sprain, finished with 10.

MAGIC 100, HAWKS 98

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Evan Fournier scored 22 points, D.J. Augustin added 16 points and nine assists, and Orlando held on to beat Atlanta.

Marreese Speights added 14 points and Jonathon Simmons had 13 for the Magic.

Taurean Prince and Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 19 points apiece.