Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points as Oklahoma City beat visiting Indiana 132-111 on Saturday night for its ninth consecutive victory, keeping alive the chance to become the third team in NBA history to win 70 games.
The Thunder, who have 62 victories and eight regular-season games remaining, would need to win out to join the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors and 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams finished with 18 points with six assists, Luguentz Dort added 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field with six 3-pointers and Isaiah Joe added 19 off the bench with five 3-pointers.
Tyrese Haliburton led seven Pacers in double-figures with 18 points. Andrew Nembhard added 16, Obi Toppin had 12 and Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner chipped in 11 apiece.
Magic 121, Kings 91
Caleb Houstan’s 6-of-7 3-point shooting off the bench en route to 18 points helped Orlando capitalize on a stifling defensive effort as it cruised past visiting Sacramento.
Orlando, the NBA’s top defense in points allowed coming into Saturday’s matchup, delivered its 18th game holding an opponent to fewer than 100 points this season. The Magic limited the Kings to 42 percent shooting from the floor, including 7-of-28 from 3-point range.
Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 24 points for the Magic, while Franz Wagner added 21. DeMar DeRozan finished with 21 points for Sacramento, and Domantas Sabonis had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Nets 115, Wizards 112
Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin scored 20 points apiece as visiting Brooklyn snapped a six-game losing streak at the expense of Washington.
Drew Timme had a career-high 19 points and Cameron Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn, which rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second quarter.
AJ Johnson scored 14 of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter for Washington, which has lost seven of its last eight games. Colby Jones also scored 20.
Mavericks 120, Bulls 119
Klay Thompson had 20 points and hit two critical free throws with 6.7 seconds left as Dallas won for the fourth time in five games by edging host Chicago.
The Mavericks are also 4-0 when Anthony Davis plays. Davis was 7 of 23 from the floor Saturday and finished with 18 points in 30 minutes. Seven Mavericks players scored in double figures, among them P.J. Washington with 19 points and Kai Jones 15.
Rookie Matas Buzelis led the Bulls with 28 points. Coby White and Nikola Vucevic — who hit a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left for the final margin — each had 25.
Heat 118, 76ers 95
Tyler Herro scored 30 points and Alec Burks chipped in 20 as Miami smashed host Philadelphia for its fourth straight win.
Long-range shooting fueled the victory for Miami, which knocked down 20 of 43 shots (46.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Burks made six 3-pointers, while Herro drained five and Haywood Highsmith knocked down three 3-pointers off the bench en route to 13 points. Kel’el Ware also had a productive night for the Heat, shooting 6 of 6 from the field for 13 points to go along with 14 rebounds.
Philadelphia absorbed its seventh straight defeat despite 19 points and 10 assists from Jared Butler. Justin Edwards pitched in with 17 points for the Sixers, while Adem Bona contributed 16 points and 10 boards.
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 127
Austin Reaves had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help Los Angeles Lakers defeat host Memphis and spoil the debut of interim coach Tuomas Iisalo.
Luka Doncic recorded 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who won their second game in three outings and wrapped up a four-game road trip. LeBron James added 25 points, eight dimes and six boards.
Memphis, playing in its first game since firing head coach Taylor Jenkins on Friday, was led by Desmond Bane’s 29 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 24 and Ja Morant recorded 22 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Celtics 121, Spurs 111
Jayson Tatum hit for 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as visiting Boston easily handled San Antonio while producing its season-best eighth straight victory.
The Celtics dominated San Antonio throughout, leading by 12 points at halftime, by 17 late in the third quarter and 94-81 and heading into the final period. Jrue Holiday added 21 points for Boston, which also got 15 points and 16 rebounds off the bench from Luke Kornet, 14 points from Jaylen Brown and 13 from Derrick White.
Reserve Keldon Johnson paced San Antonio with 23 points. Stephon Castle added 22 points, Jeremy Sochan had 18, Devin Vassell 14, Harrison Barnes 13 and Chris Paul 12 for the Spurs.
–Field Level Media
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