Dejounte Murray scored 19 points, dished out 15 assists and scored the go-ahead goal with a minute remaining to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome a 30-point deficit and stun the visiting Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday.
De’Andre Hunter followed with a 3-point basket to extend Atlanta’s lead to four points with 10.1 seconds remaining. Jayson Tatum scored on a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left for Boston, but Atlanta was able to inbound the ball after a timeout to run out the clock.
No team has overcome a 30-point deficit against the team with the best record in the NBA since the Los Angeles Lakers did it against the Dallas Mavericks on December 6, 2002.
Monday also marked the Hawks’ biggest win of the play-by-play era, which began in 1997-98. The Celtics led 68-38 in the second quarter, but Atlanta went on an 18-6 run to cut the lead to 74-56 at halftime.
Hunter led the Hawks with 24 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 22. Boston got 37 points and eight rebounds from Tatum and 24 points from Jaylen Brown.
Knicks 124, Pistons 99
Donte DiVincenzo made a franchise record with 11 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 40 points to lead host New York to a rout of Detroit.
DiVincenzo broke the mark set by JR Smith on April 6, 2014 and matched by Evan Fournier on January 6, 2022. Fournier, who was traded by the Knicks to the Pistons on February 8, played for Detroit on Monday night and spent much of the game of the second half covering DiVincenzo.
Josh Hart (11 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) achieved his sixth triple-double of the season while Jalen Brunson totaled 28 points for the Knicks. James Wiseman (14 points, 11 rebounds) had a double-double and Marcus Sasser scored 24 points for the Pistons, who have lost seven in a row.
Spurs 104, Suns 102
Jeremy Sochan scored 26 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute, as San Antonio held on to defeat Phoenix in the second game of a series of two games in three days between the teams.
The Spurs played without star rookie Victor Wembanyama, who was ruled out just before the game with a sprained left ankle. Sochan also pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds for San Antonio. Devin Vassell added 26 points while Zach Collins had 18.
Devin Booker finished with 36 points, Kevin Durant had 29 and Royce O’Neale added 12 for the Suns in the loss.
Horsemen 115, Hornets 92
Jarrett Allen, Georges Niang and Evan Mobley each scored 17 points and Cleveland pulled away to crush visiting Charlotte and end a three-game losing streak.
It was a solid turnaround after the Cavaliers lost by 37 points Sunday night at Miami, as Cleveland shot 53.5 percent from the field and owned a 47-33 rebounding advantage.
Brandon Miller had 24 points for the Hornets, who were blown out by 41 two nights earlier in Atlanta and finished winless on a four-game road streak, leaving their losing streak at five games.
Nets 96, Raptors 88
Trendon Watford scored 19 points off the bench and his visit to Brooklyn ended a six-game losing streak with a win against Toronto.
It was the 11th straight loss for the Raptors. Dennis Schroder, who started the season with Toronto, also had 19 points for Brooklyn.
Gary Trent Jr. led Toronto with 18 points. Kelly Olynyk had 10 points and nine assists for the undermanned Raptors, who last won on March 3.
Wizards 107, Bulls 105
Jordan Poole scored a team-high 23 points to lead Washington past Chicago, giving the Wizards their third straight victory.
Corey Kispert added 19 points and 12 rebounds for Washington, while Marvin Bagley III scored 16 points coming off the bench. DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 27 points, while Coby White scored 22. The Bulls lost their third straight game.
After White made two free throws to cut the Wizards’ lead to one, Justin Champagnie split two foul shots to make it a two-point game with 5.3 seconds left. DeRozan had a chance to win but missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer.
Rockets 110, Trail Blazers 92
Jalen Green scored 27 points, including 12 in a decisive third quarter, to help Houston overcome a slow start and defeat Portland.
The Rockets extended their winning streak to nine games and improved to 11-1 in March. Green and Fred VanVleet shot a combined 14 of 44, including 6 of 20 from behind the arc. Jock Landale had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets, while rookie Amen Thompson added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Dalano Banton paced the Trail Blazers with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Scoot Henderson added 15 points while Toumani Camara had 12 points and five rebounds as Portland suffered its seventh straight loss.
Nuggets 128, Grizzlies 103
Nikola Jokic produced 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in his return from a game absence and host Denver handed struggling Memphis its fifth loss in six games.
Christian Braun scored 17 points and Reggie Jackson 15 points for Denver, which is 15-2 since the All-Star break. The Nuggets lead the Oklahoma City Thunder by one game in the race for first place in the Western Conference.
Lamar Stevens scored 19 points off the bench and Scotty Pippen Jr. provided 17 for the Grizzlies.
Mavericks 115, Jazz 105
Luka Doncic scored 29 points and notched his 19th triple-double of the season to lead Dallas past Utah in Salt Lake City.
Doncic, who finished with 13 assists and 12 rebounds, also scored six points during a decisive 12-0 fourth-quarter run. Kyrie Irving added 27 points for the Mavericks, who have won four straight games and eight of their last nine.
Lauri Markkanen led all scorers with 34 points for the struggling Jazz, who have lost six straight games and 17 of 20. Utah scored just 17 points in the final quarter and 39 in the second half after a strong offense in the first half.
Kings 108, 76ers 96
Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox each scored 23 points, Domantas Sabonis added to his NBA triple-double lead and host Sacramento gradually pulled away from road-weary Philadelphia.
Sabonis finished with 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings, who opened a key five-game homestand with their sixth win in the last eight games.
Tyrese Maxey scored a game-high 29 points for the 76ers, who finished their six-day Western Conference road trip with a 1-3 mark.
Pacers 133, Clippers 116
Pascal Siakam scored 31 points and Myles Turner added 24 as Indiana turned an improved defense into a victory over host Los Angeles.
Tyrese Haliburton scored 21 points and dished out nine assists and TJ McConnell added 15 points as the Pacers won for the third time in four games. Indiana held the Clippers to a draw after allowing 150 points to the Los Angeles Lakers in a loss Sunday.
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George each scored 26 points as the Clippers lost their second straight home game and found themselves tied for fourth place in the Western Conference. Russell Westbrook added 14 points and seven assists in 18 minutes in his first game back from surgery for a broken left hand.
