DETROIT — Jalen Duren had 33 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons outlasted the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 122-119 Friday night in a game that was delayed 18 minutes in the third quarter because of a blaring horn.
During a timeout with Detroit leading 65-64, a power surge caused the overhead scoreboard to malfunction, with the horn remaining lit after signaling the teams to return to the floor. Eventually the scoreboard was shut down to stop the horn and a hand horn was used when play resumed.
Cade Cunningham had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for East-leading Detroit before fouling out.
Cleveland – who will host Detroit on Tuesday night – led by nine points with 2:44 left in regulation, and Cunningham fouled out with 1:56 left, but the Pistons outscored the Cavaliers 16-7 to force overtime.
With Cleveland leading 114-111 with 4.7 seconds left in regulation, Jaylon Tyson attempted to intentionally foul Daniss Jenkins near half-court, but Jenkins was able to shoot and shoot three free throws which he made.
In overtime, Cleveland’s Evan Mobley missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
BOSTON – Jaylen Brown had 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Boston overtook Brooklyn.
Nikola Vucevic finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double since joining the Celtics. Payton Pritchard added 22 points for Boston, which has won five of six since returning from the All-Star break.
The Celtics shot a season-high 66.7 percent from the field and made 22 3-pointers. They also got 77 points from their bench.
Michael Porter Jr. finished with 18 points for Brooklyn, which has lost seven straight games.
The Celtics took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 43-26. Brooklyn managed just seven points in the final 6:23 minutes of the period.
Boston shot 15 of 19 from the field with 12 assists in the pivotal quarter and connected on 5 of 7 attempts from the 3-point line.
Boston’s lead grew to 41 points in the fourth.
MILWAUKEE – Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and OG Anunoby added 24 as New York routed Milwaukee.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Landry Shamet added 15 points, Josh Hart finished with 12 and Mikal Bridges and Mohamed Diawara each had 10 for the Knicks, who shot 21 for 42 from 3-point range.
Myles Turner had 18 of his 19 points in the first half, Kyle Kuzma scored 17, Bobby Portis 14 and Ryan Rollins 13 to pace the Bucks. Milwaukee had won eight of 10 and was playing its fifth game in eight days, including four in a row at home. Kevin Porter Jr. had 11 points and 10 assists.
The Bucks entered the game as one of the most successful offensive teams in the league, but it was the Knicks who controlled the game from the start.
New York took a 38-30 lead after a quarter fueled by 22 points from Brunson, the most by a New York player in a quarter this season. Brunson made 9 of 10 shots, including all three 3-pointers he attempted.
GRIZZLIS 124, MAVERICKS 105
DALLAS — Cam Spencer scored 25 points off the bench and Olivier-Maxence Prosper had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Memphis to a victory against Dallas.
Scotty Pippen Jr. added 15 points and Jaylen Wells and GG Jackson each had 12 to help Memphis end a three-game skid.
The Grizzlies, who had lost seven of their previous eight, led the entire game and won despite being shorthanded with star guard Ja Morant out for a 16th straight game with an injured left elbow, and Zach Edey (ankle) and Cedric Coward (knee) also sidelined.
Taj Gibson, signed by Memphis on Thursday to help deal with absences, was not active.
Brandon Williams scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Mavericks, who have lost seven in a row at home. Daniel Gafford added 14 points, Dwight Powell 13 points and 11 rebounds and Max Christie also scored 13 points.
Rookie Cooper Flagg missed his sixth straight game with a sprained foot.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in his return after missing nine games with an abdominal strain and Oklahoma City beat Denver in overtime in a tough game that featured several technical fouls and an ejection.
Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning MVP, didn’t play in overtime, but the Thunder still managed to pull through in overtime.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic, who got into an altercation with Oklahoma City’s Lu Dort in the fourth quarter, had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists. Dort was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul.
Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, listed as questionable with an illness before the game, led the Nuggets with 39 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander started and drew loud applause when his name was announced during the pre-match introductions. His first basket came on a driving layup two minutes into the game.
The teams know each other very well: the Thunder beat the Nuggets 4-3 in the Western Conference semifinals last year. The Thunder won the first two meetings this season and play two more times.
