Celtics snap Pistons romp; Bucks 6-0, Cavs 0-6
SAN ANTONIO – DeMar DeRozan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter, overcoming 35 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James to beat Los Angeles, 110-106.
The Spurs’ first lead came at 93-91 with 10 minutes remaining when DeRozan laid in his own miss after beating three Lakers to the rebound.
San Antonio built the lead to eight points before James cut it to 106-105 with four straight points and an assist to Josh Hart on a 3-pointer. DeRozan responded with a fadeaway jumper on Hart with 15.9 seconds remaining to help preserve the lead and the eventual win.
Rudy Gay added 16 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points as the Spurs beat the Lakers for the second time in a week.
In Cleveland, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points, Victor Oladipo had 24 and Indiana beat Cleveland to drop the Cavaliers to 0-6 with a 119-107 victory.
In New Orleans, Ricky Rubio had 28 points and 12 assists, Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz became the first team this season to beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 132-111 on Saturday night.
New Orleans played without star forward Anthony Davis. He was ruled out shortly before the game because of his sprained right elbow – an injury through which he’d played in a victory a night earlier over Brooklyn.
In Detroit, Jaylen Brown scored 19 points, Marcus Morris added 18 and Boston handed Detroit its first loss of the season, 109-89.
Andre Drummond had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Stanley Johnson scored a season-high 16 for Detroit. The Pistons won their first four games of the season for the first time since 2008-09.
In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 points and Khris Middleton had 18 and Milwaukee beat Orlando, 113-91, to improve to 6-0, one shy of the record set by the 1971-72 team.
Antetokounmpo added seven rebounds in a season-low 19 minutes. Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and nine rebounds for Orlando.
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and J.J. Redick and Robert Covington hit key 3-pointers late to lead Philadelphia past Charlotte, 105-103.
In Miami, Goran Dragic scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade and Kelly Olynyk each had 19 and Miami scrambled in the final minutes to beat Portland, 120-111.
At Atlanta, Zach LaVine scored 27 points and Chicago was 7 of 10 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter to pull away from Atlanta en route to a 97-85 win.
In Memphis, Marc Gasol scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Memphis took a big lead in the first half before coasting past Phoenix, 117-96.
Complete Results:
Spurs 110, Lakers 106; Celtics 109, Pistons 89; Bucks 113, Magic 91; 76ers 105, Hornets 103; Heat 120, Trail Blazers 111; Bulls 97, Hawks 85; Grizzlies 117, Suns 96; Pacers 119, Cavaliers 107.
source: philstar.com
