Evan Mobley had 17 points, Jarrett Allen added 17 and 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from an embarrassing loss in Miami 24 hours earlier by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 115-92 on Monday night.
Mobley had a career-high eight assists and seven rebounds in just 25 minutes. It was his second game back after missing nine games with an ankle sprain.
On Sunday, the Cavs lost by 37 points to the Heat, who at one point had a 45-point lead. The loss was a low point for a tired Cleveland team plagued by injuries and falling behind in the Eastern Conference standings.
But a matchup against the struggling Hornets was exactly what the Cavs needed to end their losing streak at three.
For Cleveland, George Niang made five 3-point shots and scored 17 points. Cleveland remained among the East's top teams for several months, but lost six of eight games and fell just four games out of a spot.
Brandon Miller had 24 points and Miles Bridges had 13 points for Charlotte. The Hornets, who won 17 games, have lost five straight and 12 of 14 games.
Nets 96, Raptors 88
TORONTO (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 19 points against his old team, Trendon Watford scored 11 of his season-high 19 points in the second quarter and Brooklyn ended its losing streak with a win over the short-handed Toronto Raptors. stopped at 6.
Mikal Bridges scored 13 points and Jalen Wilson added 12 points for the Nets, who earned their first win since March 10 against Cleveland.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 18 points and Javon Freeman-Liberty added 15 points for Toronto. The Raptors have lost 11 straight and haven't won since March 3, when they beat Charlotte at home.
Knicks 124, Pistons 99
NEW YORK (AP) — Donte DiVincenzo made a franchise-record 11 3-pointers and scored a career-best 40 points to lead New York to a rout of Detroit.
DiVincenzo moved into third place in the NBA in 3-pointers made this season, breaking the Knicks' single-game record of 10 held by J.R. Smith and Evan Fournier. He should have made one more shot, but one of his three in the third quarter went wide initially and was later turned over.
But the swingman stayed on the blast long enough to set the record with 3 minutes, 16 seconds left, and checked out shortly afterward to a standing ovation.
Jalen Brunson had 28 points and Josh Hart had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season. The Knicks won for the sixth time in seven games, staying a half-game behind third-place Cleveland in the Eastern Conference.
Marcus Sasser scored 24 points for the Pistons, the worst in the NBA, but the Pistons lost seven straight and fell to 12-60. Top players Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Orser Thompson, Simone Fontequo and Isaiah Stewart were out with injuries.
Hawks 120, Celtics 118
ATLANTA (AP) — DeAndre Hunter scored 24 points. Decisive 3-point shot with 9.2 seconds leftand the patchwork Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 30-point deficit on Monday night to defeat the NBA-leading Boston Celtics, 120-118.
The Celtics won 20 of 22 games, bringing their nine-game winning streak to State Farm Arena. The momentum certainly looked like it wasn't in danger in the first half, when Al Horford's 3-pointer put Boston ahead 68-28 with just under four and a half minutes left.
But the Hawks clung to the last play-in spot in the East and were one of the most disappointing teams in the league, with All-Star guard Trae Young and three other key players out with injuries. The comeback started out of nowhere.
It was Atlanta's biggest upset victory since at least the 1997-98 season, when the NBA began recording detailed play-by-play records.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and Murray had 19 points, but the Hawks were actually supported by several players who are usually buried deep on the bench.
The Celtics lost despite Jayson Tatum scoring 37 points. Brown added 24.
Spurs 104, Suns 102
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – With San Antonio Phoenix and Spurs rookie Victor Wembaneyama sidelined with injury, Jeremy Sochan hit a crucial 3-pointer in the final minute to add 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. I finished it.
Devin Vassell added 26 points for San Antonio and celebrated the victory by yelling into the house microphone after the game: That's a big win. ”
Phoenix split the two-game set in San Antonio, with Devin Booker scoring 36 points and Kevin Durant adding 29 points.
Rockets 110, Trail Blazers 92
HOUSTON (AP) — Jaylen Green scored 27 points to lead Houston to a win over Portland.
At 36-35, Houston is just 0.5 games behind Golden State for the final spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
Green entered Monday's game tied for fourth on the NBA scoring list in March, scoring 27.8 points per game and shooting 51.4 percent from the field. He made 9 of 26 shots against Portland, including 4 of 12 from 3.
Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. sat out Saturday night's game against Jazz guard Kris Dunn with a one-game suspension. In his place, Jock Landale scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Dalano Banton led the Blazers with 28 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and Scoot Henderson added 15 points.
Wizards 107, Bulls 105
CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 23 points and Washington defeated the Chicago Bulls for a season-best third straight win.
Corey Kispert added 19 points and 12 rebounds. The Wizards, who have the second-worst record in the NBA with Marvin Bagley III scoring 16 points, were avenged for last week's 29-point loss at Chicago.
DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 27 points. Coby White scored 22 points as the Bulls suffered their third straight loss.
Mavericks 115, Jazz 105
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic had 29 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds and Dallas defeated Utah.
Kyrie Irving scored 27 points for the Mavericks, who won their fourth straight game. PJ Washington had 16 points and Daniel Gafford had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Lauri Markkanen made six 3-pointers and scored 34 points for Utah. Markkanen ranks third among 7-footers in the NBA with 1,001 3-pointers made seven years into his career.
Nuggets 128, Grizzlies 103
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Christian Braun had 17 points and Denver defeated Memphis.
Jokic, who left the game with Denver leading by 21 points and 27 seconds left in the third quarter, had two assists, coming close to his 23rd triple-double of the season.
Lamar Stevens scored a season-high 19 points for the Grizzlies. Scottie Pippen Jr. added 17 points.
KINGS 108, 76ERS 96 — Domantas Sabonis recorded his NBA-leading 25th triple-double of the season on a milestone night, leading Sacramento to a victory over Philadelphia.
Sabonis had 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, making him just the fifth player in NBA history to record at least 25 triple-doubles in a season, joining Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. He became a player.
Sabonis also had 54 consecutive double-doubles, tying him with Kevin Love for the longest streak since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77. Sabonis is far behind Chamberlain's all-time record of 227 consecutive double-doubles, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Keegan Murray and De'Aaron Fox each scored 23 points for the Kings, who ended a 10-game drought against the Sixers and moved into a tie with Dallas for sixth place in the Western Conference. Sacramento hosts the Mavericks on Tuesday night as both teams fight to stay in the top six and avoid the play-in tournament.
Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points to lead the Sixers, who won 2-2 on West Coast. Philadelphia fell to eighth place in the Eastern Conference, half a game behind sleepy Miami.
Pacers 133, Clippers 116
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 31 points to lead Indiana to a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Myles Turner had 24 points and seven rebounds, helping the Pacers to their sixth win in their last seven road games. Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and nine assists.
Los Angeles lost its fifth straight home game. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George each scored 26 points for the Clippers, and Russell Westbrook had 14 points and seven assists in his return after missing 12 games with a broken bone in his left hand.
