BOSTON (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a season-high 32 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers to help a Los Angeles Lakers team missing LeBron James and Anthony Davis stun the Boston Celtics 114-105 on Thursday night.
James sat out because of a left ankle injury and Davis was sidelined by an Achilles tendon issue and left hip spasms.
Reaves was 7 of 10 from beyond the arc. He also was fouled on one of the misses and made all three free throws. The Lakers hit 19 of 36 3-pointers, holding off the NBA-leading Celtics to end a two-game losing streak.
D’Angelo Russell added 16 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers. Jaxon Hayes had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jayson Tatum scored 23 points for the Celtics, who had 15 turnovers. Boston has lost three of its last five at home since starting the season 20-0 in TD Garden.
Boston never got closer than seven points in the fourth quarter.
76ERS 127, JAZZ 124
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 51 points hours after being selected to his first All-Star Game, helping Philadelphia overcome star center Joel Embiid’s absence to beat Utah.
After missing three games because of a sprained left ankle, Maxey topped his previous career high of 50 — set Nov. 12 at home against Indiana — with two free throws with 4.1 seconds left. He was 17 of 27 from the field, 7 of 9 on 3s and made 10 of 11 free throws.
Embiid has an injured lateral meniscus in his left knee and will miss games at least through the weekend. He was already set to sit out against Utah, but an MRI revealed the injury that will cause him to miss more time.
Tobias Harris added 28 points and Kelly Oubre, Jr. had 16 for Philadelphia. The 76ers finished 1-4 on their longest trip of the season.
Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points for Utah.
KNICKS 109, PACERS 105
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 40 points and shook off an apparent eye injury to make the go-ahead basket with 1:46 remaining and New York beat Indiana Pacers for its ninth straight victory.
Hours after being voted an All-Star for the first time in his career, Brunson scored 11 in the fourth quarter to rally the Knicks in a game they trailed by 15 points. They had surged back to take the lead, then fell behind 100-99 when Brunson crashed into Andrew Nembhard in the backcourt, laying on the court and holding his face as Jalen Smith picked the loose ball for an uncontested basket.
Jalen Smith led Indiana with 20 points. Pascal Siakam had 18.
CAVALIERS 108, GRIZZLIES 101
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had 25 points and seven assists and Cleveland beat Memphis for its fourth straight victory and 12th in 13 games.
Caris LeVert added 16 points in a reserve role, Jarrett Allen finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Max Strus had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Darius Garland scored nine points in his second game since returning from a fractured jaw that sidelined him for 19 games. He had 19 points Wednesday night in a home victory over Detroit.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 25 points.
___
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA
The Associated Press
