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Oladipo scores

career-high 47, Pacers

top Nuggets in OT

By The Associated Press Tobias Harris had 19 for De-
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Vic- troit.
tor Oladipo had a career- RAPTORS 102, KINGS 87
high 47 points and added SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) —
seven rebounds and six as- DeMar DeRozan scored 13
sists in the Indiana Pacers’ of his 25 points in the third
126-116 overtime victory quarter and Toronto Rap-
over the Denver Nuggets tors held off Sacramento
on Sunday. for its sixth straight victory.
The Pacers used an 8-0 Kyle Lowry added 15 points,
scoring run, capped by 12 rebounds and six as-
Thad Young’s putback with sists on an off-night shoot-
5 seconds left in regulation, ing, Serge Ibaka scored 20
to tie it. Then, Indiana got points, and C.J. Miles had
the first nine points in over- 11 for the Raptors. They
time to secure its fourth won for the first time in Sac-
straight victory, outscoring ramento since 2014.
the Nuggets 12-2 in the ex- DeRozan shot 9 of 15 and
tra period. was 7 of 11 on free throws
Myles Turner added 24 while going over the
points and eight rebounds, 12,000-point mark for his
and Lance Stephenson career. He went into the
had 12 points, six rebounds day six points shy of the
and six assists for the Pac- milestone.
ers. Oladipo made six Zach Randolph had 19
3-pointers, with the biggest points and 11 rebounds for
coming with 2:10 to play the Kings.
in the third quarter to give TIMBERWOLVES 97, MAVER-
Indiana its first lead of the ICKS 92
game. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-
Trey Lyles led the Nug- Anthony Towns had 28
gets with a career-high 25 points, Jimmy Butler scored
points. 10 of his 22 in the fourth
CELTICS 91, PISTONS 81 quarter and Minnesota
DETROIT (AP) — Al Horford beat Dallas.
had 18 points, Kyrie Irving Towns added 12 rebounds,
added 16 and Boston beat including four on the offen-
Detroit to get revenge for a sive end, for his NBA-lead-
rare loss. ing 21st double-double of
The Eastern Conference- the season.
leading Celtics bounced Minnesota committed 18 Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo (4) hits a shot over Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn (32) to give
back from a loss Friday turnovers but hit four free the Pacers the lead in the final minute of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday,
night at San Antonio, ex- throws at the end to pull Dec. 6, 2017. The Pacers defeated the Bulls 98-96.
tending their feat of losing away in a game in which Associated Press
consecutive games only no team led by more than Rajon Rondo, who sat out quarter rally by the Hawks, Dennis Schroder had 21
once this season. six points. the Pelicans’ surprising col- who have the second- points and Ilyasova added
The Pistons, meanwhile, Harrison Barnes scored 19 lapse against Sacramento worst record in the league. 20 for the Hawks.q
have lost six straight for the and Maxi Kleber tied a ca- on Friday night, returned
first time since late in the reer high with 16 points for with 13 points and 18 assists.
2014-15 season. Dallas. Philadelphia’s Ben Sim-
Boston shut down the Pis- PELICANS 131, 76ERS 124 mons, who played one
tons after giving up a sea- NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jrue season at LSU before being
son-high 118 points to them Holiday scored 19 of his 34 selected first overall in the
in a loss at home last month. points in the fourth quarter 2016 draft, had 27 points
The Celtics held Detroit to and New Orleans over- and 10 rebounds. J.J.
a season low in points and came an eight-point deficit Redick had 28 points.
forced it to miss two-thirds in the final period to beat KNICKS 111, HAWKS 107
of its shots. Philadelphia. NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps
Boston’s Jaylen Brown Anthony Davis added Porzingis scored 30 points,
scored 12 points, reserve 29 points and DeMarcus Doug McDermott added
Marcus Smart had 12 and Cousins 23 for New Orleans, 23 and New York beat At-
smooth-shooting rookie which looked out-of-synch lanta.
Jayson Tatum 11. Tatum in the third quarter and in One night after losing to the
made a 3-pointer late in danger of dropping a sec- NBA-worst Chicago Bulls on
the game to help hold off ond straight at home be- the road, New York man-
a potential comeback. fore Holiday took over. aged to hold off a fourth-