UNDATED (AP) — The Utah Jazz hope they’ve pulled out of their first tailspin of the season by winning in Boston.
Donovan Mitchell had eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to send the Jazz past the Celtics, 117-109. Jordan Clarkson added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which hit 19 3-pointers and won for just the third time in seven games since a 26-6 start.
Mike Conley had 17 points and Rudy Gobert finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help the Jazz sweep the season series between the teams.
Boston led by as many as 11 in the first half before fading down the stretch. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and Jaylen Brown added 28.
Checking out Tuesday’s other NBA action:
— Tobias Harris scored 30 points, Seth Curry had 20 and the 76ers beat the Knicks, 99-96 for their sixth straight win. The Sixers lead the East and are a full game ahead of the Nets. Harris got hot in the final minutes and scored seven straight points, including the tying bucket from 3-feet out and a go-ahead layup that made it 96-92.
— The Heat won for the 11th time in 12 games as Jimmy Butler had 28 points and 12 rebounds in a 113-98 downing of the Cavaliers. Bam Adebayo returned from a knee issue and finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Kelly Olynyk scored 17 points and Tyler Herro had 15 in just Miami’s third game in which it led the entire fourth quarter.
— LeBron James had 25 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in his 99th career triple-double, leading the Lakers to a 137-121 victory over the Timberwolves. Montrezl Harrell scored 25 points as the defending NBA champions picked up their third straight victory on the second night of a back-to-back set. Dennis Schröder had 16 points and seven assists, while Kyle Kuzma and Talen Horton-Tucker also scored 16 apiece.
— Damian Lillard poured in 50 points and had 10 assists in the Trail Blazers’ comeback win over the Pelicans, 125-124. Lillard finished with six 3-pointers and made two clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds left in his fifth game with at least 40 points this season. Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and Zion Williamson added 28 for the Pelicans.
— Danilo Gallinari scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half of the Hawks’ sixth win in a row, 119-107 over the Rockets. Gallinari hit 5 of 8 from 3-point range and has scored at least 20 points in four of his last five games after reaching that mark just twice in his first 23 contests this season. John Collins scored 20 points, and Trae Young had 13 points and 14 assists. Houston lost its 17th straight game, tying the franchise record by the San Diego Rockets in the team’s inaugural 1967-68 season.
— Zach LaVine scored 40 points on 15-for-20 shooting, and Lauri Markkanen added 22 as the Bulls ripped the Thunder, 123-102. LaVine was unstoppable from in-close and long-range in stretches, and finished with seven 3-pointers on 12 attempts. Thaddeus Young had 17 points and nine rebounds as the Bulls shot at 51.1 %
