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Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Jayson Tatum had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 102-93 on Saturday night.

Al Horford added 15 points for Boston. The Celtics shot 49 percent, including 14 of 30 (46.7 percent) from outside the arc.

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Tyreke Evans added 25 points, and Dillon Brooks had with 14 points, hitting a season-best four 3-pointers.

Trail Blazers 93, Hornets 891: CJ McCollum had 25 points, Damian Lillard flirted with a triple-double and Portland beatthe Charlotte for their third straight road victory. Lillard had 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Nic Batum had a season-high 23 points for the Hornets, They have dropped 10 of their last 12 games, including five straight at home.

Cavaliers 109, Jazz 100: LeBron James had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 60th career triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 109-100 on Saturday night. James had his fifth triple-double of the season and third in his last four games.

Heat 90, Clippers 85: Josh Richardson scored a career-high 28 points to help Miami beat Los Angeles. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra became the franchise's victory leader with 455, passing Pat Riley. Spoelstra is only one of two active head coaches in the NBA with at least 450 wins with their current team, joining San Antonio's Gregg Popovich.

Suns 108, Timberwolves 106: Isaiah Canaan hit three free throws with 6 seconds to play in his first game with Phoenix and the Suns rallied to beat Minnesota. Added to the roster this week after the injury-ravaged Suns received a hardship extension, Canaan finished with 15 points and drew a foul on Jeff Teague on a 3-pointer with Minnesota leading by one. Originally ruled a shot-clock violation, reply officials overturned the call and Canaan calmly sank all three shots amid a loud crowd of neon green-clad fans.

Rockets 115, Bucks 111: James Harden scored 31 points and Chris Paul had 25 in Houston's victory over Milwaukee for their 13th straight victory. The winning streak is the Rockets' longest streak since a franchise-best 22 straight in 2007-08.

Spurs 98, Mavericks 96: LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds and San Antonio scored the final 13 points of the game, rallying for a victory over Dallas.