MIAMI — Jeff Green hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Boston beat Miami for its third straight win. MIAMI — Jeff Green hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Boston beat Miami for its third straight win. ADVERTISING Gerald
MIAMI — Jeff Green hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Boston beat Miami for its third straight win.
Gerald Wallace’s pass found Green in the right corner, where he unleashed a shot over the outstretched hands of LeBron James. The shot was confirmed after a video review.
Wallace hit a layup with 1.6 seconds remaining and fouled Dwyane Wade with 0.6 seconds remaining. Wade missed the first free throw and deliberately bounced the second attempt off the backboard.
Green finished with 24 points and was 5 of 8 on 3-pointers.
James led Miami with 25 points and 10 assists. Chris Bosh had 20 points and Wade finished with 18.
Pacers 96, Nets 91
NEW YORK — Paul George scored 24 points and the Indiana Pacers improved the NBA’s only undefeated record and the best start in franchise history to 7-0 by beating the Brooklyn Nets 96-91 Saturday night.
David West added 18 points and hit the clinching free throws for the Pacers, who had won their first six games in 1970-71, when they played in the ABA. They have the longest winning streak to open an NBA season since both the Lakers and New Orleans were 8-0 in 2010-11, according to STATS.
CAVALIERS 127, 76ERS 125, 2OT
CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 39 points and hit the winning layup with 0.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift Cleveland over Philadelphia.
The Cavaliers called time out after rookie Michael Carter-Williams’ 3-pointer Irving tied the game with 11.3 seconds remaining in the second overtime. Irving, who missed potential game-winning shots at the end of regulation and the first overtime, took the inbounds pass, avoided a double team near the top of the key, drove the lane and scored on a left-handed lay-in.
Philadelphia called timeout, but Carter-Williams’ inbounds pass went out of bounds.
CLIPPERS 107, ROCKETS 94
HOUSTON — Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick scored 22 points apiece and Los Angeles used an 18-0 run in the second half to rally for the victory over Houston.
Jamal Crawford had 16 points, Chris Paul added 14 points and 13 assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 18 rebounds for the Clippers. Griffin had seven rebounds and Redick shot 8 for 15 from the field.
Los Angeles shot 14 for 23 on free throws, but just 9 for 24 on 3-pointers.
TRAIL BLAZERS 96,
KINGS 85
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Wesley Matthews scored 21 points, and Portland beat Sacramento to earn its fourth win in five games.
Robin Lopez had 12 points and 14 rebounds and Nicolas Batum also scored 12 points to help the Blazers sweep the home-and-home series with the Kings. Portland also won at home, 104-91 Friday night.
DeMarcus Cousins had 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and also grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Kings, who have lost five straight since beating Denver in the season-opener. Cousins had 35 points in Friday night’s game in Portland.
RAPTORS 115, JAZZ 91
TORONTO — Tyler Hansbrough scored a season-high 23 points, DeMar DeRozan added 18 and Toronto snapped a seven-game home losing streak against Utah.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 14 points and Rudy Gay had 11 as the Raptors earned their first home victory over the Jazz since Dec. 22, 2004.
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry sprained his right ankle on the final play of the first half and did not return. He finished with nine points.
HAWKS 104, MAGIC 94
ATLANTA — Jeff Teague had 19 points and 13 assists and Paul Millsap scored 18 points with 11 rebounds to lead Atlanta past Orlando.
Arron Afflalo finished with 21 points for Orlando, which has dropped 15 straight on the road dating to March 4.
Mike Scott had 17 points in a reserve role for Atlanta and Al Horford scored 15 and Kyle Korver added 14.
Korver made a 3 in his 79th consecutive game to surpass Dennis Scott and tie Michael Adams for second place on the NBA career list.
MAVERICKS 91, BUCKS 83
MILWAUKEE — Monta Ellis got the best of his former team, shaking off boos from the crowd while contributing 18 points and five assists to help Dallas hold off Milwaukee.
Dirk Nowitzki had 16 points and Shawn Marion added 14 for the Mavericks, who blew a big first-half lead with sloppy offensive play.
O.J. Mayo had 28 points and Caron Butler added 19 for the Bucks, who were playing their second straight game without forward Larry Sanders. Mayo also was facing his former team.
It was the first time back since leaving Milwaukee for Ellis, who signed with Dallas as a free agent in the offseason after playing for the Bucks last season and a portion of the 2011-12 season.
GRIZZLIES 108,
WARRIORS 90
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Randolph had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and six Memphis players reached double figures in the rout of Golden State.
Mike Conley added 20 points and six assists, Marc Gasol had 18 points and Memphis won its 10th straight over the Warriors. Mike Miller finished with 15 points, connecting on all but one of his five shots outside the 3-point arc.
Stephen Curry, who returned after missing Friday night’s loss at San Antonio with a bruised left ankle, led the Warriors with 22 points. Andre Iguodala had 19 points, hitting 8 of 10 shots. David Lee finished with 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
