BOSTON (AP) Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane ... and Daniels finished with 23 points. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston. Celtics’ star Jayson ...

The Celtics blew a 3-point lead late before eventually losing in a heated overtime period to the Atlanta Hawks.

BOSTON (AP) — Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over ... Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 12 assists, and Daniels finished with 23 points. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston.

BOSTON (AP) — Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane ... Advertisement Article continues below this ad Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston.

Simmons, who was initially listed as ‘available’ for the Brooklyn Nets’ clash with the Miami Heat and had recently battled a bout of illness, was a late scratch due to lower back soreness. In Atlanta, Dyson Daniels and the undermanned Hawks fell to the lowly Toronto Raptors.

The giant-killing Rockets followed back-to-back victories over the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers, the second of those contests in Cleveland, with a thrilling 114-112 takedown of the reigning NBA champion Celtics on Monday in Boston.

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Without injured star Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks were no match for the Boston Celtics in the first meeting of last season's NBA Finals teams.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 22 rebounds and a season-high 17 assists for his fifth straight triple-double, and the host Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-123 on Thursday night.

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night.

Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 and Miami Heat erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter before beating Orlando in double overtime.