NBA: Thunder Beats Lakers, Celtics Tame Miami Heat

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, capped off by a 34-foot 3-pointer with 1:18 remaining, as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

Luguentz Dort added 17 points as the Thunder defeated the Lakers for the second time in nine days. They are the only two victories for Oklahoma City in eight tries in the NBA this season.

Russell Westbrook had 27 points for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony recorded 21 points off the bench. LeBron James did not play due to an abdominal strain that is expected to sideline him for a week.

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Boston Celtics 95 – 78 Miami Heat

Jaylen Brown scored 17 points to lead six Boston scorers in double figures as the visiting Celtics beat the Miami Heat 95-78, using an impressive defensive effort to snap the Heat’s five-game winning streak.

Dennis Schroder scored 14 points, Aaron Nesmith had 13 and Romeo Langford chipped in 12 for Boston, which won its second straight game following a three-match losing streak.

Miami, which entered the contest averaging a league-high 115.6 points, recorded a season-low point total and shot 34.6 percent from the field and 9 of 41 (22 percent) from 3-point range.

Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, Duncan Robinson had 16 and Bam Adebayo recorded 13 points and seven rebounds for Miami. Lowry committed six of the team’s 18 turnovers. Kyle Lowry had six points for Miami before leaving at the end of the third quarter due to a sprained left ankle.

Other NBA results

Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 98 Detroit Pistons

Utah Jazz 116 – 98 Atlanta Hawks

Phoenix Suns 123 – 111 Houston Rockets

Chidi Nwoke/Reuters/NBA.