Sengun and Durant score 33 apiece as Rockets beat the Grizzlies 108-99
Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant each scored 33 points as the Houston Rockets broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 108-99 on Monday night. The Rockets trailed by a point at the start of the fourth before going on a 21-9 run in the first seven minutes of the period to seize control and win for the fifth time in six games. Tari Eason scored 11 of his 17 points in the first half and Amen Thompson finished with 14 assists and eight points.
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Pritchard scores 23, Brown has 20 as Celtics beat Trail Blazers 102-94
Payton Pritchard scored 23 points, hitting buzzer-beaters to end each of the first two quarters, and Jaylen Brown added 20 on Monday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Derrick White scored 18 points, making a 3-pointer after Portland cut what had been a 23-point deficit to five in the final minute. White also stole the ball on the Blazers' next possession.
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