Boston beat Chicago 123-98 on the road in a regular-season game of the National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada (NBA) behind 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists from Jayson Tatum. With the success, Boston avoided two consecutive losses and broke the Bulls' three-game winning streak.
Tatum made 16 of his 24 field goals, including 9 of 15 from long range in 36 minutes of play. Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and 7 rebounds for Boston, and Jaylen Brown contributed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Orlando beat Miami 121-114 at home, rallying from a 22-point deficit early in the fourth quarter and 25 earlier in the game. Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Goga Bitadze combined for 21 of Orlando's 37 points in the fourth quarter, including the final 17 points.
The 25-point comeback tied a franchise record. Cole Anthony had 35 points and 9 assists, Caldwell-Pope added 24 points, and Bitadze finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Cade Cunningham scored 28 points and 13 assists for Detroit's 133-125 win over Phoenix in another NBA game of the night. Jaden Ivey had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Pistons, and Malik Beasley added 18 points. Kevin Durant had 43 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for Phoenix, while Bradley Beal added 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Phoenix star Devin Booker missed the first game of the season with an injury suffered against Indiana.
Golden State defeated Minnesota 113-103 on the road behind Steph Curry's 31 points and 10 assists. Trace Jackson-Davis finished with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Warriors, who snapped their three-game losing streak and won for the first time on the road since Nov. 22. Anthony Edwards scored 19 points for Minnesota, but made just 6 of his 20 field goals.
LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-99 win over Sacramento, scoring 32 points. D'Angelo Russell scored 20 points for the visitors, while Domantas Sabonis scored 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Kings.
In the other NBA games of the evening, Atlanta suffered a home defeat to Memphis with 112:128, Utah prevailed in its visit to Brooklyn with 105:94, and Cleveland defeated Philadelphia at home with 126:99.
Milwaukee managed to host Washington with 112:101, New York defeated New Orleans as a guest with 104:93, Dallas defeated the Los Angeles Clippers at home with 113:97, and San Antonio also achieved a home success over Portland with 114:94.