BOSTON — The Utah Jazz lost two starters to injury in the first half but ended a four-game losing streak by stunning the Boston Celtics 107-95 on Friday night.
The win ended a nine-game TD Garden losing streak for the Jazz, who posted their first win on the parquet since 2008. Utah starters Rudy Gobert (knee) and Derrick Favors (left eye laceration, six stitches) left the game, with Gobert departing before it was two minutes old. But an 0-of-18 Boston shooting drought for more than 10 minutes in the second quarter allowed the Jazz to take control of the game.
Ricky Rubio had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and rookie Donovan Mitchell scored eight straight points for his team late and finished with 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Kyrie Irving had 33 points, six assists and four rebounds for Boston. Al Horford, who returned from a one-game absence with a sore knee, added 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Wizards 100, Clippers 91
WASHINGTON — Mike Scott matched his season high with 22 points off the bench and Bradley Beal had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Washington overcame its latest uneven performance by beating Los Angeles.
John Wall had 15 points in 29 minutes in his second consecutive game after sitting out nine in a row following injections in his knee to help with inflammation. Scott sank 9 of 10 shots from the field.
Lou Williams had 23 points and Jawun Evans scored 15 for the Clippers. Los Angeles had won three in a row, starting with a 113-112 win over the Wizards on Dec. 9. DeAndre Jordan finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Pistons 104, Pacers 98
INDIANAPOLIS — Andre Drummond had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Detroit held off Indiana.
The Pacers rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to get within 100-98 in the final two minutes, but the Pistons regrouped as Reggie Jackson hit two key free throws to make it 102-98 with 18.1 seconds remaining. Drummond then blocked Victor Oladipo’s step-back 3-point attempt on the next possession to seal the win.
Oladipo led Indiana with 26 points and eight rebounds. Myles Turner had 24 points and eight rebounds.
Heat 104, Hornets 98
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington came off the bench to score 16 points apiece, and Miami beat Charlotte.
The Heat built a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and then held off a Charlotte rally in the final six minutes. The Hornets got as close as two in the final two minutes, but Dion Waiters hit a 15-footer with 1:08 left to push the lead to 102-98. Goran Dragic later hit two free throws with 9.0 seconds remaining to push the lead to six.
Waiters finished with 12 points on a night when the Heat shot 50 percent from the field. Josh Richardson, James Johnson, Kelly Olynyk and Bam Adebayo scored 11 points each. Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 25 points. Dwight Howard had 15 points and 16 rebounds.
Raptors 120, Nets 87
TORONTO — Kyle Lowry posted his 11th career triple-double and DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points as Toronto defeated Brooklyn.
Lowry had 10 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Raptors won their second game in a row and the eighth in their past nine. The Nets lost their second in a row. The Raptors have defeated the Nets in the past nine meetings between the teams.
Serge Ibaka added 18 points and eight rebounds for Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas contributed 14 points and Jakob Poeltl and Norman Powell scored 11 each. Nik Stauskas had 22 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Brooklyn.
Trail Blazers 95, Magic 88
ORLANDO, Fla. — Damian Lillard scored 21 points and CJ McCollum added 20 as Portland handed Orlando its fourth straight loss.
Al-Farouq Aminu added 15 points as the Trail Blazers swept the season series. Nikola Vucevic led an injury-wrecked Orlando team with 26 points and 14 rebounds, while Jonathon Simmons and D.J. Augustin added 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Aaron Gordon, who returned to the Magic after missing three games with a concussion, had 13 points before leaving the game midway through the fourth quarter with a right calf strain.