OKLAHOMA CITY — Marcus Smart scored a career-high 26 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-85 on Sunday night.
Isaiah Thomas scored 20 points, Avery Bradley had 14 and Jared Sullinger added eight points and 15 rebounds to help the Celtics win their third in four games. Boston shot 48 percent and outrebounded the Thunder 47-34.
CELTICS ON MONDAY
WHO: Celtics at Houston Rockets
WHEN: 8 p.m.
TELEVISION: CSN
Smart, who played college ball at nearby Oklahoma State, also guarded Russell Westbrook effectively. He was part of a collective effort that held the reigning scoring champion to 5-for-20 shooting. Westbrook still scored 27 points and carried a larger load with Kevin Durant out with a hamstring injury.
Serge Ibaka scored 16 points, and the Thunder had a season-low point total and their worst shooting performance.
Westbrook had posted triple-doubles in his previous two games but finished this one with just five assists and four rebounds.
Oklahoma City’s three-game win streak was snapped.
The Thunder led at halftime 52-45 behind 17 points from Westbrook. They pushed the lead to 11 early in the third quarter, but the Celtics rallied and trimmed their deficit to 74-72 by the end of the third quarter. Boston finally took the lead early in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by Thomas. Back-to-back 3s by Thomas and Avery Bradley pushed Boston’s lead to nine, and a layup by Thomas bumped it to double digits for the first time. The Celtics never lost control from there.
UTAH 97, ATLANTA 96: Derrick Favors scored 23 points, Rodney Hood added 20 points and Utah won on the road to end a three-game skid.
Paul Millsap had a season-high 28 points for the Hawks but failed to hit the rim on a 3-point attempt in the final minute and missed a 12-footer at the buzzer.
Atlanta has lost three of four. Point guard Jeff Teague sat out with a sore ankle.
KNICKS 95, PELICANS 87: Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and host New York beat New Orleans.
Langston Galloway scored 15 points and fellow reserve Kevin Seraphin had 12 for New York, which was coming off consecutive losses to Charlotte and Cleveland. Rookie Kristaps Porzingis had 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
GRIZZLIES 114, TIMBERWOLVES 106: Jeff Green scored a season-high 21 points, and Mike Conley matched his season-high with 20 to go with six assists and Memphis held on to beat host Minnesota.
Six players scored in double figures for Memphis, which won its second straight after losing four in a row. Marc Gasol had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies, who shot a season-high 56.3 percent from the field.
HORNETS 106, TRAIL BLAZERS 94: Nicolas Batum scored a season-high 33 points Charlotte held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat Portland in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Al Jefferson added 29 points, Kemba Walker had 14 and Jeremy Lamb 13 for Charlotte, which won its third straight home game.
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