NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on January 3

Boston Celtics 115, Utah Jazz 104

BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points and dished out a career-high 15 assists to lead Boston to a 115-104 victory over Utah.

Jae Crowder hit a career-high five 3-pointers and 21 points as Boston shot 17-of-31 from 3-point range. Al Horford also added 21 points and Avery Bradley contributed 14 points.

The Celtics recorded their ninth straight home win over Utah and won for the first time in 10 games over a team with one of the top seven records in the NBA.

Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 23 points. Joe Johnson added 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter while Boris Diaw contributed 15 points.

Philadelphia 76ers 93, Minnesota Timberwolves 91

PHILADELPHIA -- Robert Covington scored on a lob from Dario Saric with 0.2 of a second left as Philadelphia edged Minnesota.

The 76ers blew a 26-point third quarter lead and Minnesota's Ricky Rubio hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left. Covington then rubbed Andrew Wiggins off Joel Embiid's screen, took the long sideline inbounds pass from Saric near the rim and dropped the ball in.

Embiid scored 25 points and Ersan Ilyasova added 19 for the 76ers. Zach LaVine scored 28 points and Karl-Anthony Towns collected 23 points, 15 rebounds and five assists for Minnesota.

Indiana Pacers 121, Detroit Pistons 116

DETROIT -- Paul George scored 32 points and Indiana equaled a season high in points and beat Detroit.

Myles Turner and Jeff Teague added 17 points apiece for the Pacers, who also beat the Pistons in Detroit on Dec. 17.

Reserve Tobias Harris scored 22 points for the Pistons. Reggie Jackson added 20 and 12 assists while Andre Drummond totaled 20 and 14 rebounds for his 24th double-double.

San Antonio Spurs 110, Toronto Raptors 82

SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points as San Antonio rolled to a big lead in the opening quarter and coasted to a win over Toronto.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 on 11 of 16 shooting for the Spurs, who held a 30-point lead through three quarters. Tony Parker added 15 points and eight assists as San Antonio shot 55.1 percent.

DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points for the Raptors, who closed out a six-game road trip. Terrance Ross added 17 while Kyle Lowry was held to six points.

Los Angeles Lakers 116, Memphis Grizzlies 102

LOS ANGELES -- Julius Randle recorded a triple-double to help Los Angeles end a three-game skid.

Randle earned his third career triple-double and second this season with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists as the Lakers won for only the third time in 18 games.

Nick Young led Los Angeles with 20 points, with all his field goals (6 of 11) coming from long distance. D'Angelo Russell also made six 3-pointers and scored 18 points.

Marc Gasol, who was a game-time decision with a left ankle sprain, collected 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Memphis. Mike Conley contributed 21 points, Vince Carter added 12 and Zach Randolph had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies.

Dallas Mavericks 113, Washington Wizards 105

DALLAS -- Harrison Barnes scored 26 points and Dallas knocked off Washington.

Deron Williams added 21 for the Mavericks, who won for the fifth time in nine games. Wesley Matthews added 12 points and Dirk Nowitzki contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.

John Wall collected 27 points and eight assists for Washington. Bradley Beal added 25 points and six assists.

Sacramento Kings 120, Denver Nuggets 113

DENVER -- DeMarcus Cousins scored 31 points and led Sacramento past Denver.

Darren Collison had 26 points and seven assists for the Kings (15-19), who have won five of their last seven.

Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points and Nikola Jokic added 18 for the Nuggets, who dropped their third straight.

Phoenix Suns 99, Miami Heat 90

PHOENIX -- Devin Booker scored 27 points and Phoenix handed shorthanded Miami its sixth straight loss.

Rookie Marquese Chriss added a career-high 18 points and Eric Bledsoe contributed 16 points as Phoenix stopped a 12-game losing streak against the Heat. Tyson Chandler totaled 20 rebounds as Phoenix also stopped an eight-game home losing streak against Miami.

Goran Dragic scored 24 points for the Heat, who dressed the league minimum of eight players thanks to an assortment of maladies ranging from injuries to food poisoning to a migraine headache.