Minneapolis
Al Horford added 20 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Celtics, who trailed 81-68 after three. Boston opened the fourth on a 17-0 run to take the lead and held on down the stretch for its second straight win.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves. Gorgui Dieng added 20 points and 10 rebounds, but Andrew Wiggins was just 5-for-18 and Minnesota scored three points in the first 9 minutes of the fourth.
Terry Rozier added 12 points off the bench and keyed the Celtics’ surge in the first 6 minutes of the fourth.
Jonas Jerebko and Rozier opened the fourth with 3-pointers, and Rozier added another long ball and a steal and dunk to push the Celtics in front.
Indianapolis
The Warriors (12-2) have won eight straight and kept their starters on the bench for the entire fourth quarter after taking a 29-point lead.
Charlotte, n.c.
Conley had five 3-pointers and shot 11 of 21 from the field, including a long 3 with 4 minutes left that thwarted Charlotte’s fourth-quarter rally and sent the crowd streaming toward the exits.
Philadelphia
Gerald Henderson added 19 points and Jahlil Okafor had 15 for the 76ers, who won their fourth straight home game. Philadelphia (4-10) has lost 21 in a row on the road.
Washington
Beal, who scored 34 points in Saturday’s loss to Miami, had 12 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth. He shot 14-for-22 and hit five of his 10 3-point attempts.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Clint Capela added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who won their third straight game.
Milwaukee
He made all nine free-throw attempts, was 6 of 13 from the floor and also added five steals and three blocks.
Jabari Parker also had 22 points and made five 3-pointers — he began the night with a total of 10 — for the Bucks, who beat Orlando at home for the eighth time in nine tries.
The Magic was led by Serge Ibaka’s 21 points, and Elfrid Payton added 18 points but had five of Orlando’s 24 turnovers.
Orlando began the night 29th in the NBA in scoring with 92.5 points per game.
The two teams meet again Sunday in Orlando.
