NBA roundup: Detroit Pistons lock down playoff berth after edging Golden State Warriors

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duren-jalen/xva6ve5b/"]Jalen Duren[/a] scored 23 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jenkins-dannis/xzVAqNCs/"]Daniss Jenkins[/a] added 22 for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-pistons/UcjMRj6J/"]Pistons[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/detroit-pistons-UcjMRj6J/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/?mid=phUPyUTN"]who grabbed their 51st victory of the season[/a] despite the absence of star guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cunningham-cade/0YleT8PG/"]Cade Cunningham[/a], who is out for at least two weeks with a collapsed lung.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thompson-ausar/GA3f2MiL/"]Ausar Thompson[/a] came up with seven of the Pistons 16 steals. In all the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Warriors[/a] had 26 turnovers, leading to 32 Detroit points.[/p][p]"[b]That was a point of emphasis for us going into the game, trying to figure out how our defense can create that chaos that we're looking for[/b]," said Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff.[/p][embed guid="e810b97e-30c1-41cc-bddb-0f9cd78a40c6" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2035200503932395595?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/boston-celtics/KYD9hVEm/"]Boston Celtics[/a] maintained their hold on second place in the East [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/boston-celtics-KYD9hVEm/memphis-grizzlies-U1I5YSDa/?mid=UF2rfBqh"]with a 117-112 come-from-behind victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/memphis-grizzlies/U1I5YSDa/"]Memphis Grizzlies[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brown-jaylen/l88NjhUb/"]Jaylen Brown[/a] scored 30 points and reserve [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garza-luka/0nLCH1I5/"]Luka Garza[/a] scored 11 of his 22 in the fourth quarter as the Celtics held off the injury-depleted Grizzlies.[/p][p]Memphis took a four-point lead into the fourth quarter and were up 103-102 with 5:33 remaining. But Boston unleashed a 10-0 scoring run to snatch the victory and stay ahead of the third-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-knicks/WCNO4nbt/"]New York Knicks[/a] - who edged the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brooklyn-nets/bsAMUpDO/"]Brooklyn Nets[/a] 93-92.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/towns-karl-anthony/8np46E9P/"]Karl-Anthony Towns[/a] scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brunson-jalen/YLRvL3v7/"]Jalen Brunson[/a] added 17 rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks - who erased an early 13-point deficit then squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead before emerging with the win.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Rockets[/a] down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-hawks/xAO4gBas/"]Hawks[/a][/h2][p]In Houston, the Rockets brought the Atlanta Hawks down to earth with a thud, ending the Hawks' 11-game winning streak with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/atlanta-hawks-xAO4gBas/houston-rockets-Sr9PQALP/?mid=4xBdW7io"]a 117-95[/a] blowout victory.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] scored 25 points and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-jr-jabari/jsPugfKi/"]Jabari Smith Jr[/a]. added 23 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sengun-alperen/6VXU9SGb/"]Alperen Sengun[/a] added 15 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists as Houston bolstered their playoff bid after back-to-back losses to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Los Angeles Lakers[/a].[/p][embed guid="d8738b98-1c88-430f-b527-7b53b46895b0" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2035203367413170418?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alexander-walker-nickeil/UX4LnqkP/"]Nickeil Alexander-Walker[/a] scored 21 points to lead the Hawks, who slipped to seventh place in the East.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grant-jerami/bRsvmK1O/"]Jerami Grant[/a] scored the go-ahead three-pointer with 21.3 seconds as the Trail Blazers edged the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-timberwolves/KjBIVQcI/"]Minnesota Timberwolves[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/minnesota-timberwolves-KjBIVQcI/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/?mid=jVjihkE4"]108-104[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/randle-julius/lhl0euwn/"]Julius Randle[/a]'s basket had put the Timberwolves up 104-103 when Grant got the ball on an inbounds pass and drained a trey to make it 106-104. Grant came up with a rebound on the other end and drilled a pair of free throws to seal the win.[/p][p]Grant finished with 26 points, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/avdija-deni/8MEeJXFF/"]Deni Avdija[/a] had 25 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clingan-donovan/Kf8YB3h2/"]Donovan Clingan[/a] had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers. Randle scored 19 points to lead the Timberwolves, who were again without injured All-Star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edwards-anthony/6u0BMZM2/"]Anthony Edwards[/a].[/p][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jones-denver/UZ28tDdR/"]Denver[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-jamal/Ig5nQrEF/"]Jamal Murray[/a] scored 31 points, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hardaway-tim/2TBW9qMK/"]Tim Hardaway[/a] Jr. added 23 off the bench and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jokic-nikola/dUHaiJ5n/"]Nikola Jokic[/a] scored 22 points with eight rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/denver-nuggets-CxvW27TI/toronto-raptors-CxtbCMdU/?mid=n7kGGaW9"]in a 121-115 victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-raptors/CxtbCMdU/"]Toronto Raptors[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/poeltl-jakob/K0zGXIm9/"]Jakob Poeltl[/a]'s 23 points led the Raptors, who led by as many as 11 points in the third quarter.[/p][p]Murray scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and Hardaway added nine to fuel [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/denver-nuggets/CxvW27TI/"]Denver[/a]'s comeback.[/p][p]The score was knotted at 115-115 when Jokic's fadeaway basket gave the Nuggets the lead for good with 44.9 seconds remaining.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/basketball/usa/nba/"]Follow all of the NBA action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]