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Kyrie Irving hit a buzzer-beater to secure a 107-105 victory for the Dallas Mavericks over the Denver Nuggets.<\/b><\/p>\n
The defending champion Nuggets rallied from 13 points down in the fourth quarter to lead the hosts 105-102.<\/p>\n
Mavericks star Luka Doncic hit a three-pointer with 25 seconds left to tie the game, before Irving floated in a left-handed shot from 20ft to seal the win.<\/p>\n
Defeat means the Nuggets fall to second in the Western Conference, behind leaders the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n
Doncic hit a game-high 37 points, while Irving added 24 to help the Mavericks end the Nuggets’ five-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
Denver’s Jamal Murray scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to spark his side’s comeback but it proved in vain.<\/p>\n
The Mavericks are seventh in the Western Conference, with the top-six sides in each conference guaranteed a play-off spot and teams in seventh to 10th entering the play-in tournament.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Bam Adebayo hit a three-pointer from 30ft at the final buzzer to land the Miami Heat<\/b> a 104-101 win over the Detroit Pistons.<\/b><\/p>\n
Adebayo scored 20 points overall and claimed 17 rebounds, while Duncan Robinson top-scored with 30 points for the Heat, who are seventh in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Robinson also became the fastest player in NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers, reaching the mark in his 343rd game, seven faster than previous record holder Buddy Hield.<\/p>\n
The Milwaukee Bucks<\/b> claimed an impressive 140-129 victory over the Phoenix Suns<\/b> despite star player Giannis Antetokounmpo missing because of a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
Damian Lillard and Bobby Portis both made 31 points for the Bucks, who are second in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Sam Hauser scored a career-high 30 points, all from three-pointers, but sustained a left ankle sprain in the Boston Celtics<\/b>‘ 130-104 victory over the Washington Wizards<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Jayson Tatum also had 30 points as the Celtics cruised to a fifth straight win to improve to an NBA-best 53-14.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama registered 33 points, 16 rebounds, seven blocks and seven assists in the San Antonio Spurs<\/b>‘ 122-115 overtime win against the Brooklyn Nets<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Paolo Banchero’s 29 points led the Orlando Magic<\/b> to a 111-96 win over the Toronto Raptors<\/b>, while the Atlanta Hawks<\/b> beat the Los Angeles Clippers<\/b> 110-93 with Dejounte Murray recording a double-double of 21 points and 10 assists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n