The Boston Celtics ended the Oklahoma City Thunder's seven-game winning run with a gruelling 134-129 win at TD Garden.
All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was in fine form with 30 points, 11 assists and four rebounds, while Marcus Morris provided the back-up with 19 points and seven rebounds.
#KyrieIrving goes to work for the @celtics! #CUsRise 127#ThunderUp 123 1:10 left on #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/Ssevd2bXQ5 — NBA (@NBA) February 3, 2019
Marcus Smart, Al Horford and Daniel Theis also reached double figures with 18, 17 and 14 points respectively.
Oklahoma's Russell Westbrook made his 19th triple-double of the season with 22 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds but his efforts proved in vain as Boston improved to four wins in a row and nine in 10 games.
The Toronto Raptors continued their home winning streak, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 121-103 for their 10th victory in 11 games at Scotiabank Arena.
Double-double streak continues for @sergeibaka. pic.twitter.com/khGMXcJ0Gt — Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) February 4, 2019
Serge Ibaka finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, extending his double-double streak to six games.
In the night's other game, the Memphis Grizzlies broke a nine-game road losing streak, beating the New York Knicks 96-84.
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