HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NBA GAMES PLAYED ON TUESDAY NIGHT (WEDNESDAY AEDT)
ROCKETS 123 beat MAVERICKS 107 - Andrew Bogut returned after an 11-game injury absence and received a flagrant foul for a hard screen on Houston guard James Harden, in the Rockets 123-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
There were eight technical fouls called during the game. Bogut didn't take a shot in his 10 minutes of court time, but collected six rebounds and blocked two shots. Harden scored 34 points for Houston and had 11 assists and five rebounds.
The Mavs (9-23) now own the worst winning percentage in the Western Conference.
JAZZ 102 bt LAKERS 100 - Joe Ingles scored a three-pointer with 21.6 seconds remaining to give Utah the lead in their 102-100 win against Los Angeles Lakers.
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Gordon Hayward scored 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak. Ingles came off the bench to score 13 points in total, and Ruby Gobert collected 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz (19-13). Utah improved to 3-0 this season against the Lakers.
THUNDER 106 bt HEAT 94 - Russell Westbrook produced the 52nd triple-double of his career, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-94 road victory over the struggling Miami Heat.
Westbrook had 29 points, a season high-tying 17 rebounds and 11 assists. He has 15 triple-doubles this season, while the rest of the league had 18 entering Tuesday.
CELTICS 113 bt GRIZZLIES 103 - Gerald Green came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points in less than 19 minutes and the Boston Celtics won for the sixth time in seven games, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 113-103.
Avery Bradley scored 23 points and added seven rebounds and four assists, while Isaiah Thomas had 21 points and seven assists as the Celtics (19-13) beat Memphis for the second time in eight days.
