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DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference. Jalen Duren scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Cade Cunningham had 16 points and 14 assists and Duncan Robinson added 15 points for the Central Division-leading Pistons (31-10). Brown had 32 points on 11-of-28 shooting for the Atlantic Division-leading Celtics (26-16). Cunningham and Brown were named All-Star starters for the first time earlier Monday. Cunningham ranked first in votes by players, and Brown had the most votes from the media. Detroit started the fourth quarter ahead 84-82 after 11 ties and five lead changes and the final 12 minutes were also closely contested. Robinson’s fifth 3-pointer gave the Pistons a five-point lead midway through the fourth. Brown made a go-ahead shot with 3:20 left to play and Harris responded with a 3-pointer to put the Pistons ahead 99-97. Brown missed two free throws with 1:58 to go, down by two, and made a runner with 45 seconds left to pull within a point. Cunningham missed a jumper with five seconds left and Boston had the ball with 4.4 seconds left with a chance to at least extend the game and Brown could not take advantage on a shot from the right wing. Boston’s Payton Pritchard scored 17, Sam Hauser had 16 points and Luka Garza overcame getting called for four fouls in three minutes to add 10 points. Up next Celtics: Host Indiana on Wednesday. Pistons: At New Orleans on Wednesday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba Source

HOUSTON (AP) — Demari Williams had 16 points and Kylin Green had a go-ahead layup with nine seconds left and scored 14 to rally Houston Christian to an 82-80 victory over Northwestern State on Monday night. Williams shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Huskies (7-12, 3-7 Southland Conference). Green added 10 assists for a double-double. Trent Johnson scored 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc. Micah Thomas finished with 17 points, four assists and two steals to pace the Demons (6-13, 4-6). Willie Williams added 15 points and Justin Redmond scored 13. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Source

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