DENVER — Raymond Felton scored the winning basket with 1.5 seconds left in the second overtime as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted Denver 144-143, spoiling a 47-point performance by Nuggets' Danilo Gallinari. The 287 combined points makes this the highest-scoring NBA game since 2012, when Oklahoma City and Minnesota combined for 289 points. Dallas survived blowing a 21-point halftime lead before Felton went on to score five of his 11 points in the second overtime period Friday. The Nuggets' Kenneth Faried attempted a hook shot over Felton at the buzzer but missed. Dirk Nowitzki tallied 25 points and nine rebounds for the Mavericks, who are already assured of the number seven playoff seed in the Western Conference. Richard Jefferson scored 24 and Devin Harris finished with 21 on seven-of-nine shooting. Gallinari's career-high scoring night was the driving force behind the Nuggets' second-half rally. It was the most points by a Denver player since Carmelo Anthony poured in 50 in 2011. Gallinari exploded for 21 second-half points and dropped in 17 more over the two overtime frames. He was 15-of-23 overall from the floor, hit seven-of-12 attempts from beyond the arc and a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line. Wilson Chandler had 20 points and 11 rebounds in the loss, with Ty Lawson finishing with 19 points and 18 assists. Celtics 99, Cavaliers 90: Guard Marcus Smart scored 19 points, forward Evan Turner passed for a career-high 13 assists and Boston remained seventh in the Eastern Conference with a victory over short-handed Cleveland. The Cavaliers played without guards Kyrie Irving (hip) and Iman Shumpert (thigh), who were resting non-serious injuries. The Cavs have already won the Central Division and clinched the second seed in the East. Coach David Blatt rested his starters in the fourth quarter, allowing the Celtics to escape after they blew a 16-point lead in the third quarter. Nets 117, Wizards 80: Center Brook Lopez continued his brilliant late-season play with 26 points and nine rebounds and reserve guard Bojan Bogdanovic added a career-high 22 points, including six-of-six from three-point range, leading the Nets to a critical victory. Brooklyn, who won for the 10th time in their last 13 games and have the same 37-42 record as seventh-seeded Boston, need to win one of their final three games to clinch a playoff berth. Pacers 107, Pistons 103: C.J. Miles and Rodney Stuckey scored 24 points apiece as the Pacers extended their winning streak to four games. The Pacers (36-43) remained one game behind Boston and Brooklyn for the final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Hawks 104, Hornets 80: The Hornets were officially eliminated from playoff contention with the loss to the Hawks, who have won four in a row. Guard Kyle Korver finished with 16 points and forward Al Horford added 15 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta, who unveiled their Southeast Division championship banner before the game. Raptors 101, Magic 99: Reserve guard Lou Williams hit a game-winning three-point basket with 9.2 seconds remaining to give the Raptors the victory. Guard DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 29 points for the Raptors (47-32), who are trying to assure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Spurs 104, Rockets 103: Tim Duncan blocked a driving layup attempt by James Harden at the rim in the final seconds, enabling San Antonio to hang on for a victory over Houston. Harden, who missed 14 of 19 shots from the field, nailed a three-pointer with 28.4 seconds left to cut the Houston deficit to one point and then harassed Spurs guard Manu Ginobili into a turnover, giving the Rockets possession with 6.1 seconds left. Other results: Grizzlies 89, Jazz 88; Thunder 116, Kings 103; Pelicans 90, Suns 75; Bucks 99, Knicks 91. — Agencies
