Basketball

HOUSTON (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, helping the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 97-84 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory.

BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser made nine 3-pointers — seven in the third quarter — and finished with a career-high 33 points to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics past the Utah Jazz 114-108 on Monday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 35 points, Mark Williams added 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets got their first divisional win of the season by beating the reeling Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Clowney scored 19 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat Los Angeles 111-108 on Monday night in the Lakers' first game since losing LeBron James to a strained left groin .

TORONTO — A.J. Lawson of Brampton, Ont., came off Toronto's bench for a career-high 32 points as the Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 119-104 on Monday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed his third game in a row Monday night because of a left hip flexor strain.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Hawks and 76ers were missing several notable players, including top-scoring point guards Trae Young of Atlanta and Tyrese Maxey of Philadelphia, for Monday night's game.

At times, California women’s basketball player Marta Suárez would begin her homework on a plane above the Bay Area then complete the assignment somewhere over the Great Plains.

Denver Nuggets (41-23, third in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (53-11, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -8.5; over/under is 238.

Philadelphia 76ers (22-41, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (30-34, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -9.5; over/under is 232.