Kemba Walker scored 18 of his game-high 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Hornets rallied to beat the Celtics 124-117 Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.

It was Walker’s 23rd game of 30 or more points this season. He added 11 rebounds and nine assists.

Rookie Miles Bridges scored a career-high 20 points, Marvin Williams and Malik Monk added 13 points apiece and Dwayne Bacon scored 11.

The Hornets won their second straight, improved to 33-39 and kept their faint postseason hopes alive.

Kyrie Irving led the Celtics with 31 points. Jaylen Brown added 29 points and Marcus Morris 15.

The Celtics (43-30) lost their third straight game despite hitting 19 3s.

Trailing 112-94 with 8:22 remaining, the Hornets closed the game on a 30-5 run that included all 18 of Walker’s fourth-quarter points.

Trae Young scored 32 points, including a last-second, go-ahead floater, to give the host Hawks a 129-127 win over the 76ers. Joel Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who lost for the first time in seven games. ... Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose had arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow. The team previously said Rose was unlikely to play again this season. The Timberwolves already were eliminated from playoff contention. ... The Spurs will sign forward Donatas Motiejunas, ESPN reported. Motiejunas, 28, last played in the NBA in 2017. He spent the last two seasons playing in China.