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 Al Horford scored 16 points to lead five double-figure scorers and
added nine rebounds as the Hawks took a 19-point lead in the second
quarter and then held off a Lakers rally for 100-87 victory Friday
night.
Kobe Bryant, who had scored 31 points Wednesday at Washington to
help the Lakers snap a seven-game losing streak, scored 14 points in
the third stop of his retirement road show while shooting only
4-for-19, including 2-for-10 from behind the 3-point arc.
Pistons 102, Bucks 95
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Marcus Morris and Reggie Jackson scored 23
points apiece and Andre Drummond delivered 17 points and 23 rebounds
as Detroit won its third straight.
Morris added four rebounds and three assists while Jackson had five
assists for the Pistons. Power forward Ersan Ilyasova added 13
points and eight rebounds against his former team.
Drummond has five games with 20 or more rebounds this season. The
rest of the league combined had three entering Friday's action.
Knicks 108, Nets 91
NEW YORK -- New York won the first battle of the boroughs this
season, defeating rival at Madison Square Garden.
Brooklyn lost its seventh straight game on the road, their longest
slide since ending the 2010-11 with seven losses.
Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 28 points and rookie Kristaps
Porzingis posted his 10th double-double this season with 19 points
and 10 rebounds.
Wizards 109, Suns 106
WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored a season-high 34 points and
Washington fought back in the second half to beat Phoenix.
John Wall had 17 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who had
lost five of their previous six games.
Eric Bledsoe scored 22 points and guard Brandon Knight had 19 for
the Suns.
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Rockets 100, Mavericks 96
DALLAS -- James Harden poured in 18 of his game-high 25 points,
including a backbreaking step-back jumper with 7.4 seconds, which
sealed the win over Dallas.
Harden bounced back from a 3-for-12 shooting first-half with 11
points in the third quarter, plus two huge baskets and a terrific
assist in crunch time that inched the slow-starting Rockets a little
closer to .500 at 9-11.
The Rockets also won for the first time this season when Harden did
not take at least 10 free throws.
Pelicans 114, Cavaliers 108, OT
NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis shook off an injury to his lower left
leg to score 31 points, including six in overtime, to overcome a
23-point fourth quarter by LeBron James and lift New Orleans to a
victory..
Davis added 12 rebounds and four steals as the Pelicans snapped a
four-game losing streak and recorded their fifth consecutive home
victory over the Cavaliers, who dropped their second straight.
The Pelicans survived in overtime after the Cavaliers erased an
11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. James exploded for 23 of his
game-high 37 points in the fourth, including a go-ahead scoop layup
around Davis with 30.5 seconds left.
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