Highlights of Tuesday's NBA games

[December 07, 2016]  Dec 6 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Tuesday:

Spurs 105, Timberwolves 91

Another road game, another win for San Antonio as the Spurs topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-91 on Tuesday to improve to 13-0 away from home.

For the second successive night, San Antonio (18-4) trailed at the half before rallying to keep its flawless road record intact.

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting while guard Patty Mills chipped in 15 points, five assists and four rebounds off the bench for the Spurs.

Knicks 114, Heat 103

Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 road victory over the undermanned Miami Heat

Anthony's outburst was the most points scored against Miami by any player this season, and the Knicks' 114 points were also the most against the Heat.

New York's win was marred by the loss of point guard Derrick Rose, who scored 10 points before departing in the third quarter due to back spasms. He did not return.

Magic 124, Wizards 116

Elfrid Payton scored 22 of his career-high 25 points in the first half as the surging Orlando Magic defeated the Wizards 124-116 despite a career-high 52 points from Washington's John Wall.

Payton made his first nine shot attempts as the Magic posted their highest point total of the season. Orlando (10-12) went 4-1 on its road trip after losing four in a row.

Wall became the fourth NBA player to score 50 or more points in a single game this season but received little help thru three quarters.

Pistons 102, Bulls 91

Tobias Harris led a balanced attack with 22 points and the Detroit Pistons rebounded after squandering a 17-point lead and downed the Chicago Bulls 102-91.

Andre Drummond supplied 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons (12-11), who have won four of their last five games.

Jimmy Butler carried the Bulls (11-10), who were playing their fourth game in five nights, with 32 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Grizzlies 96, 76ers 91

Center Marc Gasol posted a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 96-91.

The 76ers went on a late 8-0 run and were up 91-89 with less than two minutes left before the Grizzlies scored the final seven points.

Memphis (15-8) extended its winning streak to four games while the 76ers (4-18) lost their eighth straight.

Jazz 112, Suns 105

Gordon Hayward scored 28 points while Rudy Gobert added a career-high 22 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks to help the Utah Jazz claim a 112-105 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson added 13 points apiece for Utah and Shelvin Mack chipped in with 12 as the Jazz (14-9) won for the seventh time in their last eight games.

(Editing by Andrew Both)

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