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 A 3-point shot by Indiana's C.J. Miles bounced off the rim at the
buzzer.
Chicago's Nikola Mirotic sank a 3-pointer to tie it at 96 with 2:19
to go. Mirotic led the Bulls with 28 points and Butler added 14.
Paul George scored a team-best 20 points for Indiana. Ian Mahinmi
added 18.
Warriors 102, Wizards 94
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State limited Washington Wizards to 41.9
percent shooting en route to its 54th consecutive home-court win.
The Warriors, who held only four of their previous 18 opponents
under 100 points, limited the Wizards to one field goal over a
9-minute, 58-second stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters
in building an insurmountable lead. The result was Golden State's
franchise-record-tying 67th win of the season.
Stephen Curry led four Warriors starters in double figures with 26
points as Golden State pulled five games ahead of the San Antonio
Spurs in the race for top seeding in the Western Conference
playoffs.
 Rockets 106, Cavaliers 100
CLEVELAND -- James Harden scored 18 points in the fourth quarter and
Trevor Ariza's 3-pointer in the corner with 17 seconds left capped a
furious second-half rally, giving Houston a victory over Cleveland
on a night when LeBron James rested.
The Cavs fell to 1-3 this season without James and 4-13 since he
returned to Cleveland before last season. This time, they led by 20
points early in the third quarter and by 13 entering the fourth
before giving it all back.
Harden had 27 points and eight assists and Michael Beasley scored 17
points for Houston. Cleveland's Kyrie Irving finished with 31 points
and eight assists, and Kevin Love had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Pistons 88, Thunder 82
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Marcus Morris scored 24 points, and Detroit
snapped Oklahoma City's eight-game winning streak.
The Thunder rested Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka after defeating the
Toronto Raptors on Monday. Oklahoma City scored at least 110 points
throughout the streak, but it shot 37.8 percent against Detroit
without the two starters.
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Tobias Harris had 17 points, and Andre Drummond supplied 13 points
and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who won for the sixth time in seven
games. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook shot 8-for-28 from the
field while scoring 24 points.
Magic 139, Nets 105
ORLANDO -- Reserve Andrew Nicholson had a career-high 24 points, and
seven teammates scored in double figures to lead Orlando to an easy
victory over Brooklyn.
The Magic, who beat the Bulls by 21 points on Saturday, won
back-to-back games for the first time since early February. They set
a season high in scoring.
Aaron Gordon had 20 points for Orlando, and Dewayne Dedmon added 15
points. Nets forward Thomas Robinson, who got his second start of
the season, finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Hornets 100, 76ers 85
PHILADELPHIA -- Nicolas Batum had a triple-double consisting of 19
points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead Charlotte past
Philadelphia.
Cody Zeller scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Hornets
improved to 13-3 in March. The victory total is a franchise record
for a calendar month.
Kemba Walker added 16 points and Courtney Lee had 15 for Charlotte.
Robert Covington led Philadelphia with 18 points.
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