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 Bulls 115, Trail Blazers 106
Derrick Rose scored 31 points for his highest output in more than
two years to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 115-106 victory over the
Portland Trail Blazers.
The Bulls (14-8) won their second home game in a row with Rose
playing like a former league MVP. He reached 30 points for the first
time since March 2012.
Portland (17-6) got 35 points each from LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian
Lillard but their combined contribution was not enough to overcome
the Bulls.
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Pelicans 119, Cavaliers 114
Ryan Anderson broke out of a long shooting slump with eight
three-pointers as the New Orleans Pelicans, playing most of the game
without forward Anthony Davis, overcame a season-high 41 points by
LeBron James to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Anderson finished with 30 points while Tyreke Evans scored a
team-high 31 for the Pelicans (11-11), who built an 100-81 lead with
8:35 remaining and withstood a late rally by the Cavs.
Cleveland fell to 13-9.
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Wizards 104, Clippers 96
Bradley Beal scored a season-high 29 points and John Wall's defense
stymied Chris Paul as the Washington Wizards snapped the Los Angeles
Clippers' nine-game winning streak.
The Wizards (16-6) never trailed, made 9-of-16 three-point attempts
and led 57-42 at halftime and by as many as 18 points in the second
half.
Paul had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Clippers
(16-6), yet labored offensively for much of the game.
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Thunder 111, Timberwolves 92
Russell Westbrook scored 34 points and was one of five players in
double figures for the Oklahoma City Thunder in a win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
The victory was Oklahoma City's (10-13) fifth straight and seventh
in the past eight games.
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Raptors 106, Pacers 94
Lou Williams scored 26 points off the bench to lead the Toronto
Raptors to victory over the Indiana Pacers.
It was the seventh straight loss for the Pacers (7-16).
James Johnson added 13 points for the Raptors (17-6), who were in
front most of the way, leading by eight after three quarters and by
as many as 19 in the fourth .
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Nets 88, 76ers 70
Mason Plumlee, getting a rare start due to an injury to Brook Lopez,
scored a season-high 18 points, leading the Brooklyn Nets to victory
over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The victory enabled the Nets (9-12) to snap a three-game losing
streak, while the hapless Sixers, who had won two of their last four
after losing the first 17 games of the season, dropped to 2-20.
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Knicks 101, Celtics 95
Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire scored 22 and 20 points
respectively and the Knicks held off a late charge to subdue the
Boston Celtics and end a 10-game losing streak.
The Knicks (5-20) let a 14-point lead be trimmed down to four in the
final seconds but held on to hand the Celtics (7-14) a third
straight loss.
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Hawks 87, Magic 81
Paul Millsap scored 23 points and rallied the Hawks back from a
12-point deficit in the second half to beat Orlando.
The Hawks' (16-5) nine-game winning streak is their longest since
opening the 1997-98 season with 11 straight victories.
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Lakers 112, Spurs 110 (overtime)
Nick Young hit a long game-winning three-pointer with 7.4 seconds
left in overtime to give the Los Angeles Lakers the victory over San
Antonio.
Manu Ginobili missed a three-pointer that would have given the Spurs
(16-7) the victory just before time expired.
Young scored a season-best 29 points for the Lakers while Kobe
Bryant had 22, leaving him eight short of Michael Jordan for third
place on the all-time scoring list.
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Grizzlies 113, Hornets 107 (double OT)
Mike Conley scored six of the Grizzlies' 11 points in the second
period of overtime as Memphis secured a 113-107 win over Charlotte.
Zach Randolph had a team-high 20 points and 11 rebounds and Marc
Gasol scored 12 of his 19 points after the third quarter for Memphis
(18-4).
Kemba Walker had a game-high 28 points for the Hornets (6-16).
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Pistons 105, Suns 103
Andre Drummond had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope nailed the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:13 left as
the Detroit Pistons snapped a 13-game losing streak with a win over
Phoenix.
Pope had 14 points and Josh Smith and Greg Monroe added 12 each for
the Pistons (4-19), who avoided tying the franchise record for
consecutive losses.
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Heat 100, Jazz 95
Dwyane Wade hit three of four free throws in the final nine seconds
and finished with a game-high 29 points to send Miami back home on a
winning note.
Chris Bosh contributed 22 points and nine rebounds to help the Heat
(11-12) beat the Jazz (6-17) in Salt Lake City for the first time
since 2010. (Compiled by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by
John O'Brien/Peter Rutherford)
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